India talkie 3

I have finally managed to find another opportunity to get on line. I am sitting in the a very plush hotel room in Mysore. India continues to amaze me as a country of contrasts as having had no connection with the outside world for a week I now find an internet facility in my room.
The conference is now over. It finshed today with a shared communion outside. The delegates from Pakistan finally were able to get their visas sorted and arrived late yesterday evening (the last night of the conference) We still managed to have a great evening with them dancing Bangra on the stage. As always with conference type things the best has been just getting to know new people. It is both my hope and prayer that, like many other type events, I will not just leave this experience and lose contact with everybody. I felt very privilaged to have met and learnt about so many people in completely different places but with many shared experiences. One thing I want to be committed to do is amke available drama resources for who ever to get hold of. I led a workshop on the use of drama in evangelism and having seen the situation first hand in India I can really see that the visual arts is an effective communication medium for all peoples, whether from a rural village with now literacy or a high flyer with a multinatiional company. For those of you reading who were at the conference I will be writing up in the next week the "Stop" skit, which you can use and adapt as you wish. For current drama resources also check out Big Intent website where there are some freebee samples on offer and I will be adding to them in due course.
For more on our trip check out Jonny's blog as he has been using every waking hour to update it