My parents called about an hour ago.  They got their visas and will be here on Sunday!  Thank you for your prayers!! 

There is a big weekend coming up for us.  As Katy and I enjoy this warm September we are gearing up for Sunday.   Yes, it is JP's birthday but an even bigger deal is that at approximately 11:30 PM, we expect to be at the GR airport to pick up my (JP's) parents.   As I type this, they are en route to the American Embassy in the city of Chennai.   They have an appointment for their visa tomorrow morning (Indian standard time).  Please do keep that in your prayers. We are looking forward to having my parents spend some time relaxing and enjoying quality fellowship with their family and friends here.   They are really excited to be coming here.  If you would like to see them or spend time with them, please do shoot us an email!  

     I have been out speaking a lot.   I preached on Sunday, and next week, I head to my alma mater to speak in their chapel on homecoming weekend.  Its exciting for me to be able to do that.   Northwestern College and I are trying to form a partnership that will enable students to go with me to India to help on some technical projects.  Its a whole new way of organizing trips to India for us...quite exciting. 

      For those of you who don't know yet... India won the world cup in 20-20 cricket.  It is a new and exciting format of cricket that is catching fire around the world.   Essentially its a shortened game that is adrenalin-laced.    Big hits... colorful characters...Fun stuff!  I am attaching a clip of one of the rarest feats seen in cricket...  a batsman scored 6 sixers (homeruns) in 6 pitches.  This was the first time it was done in this format and against a top team in the world.   If you have a good connection and some time, you should check it out!    

      Hope you are all well wherever you are today!