Jaipur - The Pink City

Jaipur � The Pink City
Thursday night we arrived safely in Jaipur and we were met at the airport by Brenda and Zephry who gave us a warm welcome. They took us to the Atithi Guest House. We have stayed in this place before and we were given the same room that we usually occupy here. This is like our second home!
Friday was a busy day with a lot of paper-work to be done, as well as finalising the plans for our stay here. Both Solveig and myself took the opportunity to see a optician as well as visiting the Bapu Bazaar. It was a long time since we had been there and I really enjoy just walking through the Bazaar looking at people and all the goods for sale. Part of the enjoyment is also the joy of shopping things for our grandchildren, children and friends. I like to bargain; but Solveig feels sorry for the poor seller who is able to read her face and give me a less good price than if I had been on my own! And of cause I find great delight to buy some nice things for Solveig. It always feels good when I am able to buy something for my most wonderful wife!
Saturday morning we had to rise very early to go to the airport to receive Bente Danielsen who was joining us for the last week of our stay in India. The taxi we had ordered the day before arrived more than 30 minutes late but the driver drove very fast to the airport and we arrived at the scheduled time of arrival of Bente. However her flight landed 15 minutes before time so she was patiently waiting for us reading here crime-story novel. It was so good to see her!
Unfortunately no room was available at the hotel when she arrived even though a proper reservation had been made! Poor Bente had been travelling all night with no sleep and now there was no room for her in the guest house! I felt so sorry for her. The management of the guest house apologized and did their best to find a solution. After some time a room was vacated and Bente could move in. It was a small room but worse it was the most noisy room in the entire guest house because of some construction work that was going on. I made it very clear to the manager that we were not happy with the arrangement and was given the promise that she would have an ac-room by tomorrow.
Sunday morning at the breakfast table the manager joyfully announced that Bente would have her new room in the morning! We were all happy! Bente seems to be very satisfied with her new room and is settling in very well.
After breakfast we walked to the Rotary Club to meet with the covenant community as they gathered for their monthly joint worship service. The hall eventually became very full with wonderful people in colourful sarees and salwar suits. We heard many exciting testimonies from these covenant friends of miracles of healings and wonderful provisions of the Lord. These people are really alive to their God and are seeing his power at work in their lives. New people are being added to their numbers all the time. I am always moved when I hear their testimonies and watch their grateful faces as they give thanks to the Lord for his everlasting mercy and kindness.
Solveig brought a powerful vision and prophetic utterance very much in line with what the Lord had already put on my heart. As I was asked to come to share I felt so privileged to be among such wonderful people of God being able to share some spiritual insight with them. At the end we joined with the other leaders in praying for a lot of precious children and adults in need of healing, deliverance, blessing and help with their studies. Some men I prayed for were instantly healed! Solveig and Bente ministered to a lot of women and children of which some were instantly healed! What a privilege to see the power of God at work among his people!
God is good!