We run a school on our church compound which the poorest can attend. We have 200 children from kindergarten to grade five. Most of the teachers are part of our community and draw an allowance, not a salary. We also have environmental programs dealing with pollution, turning gas from compost into energy, and water chlorination. Each fortnight we discuss with local leaders how we can deal with community problems better.
Court cases go on for years.
We have Sunday worship, cottage prayer meetings, visitation, youth retreats, programs for women, and special meetings for the family once a year. We are also involved in ecumenical events. In India, it is very hard for a pastor to preach in another church, but by God's grace, I have preached in the Roman Catholic church and I am a regular preacher at the Anglican church. I am also a member of the Rotary Club, which is an honor for a pastor. I will be speaking at a Kitchener-Waterloo Rotary Club meeting about our environmental project.