Lundan lived deep within the forest, in the village of Kharbana just outside of a highly populated coal mining town. Lundan lived with hate in his heart and he lived with a painful skin disease. “My skin had grown as thick and rough as that …
Read MoreViolence in India (Mumbai)
Terrorists have attacked two hotels in South India. They were looking for people with US and British passports, apparently some kind of violent ploy to strike fear through India due to her recent associations with the West. Pray for India. And pray for those from …
Read MoreBooks & Praying for India
My book Shape Shifters arrived last week and so I have been busy finishing up the newly redesigned www.derekvreeland.com (thanks Dave-O!) in order to promote the book. I have had to transition from author to salesman, which is no fun. When you self-publish, you are …
Read MoreReading and Listening in 2008
So it is the second week of 2008 and I have yet to post a blog in this new year. Shame, shame… So here is a few snapshots of the last few weeks. Reading I have been working through NT Wright’s Simply Christian. I don’t …
Read MoreDivorce, T.S. Eliot & a great story about India
This week a well-known pastor couple has called it quits. They are a pastor couple in that they “co-pastor” their church, one of the largest churches in the US. They are calling it quits. They are not quitting the ministry; they are quitting their marriage. …
Read MoreVacation and P.G. Vargis Week Two
I am posting today from Panama City Beach (PCB). We are staying at a nice condo on the far end of the strip, away from all of the crazies. It is funny. When I told people that we were vacationing at PCB, their noses wrinkled …
Read MoreNew books & P.G. Week One
I had a good day today. I got back home yesterday from travels with P.G. and Lily Vargis (see below). Today, Jenni, the boys and I spent the day in Columbus, Georgia. Jenni had a shower to go to and the boys and I played …
Read MoreBack Home
I am now back home in Americus, Georgia. We had some problems getting home. Flight delays from India, caused us to miss our connecting flight on Saturday. We had to stay over night in Newark, NJ, but were able to fly standby and catch a …
Read More“The Church is My Mother” an update from India
I am posting this blog from a tiny, little Internet Cafe in Raipur, Chattisgarh, a state in Central India. Chattisgarh is a new state in India. It was formed in 2000. “Chattisgarh” means “36 forts” in Hindi. At one time there were 36 kings that …
Read MoreUpdate from India
I have posted an update on www.ietmissions.blogspot.com. If you want updates on our trip — go to the IET blog. Thanks! Derek
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