Classes in Chennai

This week Tom Kinzel and I have been teaching daily classes in the coastal city of Chennai (formerly Madras). This is my second time to teach in the Chennai classes, and the fifth year we’ve had classes here. (Other members of our group are also holding classes in Coimbatore and Bangalore this week.) We have a large group of men in the classes, over 100 each day. Being a coastal city, Chennai is hotter than Hyderabad, although there hasn’t been any rain.

One of the very important things we do during our trips to India is interview preachers for reports to the churches that support them. We believe it’s important to get to know these men as well as possible for both the benefit of the supporting churches but also for the longterm growth of the work in India. While one of us was teaching, Tom and I spent the day Tuesday interviewing the men present who are currently supported by American churches.

After this afternoon’s classes, there is just one more day of meeting with the brethren in Chennai before I start heading home. Please keep me in your prayers during my travel.

Teaching class with bro. A.J. (only 23) translating

A view of the meeting room with over 100 present

With Udayakumar (l) and Charles (r) after my interviews with them

A fantastic old building dating from the time of the British Raj. Our driver says they're going to tear it down.