Land of Contrasts

At "Missions Flock" last night we got a glimpse of the wonderful land of India! Mic and Melanie shared their pictures and shared their impressions. It was their first trip there evoking many emotions, but the theme seemed to be that this land was place of tremendous contrast!

They spent their time in the south-western state of Carnatica, and visited in the cities of Bangalore, Goa, Hublie, and Mumbai. Melanie was overwhelmed at first with comparing everything with the US, but once she was able to set those thoughts aside she was able to appreciate the beauty and richness of their culture. She was most impressed by the believers there. Although they have very little and spend much of their energies just obtaining the basic necessities of life, they are so willing to lay their lives down in full obedience to the Lord. Their churches are alive, and just make US churches look luke warm. From a businessman's perspective Mic saw great opportunities, especially in the area of electrical power. The infrastructure cannot keep up with the demand. He also sees business and missions working hand in hand. Business from the christian perspective there is a "no-brainer" because we do not have the religious stigma they often have with the things of the world such as considering cows sacred. They now have so many cows that they eat more than enough grain to feed the whole country. He also shared about an Indian business known as "Kingfisher". They have an incredible customer service ethic which is sorely lacking in American businesses.

Frank again discussed the importance of holding a biblical worldview. He went over the questions that must be answered: 1) How did everything get here? 2) Why are we different? 3) Why is the world so messed up?, and 4) How can it be fixed? We then went over how Hindu, Muslim, and our western worldviews answer these questions. What we see is a great clash in worldviews. What is especially sad is that many American Christians, including many pastors do not have a biblical worldview.