Mission Trip to Orissa and NE India : 14-23 Feb 14 - Part 2 to NE India
On 18 Feb we departed Chennai again for Bagdogra. We arrived in the early afternoon and Pst Samuel Sharma greeted us at the airport. From there it as a grueling 6 hr drive to Sikkim for our first church dedication. Although the view was scenic, the drive up the mountains was nerve wrecking. The roads were winding and narrow with steep gradients and diving cliffs. At about 6,000 ft above seas level, we had the first church dedication at a village called Pakhyung in Sikkim. It was cold and we reached the church in darkness at 7.45PM. The work was pioneered by our church planter Pst Rinchen Lepcha . It was simply awesome to see people worshipping God in their native language. Jeya shared the word. This building was sponsored by Bro James and Sis Marilyn. The next church dedication was on 19 Feb in West Bengal, up in the mountains in a place called Todey. This was also another 6 hr drive from Sikkim. We could see the snow capped mountains in t...