A Visit from India

I had the privilege of meeting a missionary based in India yesterday at First Presbyterian, Northport.  It is hard for those of us in the US to understand, but I have been asked not to post information about her on my website, so as not to jeopardize her safety or that of her family.  Christians are still the target of discrimination and violence in many parts of the world and that includes parts of India as well.  We delighted in finding out we know some of the same people in India and talked about the importance of teaching people about the plight of Dalits in India.  I really liked how she explained the meaning of "Dalit", as India's poorest describe themselves.  Dalit means broken and she had a dish of split peas, which are naturally broken.  The split peas are made into a dish called dal, which is the basic diet of everyone in India and an excellent source of protein when served with rice.  Dal...Dalit

It turns out there are several people in the Northport church who have expressed an interest in a mission trip to India in 2013.  It should be an exciting trip with folks from Smithtown and Northport together.