All is well in Itarsi on this early Sunday afternoon. We worshiped this morning with Itarsi Monthly Meeting in George Fox Hall here on the campus of Friends Girl School. There are many similarities in worship with programmed Friends in the States. One innovation is having an extended time during the two-hour worship for anyone to share a song, scripture, or a message. While one elder used this as an opportunity for a very lengthy sermon, a number of Friends of all ages used the time to sing a song, including Devdas who has a beautiful singing voice. I'll write more later about the contrasts.
Samantha took the train yesterday to Delhi; she arrived at the ashram safely, and we've just confirmed that everything is fine. In fact, Dilawar Chetsingh called to explain that Samantha had called him and they have made good arrangements for late tonight in the event that her flight does not leave Delhi because of the massive storm in New Jersey. Probably, they will divert the plane to another city if it can't land in Newark. However, Dilawar and his wife will host Samantha overnight if the plane does not depart from Delhi. Jack leaves to go back to Delhi on Tuesday during the day. He will stay for a couple days at the ashram and then return on the direct flight to Newark NJ on Friday. Surely, the storm will have passed by then!
We move to Friends Rural Centre, Rasulia where there may be less access to Internet connections. When it's possible I'll post more.
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