A dent in a high percentage

We had the privelege to start the first two Sidewalk Sunday School sites in India. To us it was like we were a part of making history. The first site we set up at was a location named Vikhroli, one of the many slums in Mumbai. We weren't sure what to expect. How many people will show up? Who will show up? Will we have persecution because of the low percentage of Christians in Mumbai? We weren't sure, we just went in and set up the truck and got ready for what was going to come.

Part of our team went into the slums to gather as many people as possible while Tabea and I set up the truck and got the volunteers ready for the site. Once we started setting up the truck, word must have gone out, because kids and adults were coming from everywhere. By the time we finished Sunday School, there were over 800 people there. The tarps were full of kids sitting on them and around the tarps was like a sea of parents. We got to preach the Word of God to over 800 Indians, but not just Indians; the highest percentage of the people that came out were Hindu.

Later on in the day we went to set up for Sunday School again, but this time in the largest slum in Asia. The slum that was shown on the motion picture "Slumdog Millionaire", named Dharavi. When we pulled up with the vans and the Sidewalk truck, many kids were already waiting for us. It was a tighter spot to set up in, but the outcome was incredible. This time the highest percentage of people was Muslim. This was an area where 90% of the people were Muslim. Everything went smoothly all the way down to the dismissal. Towards the end some Muslim men were planning something against us, but we were told to get in our vans and leave ASAP. We did as we were told and no harm was done. Regardless of the minor opposition, we got to preach the Word of God to over 1000 people at this site, but not just people, Muslims. Many Muslims at this site prayed with us, praised God with us and heard about the love of God. I have no idea the impact that we had this day, but even if we made a small dent with the love of Christ in a high percentage of Muslims and Hindus, it was all worth us going out.

"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself." John 12:32