After several months of visiting friends and family in the U.S., Ellen, Amy and I returned to India at the end of July refreshed and determined to face the challenges of India for another year. It’s a good thing, because it’s been non-stop ever since we arrived. The day after we returned, I flew with a ministry team from the Augusta Vineyard to visit the Shillong Vineyard in the Northeast of India. You can read about some of the experiences of one of the team members in NEWS FROM THE SOUTH ASIAN VINEYARDS. The very next week students began arriving from all over India for the Vineyard Discipleship School. For the next few months the school will play a big role in what happens in the Delhi Vineyard. You can learn more about the students and the classes in Ellen’s article, WHAT’S UP AT THE DELHI VINEYARD. As always Amy’s MEMOIRS OF A FOREIGNER has a colorful story of life in India; this time taking the students on a local bus.Hope you enjoy reading about all that is going on here in India. As always, thanks for your love and prayers.Rick and Ellen Coffin
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH ASIAN VINEYARDS by Chris Whithers
After being in India a few days and getting to know the people of Shillong Vineyard Community Chapel and truly falling in love with them, we were getting ready for a meeting at night and we were worshipping. There we were, four Americans that had traveled half way around the world. We were in a room of people, from alot of different tribes and tongues yet we were knit together with one commonality, the love of Jesus Christ. I got overwhelmed that we were not that different, we were people, that we were broken, that we all needed a savior and had found it. We were one. Click here to read more.
WHAT’S UP AT THE DELHI VINEYARD? by Rick and Ellen Coffin
What a first week! God has sent us 12 students from all over India, one from the U.S. and one form England; we can see so much potential and such eagerness to learn and grow in all of them. Click here to read more.
Vineyard Discipleship School
Bobby, Yuvraj, Maken, Si, Abel, Alisha, and Mayang.
Andi, Amy and Gori
Annu (with daughter), Julie, Sudha, and Julie.
MEMOIRS OF A FOREIGNER by Amy Coffin
Hop on the Bus. The first week we had some fun outings together. We watched a movie one afternoon, we had a tea-party for the women, while the men went out together, but the most unforgettable thing was our trip to Lodi garden. Click here to read more
Would you like to help?
If you would like to help support the work in India and Nepal, you can contribute to our efforts by sending a check to the Marietta Vineyard, 2060 Roswell Rd. #300, Marietta, GA, 30068 Please make checks out to the Marietta Vineyard and write DelhiCP in the memo section. With love and friendship, Rick and Ellen CoffinDelhi VineyardIsaiah 43
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