Radstock Ministries

As I write this I am sitting in Lucknow, the capital of UP. This week I have also been in Sultanpar region visiting a school and house church leaders, and in Allahabad at a large baptism service. Then around the Lucknow region I have been in a number of villages.  I've been working alongside Alok Srivastava of Tell Asia Ministries and Radstock partner. 

The school was in a village in Sultanpur. It was started by Alok's grandfather in 1957, but over the years closed down and fell into disrepair. The families from the surrounding villages cannot easily access decent education and so now reopened and partially rebuilt, this school is aiming to do that.  It is partly Christian run, and part government-aided. I found myself draughted in to help with interviews for the post of English lecturer!

The baptisms in Allahabad were something else. 284 people baptised, from churches around and about, all gathered in the grounds of a Christian College where there is a big baptistry that held 4, 5 or 6 of us at various points, all baptising at once. Following a 2 hour meeting of testimonies, singing and teaching from me and others, the stream of people into the tank began. One after another after another. Wonderful to have so many new brothers and sisters.

more to come...