Field in Himachel Pradesh
Beggar Girl in New Dehli... I know she's centered, but I couldn't pass up showing you this capture.
This was the view out my window every morning in Kugti
The Baha'i Lotus Temple... eastern universalists. Thousands of lost people.
I may not have many readers left due to my complete inactivity on this blog for the past month, but I have a good reason. For those of you who do not know I am in India. For certain reasons I have had to create another blog for journaling my adventures in India.
But while I’m here I thought I’d give you all a quick thought.
God is moving in India, just as He is in America. One thing I’ve learned from being here is that God’s work of reconciling people to Himself is both a complete and perfect process that He has initiated, and a tedious and difficult task that he has charged to us.
As I am here doing mission work in India, I am more consistently praying for the mission work that God’s people are doing in the States. Seeing actual, physical idols such as Kali praised and glorified on TV right before a commercial interruption telling Indian teens they can be sexy and Western-like by additionally adorning and worshiping the God of Levi Jeans has made me realize the incredible giants of oppression we face in America. I pray that the Saints in the States will be sensitive to the culture and, rather than seeking to conform to it or plan strategies to use it in ministry, that they would actively seek to crash the culture by visibly loving others and being set apart as a Holy Priesthood worthy of the calling God has placed on all who belong to Him.
We are in the world, but not of the world, for freedom Christ has set us free, live and minister in that freedom. Do not turn back and worship other Gods. Set your sights on eternity. Live in the Kingdom. Have faith and work it out through caring for others. Suffer gracefully. Never compromise. Proclaim boldly. Love well.
Grace and Peace in the One who has set us apart as His adopted children,
Micah
So as some of you know, and many of you don’t, I’m leaving at the end of this week to go to India for the summer. I will be in the country for about two months. In that time I will be staying in the Chamba area (Northern India), living with shepherds. and spreading the Gospel. I leave May the 23rd and I will be back on July 13th (just in time to see Transformers II).
Since I will be in a very rural area, I’m not sure how much communication I will have internationally. However, the Mission Board has actually made it a requirement that we blog about our trip as ofter as possible.
Unfortunately, due to the mentality of the area we will be staying and so not to endanger the ministry of the long-term missionaries we will be working with, we cannot blog blatantly about Christ. Since this site is already flooded with intensely interesting and valuable Christian thoughts, I will be unable to use this particular blog. Yes, the Micah Taylor blog will not be getting much attention for two months. I know, sad.
I have, however, set up another blog where I will be journaling my journies in India. I will post later this week about the particular “code-language” of sorts that I will be using there (ie. “my father”=”God”).
I’m hoping to finish up transcribing my last few days from the Luke 10 Project before I leave, so I’ll be flooding this blog this week. Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon enough with the sickening cynicism (realism) and dashing intelligence you all crave soon enough. In the mean time, keep me in your prayers as well as the rest of my team. Thank you.
Grace and Peace to all,
Micah Taylor