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There Is No Place Like Home

April 4, 2016 by jlbass Leave a Comment

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Before we started to pack for home yesterday we visited the largest mall in the world with a skating rink, ski slope, fountains with dancing waters and hundreds of restaurants. We were just happy to find a Starbucks and a Johnny Rockets where we could enjoy a hamburger with beef!

As the taxi whisked us through the wide highways lined in palm trees and unbelievable abundance of colorful flowers we thought how different it was from India where a ten minute drive could take an hour.

Both countries were so diverse but as I said to John “Darling, I love you but give me Fifth Avenue!” LOL Do you remember the show Green Acres?

We covet your prayers today, Monday April 4th, as we head off to the airport for a fourteen hour flight back to New York. Arriving in New York at 8:45pm which to us will be 4:45am April 5th.

It will take our minds a few days to catch up with all the experiences and sights we have seen which we look forward to reliving as we share them with you. We hope you have enjoyed the journey as you walked the many miles with us in our shoes as I’ve tried to share posts with you daily:

From the slums of India to the splendor of the Taj Mahal.

From the Hindu Nation of India to the Islam State of the United Arab Emirates.

From the saree of India to the burke of Dubai.

From the tropical forests of India to the desert of Dubai.

Thank you all soooo much for you prayers as we have traveled to share the Good News.

Until I catch up with you in the USA “Walk with the King and be a blessing!”

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Filed Under: Maggie’s Daily Manna Tagged With: Dubia, India, Inspirational, Maggies Hidden Manna, Margaret Mearns Bass, motivational, personal

Face To Face With Other Cultures

April 4, 2016 by jlbass Leave a Comment

Before heading home today we spent a few days in Dubai for a well needed time to rest especially since we both had upper respiratory problems and nasty coughs.

As we usually pray for divine appointments the Lord always amazes us. Just an hour after we arrived at the hotel we met the chef who was from Nepal and after discussion about our daughter Patsy visiting Nepal most years, we find he is a believer who badly needed some encouragement and fellowship.

Here we are in the desert and the first thing I have to buy is an umbrella! It rained until the streets were flooded our first day.

On Tuesday we had booked a dinner cruise around the creek. We enjoyed our first meal with meat since we had left home, even though we were not feeling well. Among the many skyscrapers we passed were several Moslem prayer towers. It was quite an experience.

I was amazed as I looked for a restroom to also find a prayer room! What a dedicated religious people! As Christians we could learn about dedication to our faith as we also heard several times during the day a call to prayer!

It was fascinating for us just to watch the crowds in the mall with the ladies in their black burkes, many decorated with gold and rhinestones and the men in their white Moslem dress, many of whom were accompanied by several women.

It has not been just a trip to United Arab Emirates via India but also an adventure into the unknown. I have heard it said before but it is so true “Nothing can prepare you for a trip to India”.

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I Will Build My Church!

April 2, 2016 by jlbass Leave a Comment

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On our way to Agra and the Taj Mahal we stopped with Pastor Babu at the Harvest Mission College’s new building being constructed by Roadrunner World Missions with 4 floors of class rooms and large auditorium.

Located in Knowledge Park where you can only buy the land if it is built for education. Here young Christians will be taught vocation skills therefore it is an education facility. But at the same time they are also taught the Bible. Some will start churches while others will go into the business world with the gospel. This facility can never be closed down as it is now sanctioned by the government as a place of education! A vision that was as harmless as a dove and as wise as a serpent!

I tried to chat and befriended one of the young ladies who was courageously carrying twelve bricks on her head. As you can see it was hard for me to balance even one brick on my head. LOL! As you can see even the cement has to be mixed by hand,

These young ladies earn a mere 60 cents a day for this hard labor! This facility must be completed in the next two months or the government will cancel their permit.

As I stood in the huge unfinished auditorium Pastor Babu invited me to come back and share the gospel when it is finished.

When finished it may not have the beauty of the Taj Mahal which was built for the glory of human love but this building will be built for the glory of God’s love to spread the eternal beauty of His love for the world.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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Filed Under: Maggie’s Daily Manna Tagged With: India, Inspirational, Maggies Hidden Manna, Margaret Mearns Bass, motivational

Experiencing Dehli

April 1, 2016 by jlbass Leave a Comment

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Feeling out of place as we wait for our luggage at Delhi Airport. In case you can’t find me, I’m the only blonde LOL. After we check in to our hotel we make our way to try and find a pharmacy as my throat is very sore.

We really tested the Lord as we in faith tried to cross streets in unbelievable traffic with no side walks or traffic lights, just a free for all, with people everywhere and parents sending small children dressed in rags to tug at your clothes and heart begging for money. And we think Times Square is busy?

In the middle of all this confusion there was a Nigerian diplomatic Rolls Royce right next to the Indian rickshaw with someone begging. Quite an extreme!

After finding our “Medical Store” and buying some throat lozenges we decide to ride a rickshaw back to the hotel maybe that would be safer! The driver asked John if I was a drug addict because he knew we were looking for a “Medical Store” LOL It may have been safer to walk back! All part of the Indian experience.

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Filed Under: Maggie’s Daily Manna Tagged With: India, Inspirational, Maggies Hidden Manna, Margaret Mearns Bass, personal

I’m So Glad I’m A Part Of The Family Of God

April 1, 2016 by jlbass Leave a Comment

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After only spending four days with the Gomes family in their home and ministering with them the Lord knit our hearts together. We enjoyed so much seeing their garden of banana, coconut, pineapple, pomegranate, avocado, orange and starfruit trees which feeds their household. They also have lots of livestock including seven cows. After milking in the morning they give over 1000 people every morning a glass of milk at the entrance of their home! Amazing to see!

We chatted and laughed for hours as we shared stories and testimonies. It was amazing how many people are mutual friends.

Just wanted to thank them for their gift of hospitality which includes their unending effort to make us meals which would be acceptable to our delicate stomachs without too much spice! LOL

As we said our goodbyes with a time of prayer, before leaving on a flight to Delhi Pastor Gomes said that John and I were like parents to them! That was humbling but also made us feel so old!!! LOL Seriously though it was a huge complement! Thank you.