Chai Chats with the Eichers

Leroy's birthday - and a sudden power-cut - gave us an opportunity for a candle-light dinner yesterday with our three interns from Union Biblical Seminary - Leroy Varghese, Akshaydeep Kakade and Silvanus.

We are glad for the opportunity to share our lives with men who are going to be leading the church in the coming years. Hats off to TEARfund UK for challenging their sponsored students and others to be involved with groups that work with the poor. We at Jeevan Sahara have been enriched over the years with the interns - and know that their experiences with us will form a rich fund of wisdom that they will take with them to the places where God will have them minister. Jesus said that we will always have the poor amongst us - reminding us and spurring us on to practice love for God and love for neighbour as a normal, day-to-day act. God uses common people and his uncommon love to make real (though often only faintly visible - at present) changes.