Friday, April 5, 2013

Where's Bangalore?

I have received many questions about where exactly I'll be going. So here's your India education for the day!


In May 2011 I went to Hyderabad and this summer I will be spending my seven weeks in Bangalore. Bangalore is about 350 miles south of Hyderabad or a 8 hour drive. I am very excited to see the differences between the two cities.
- Hyderabad has a population of about 6.8 million, which I thought was pretty crazy. Well, it turns out Bangalore has a population of over 8.4 million. So yes, I will working in a very large city. This was not my original wish, however, God knew my heart before I did.
- India, as a whole, is 80% Hindu and Christianity is usually considered less than 3%.
- Bangalore is known for being the most livable city in India, it is also know as the Garden City.
- I'll be in Bangalore during rainy season and the average temperature is 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit with 75% humidity!
-  India has 16 major languages and around 844 dialects. The main language for the Bangalore area is called Kanada. So pray for supernatural language learning skills, or for the Lord to intercede to be able to communicate with the women through actions!

I officially have a teammate from Northwestern who I have grown very close to through this whole process so praise the Lord for answered prayers! I think it will be good for me to have someone to talk to and debrief with after we've returned and no one else may understand. Support letters are going out soon, so this process seems more and more real each day, and each day I become more excited to see what God has in store for this summer. My prayer is that these last 4 weeks of school (whaaat?! that's not very long!) the Lord will sustain me each day, even during the craziness, and I will serve Him while I'm here as well, living day by day as I prepare for this summer. God can use us wherever we are, right? 

66 days- the countdown is on! 

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