Children who love Jesus

Pam and I arrived in the USA on Oct. 24, late in the evening. Less than 48 hours later I was in the pulpit of Cornerstone Christian Church in Brownsburg, IN, preaching the morning service for their Missions Fair Sunday. What an excellently arranged event - so full of evidence that this was a church that has a heart for missions and is serious about world evangelism. And what a lovely and warm and sincere welcome we received. Jet lag was forgotten as we basked in great Christian fellowship. And then somthing happened. No, nothing negative. A great demonstration of love took place, a demonstration by children who love Jesus. A young Sunday School teacher gave us an envelope which was kind of heavy. You know why? It was filled with bills and coins amounting to $ 99 plus. Donated for the work of the Kingdom in India through SWE, by fourth and fifth graders. And our hearts filled with an almost tearful joy. Children who love Jesus and therefore love His Kingdom, and again therefore love their neighbors and further, therefore, are concerned about their salvation. Thank you fourth and fifth graders of Cornerstone Church and thank you Cornerstone brethren.

Incidentally, I spent a week in Manila, Phillippines from Oct. 13 to 18, teaching at one of my alma maters, Manila Bible Seminary, a seminar course on ASIAN THEOLOGY. This was a Master's level course and I had good students and a lovely time. Returned to India, spent just two days there and then on to the USA and those wonderful folk at Cornerstone.

You can contact me through my cell phone number: 417 621 5374. We will be around for a couple of months and then get back to India. I have an assignment at the National Missionary Convention at Tulsa, OK, sharing in a workshop there. Come visit our booth there.

Till we meet for chai (tea) again. Leonard