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Salaam from India #10
- Posted by Devin Eckhardt on Dec 20, 2007 at 04:07 PM
Salaam from India
December 18, 2007 email #10
The stars are in the right position for the Hindu Wedding season. We have a “Lawn” (outdoor meeting place) next to the Prakash campus so we are experiencing a LOT of loud music, crackers, and a regular 4th of July fireworks display almost every night. The celebration starts with a parade and the red turbaned groom arriving on a white horse. The horse and groome are surrounded by people carrying a portable generator, a band of sorts for music and a lot of dancer and women with these HUGE, HUGE highly decorated headdresses that are electrically lit. The load these women can carry on their heads is unbelieveable. Whenever we are in town we also see at least one of these parades going somewhere. Some are much more elaborate than others.
Lately we have been working on adjusting the scheduling of the students. Being on time is a principle we are trying to teach, but if one thing ends at 9 and they are suppose to be in class at 9, it makes for a lose, lose situation. We want them to have a win, win.
Today we rearranged the boys dining hall to give them better flow. The immediate response was great. Trying to make it so the same students are not always the first in line for food will also be part of this rearranging.
Loren has been having a gas problem! Not what you think, but a LP (propane) tank problem. We are finding that the high-pressure system we have for PBI is not using all of the gas in each tank and therefore we are losing about 20 to 30% on each tank. Finding a solution, without spending a lot of money is mind-boggling sometimes. The Government controls the gas and now has an exchange program so when we turn in a bottle that is not completely empty we simply lose it. Before we owned the tanks and would just get them refilled. What to do???? That is the question.
Wisdom in all of these situations is our prayer. Things do no have simple solutions here in India. Thank goodness Loren has a lot of humor.
http://www.prakash4india.org
Sylvia H. Eckhardt
Prakash for India
About the Author:Devin Eckhardt currently serves as the Executive Pastor at Bayside Church. Devin brings a unique blend of expertise with over 21 years of experience in leadership, strategic planning and business management. With a successful career that started in the professional business marketplace before being called into ministry as a part of the senior leadership within a large California mega-church and finally serving as the Executive Director of an internationally syndicated Christian broadcast ministry. Devin and his wife Veronica have been married for 17 years. They have two children; Connor and Sabrina. Devin has a passion to see churches thrive and make effective use of their resources in fulfilling their specific mission and vision as well as the Great Commandment & Commission of reaching people for Christ. Additionally he serves on the board of directors for Prakash Association and longs to see the youth of India know Christ and live vibrant lives for Him.
