Earlier this week, we had a break in. I was washing my hands, when all of a sudden I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. I turned and looked at the intruder, slightly startled. Bravely, I returned his menacing stare. Finally, he ran away along the wall and crawled into his hole. Yes, the culprit was a gecko, but it was fairly decent sized at about 6 inches long. I told Carmen about it, who later couldn't sleep because she was dreaming about geckos crawling all over her.

On Tuesday, our team was able to contribute to a Republic Day celebration service. We did music for about 25 minutes and it was so much fun! The crowd got right into it and it seemed that they enjoyed it even more than we did. Jake and Cayla were able to use their puppets for the service, as well. The kids hadn't been responding to the puppet scripts that we had written previously, so we altered the one that they did at the service. The kids loved it! As soon as Jake and Cayla started, the rest of us watched as kids ran so they could see what was happening on the stage. It was great :)

On Wednesday night we had the opportunity to do one of our dramas at the youth service near where we are staying. It was awesome to spend some time with the youth, singing, playing games, and just hanging out. That youth group definitely has the capability of making an impact for Christ in this area. They put so much work and effort into the youth night. It is awesome to see how on fire for God they are and how willing they are for God to use them in spreading the Gospel.

On Friday, we were involved in another character building seminar, this time at a highschool for tenth grade students. But because the whole seminar was being taught in Hindi, we could not teach any of the sessions. Instead, we were asked to do dramas and songs. We were only planning on doing one song, but once we had finished the students asked us to do another one. RJ was able to share his testimony and preach the Gospel, which was awesome. Overall, the seminar went well, although it would have been nice to be able to connect with the students. The fact that most of them didn't speak English complicated this ever so slightly.

God has been blessing us so much here. He is continuing to provide us with safety wherever we go and He was been giving us many opportunities to show His love to the Indian people. I am definitely looking forward to how God will continue to work in us and in the lives of the Indian people.

- Tanya