Valentine's Day

The beach in Chennai is the second longest beach in the world...fyi.

Sunday we each shared some of our thoughts and experiences at church.

John then taught a great sermon on what a Christian marriage looks like, and how it needs to be a testimony to friends and neighbors. Did you know that in Indian culture, if a man shows care or affection for his wife in public he is considered a woos? He needs to show more care for his mother than his wife, even on his wedding day.

The morning ended with a community lunch that to my surprise included liver stew.

Then off to do some shopping.

The day ended with a wonderful dinner of chicken and fish kebab with worship leader and Kontagious founder Saroop, his wife Smitha, and their son Judah, and also Sheba and Teenu- who happens to be on the Kerala state cricket team- and their 2 year old Jonathan. We had a very animated talk about Love and Logic parenting techniques, and we have been invited back to teach the techniques at Vineyard and to the community that is at the Unwind centers - Unwind centers are a music based social gathering place that also provides music lessons, creates a safe, drug and alcohol free place for youth to play and enjoy concerts, and in the midst of this, testify to the transforming love of Jesus through relationships.

More later...