Chloe and the Gypsies
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 15:27 | rlp
When A Banjara Indian woman named Mary came to our church to talk to us, nine-year-old Chloe was there. Chloe had to be there. We could not let Chloe miss a chance to meet a Banjara woman, because Chloe had been praying for the Banjara for four years.
The Banjara of India are one of three major Gypsy groups in the world. As a very low-caste people, millions of Banjara live without running water or electricity. Mary told us it takes about $450 to support a Banjara pastor and family for one year and that amount allows the family to live well and within the expectations of their culture. That is also enough money to support a microbusiness that helps their village in very tangible ways.
Mary loves to cook, so she came to my house after worship and prepared a fabulous chicken curry meal for a number of people in our church. We all sat around the kitchen, watching her prepare the curry according to her family recipe. We asked all sorts of questions and peered into the pots. It was like having our own cooking show...
Click here to read the rest of this essay at The Christian Century online.
Archive of Christian Century Articles by Gordon Atkinson
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That is awesome.
That is awesome.
Tidbits
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I love learning these little tidbits of information about Covenant that aren't really related to RLP. It's a distant second to being able to attend in person.
Wow
I am in tears.
That is so cool.
That is so cool.
Prayer
RLP--
Thanks for this great essay on how prayer changes us--I'm sure Chloe is a much better person for having prayed for the Gypsies. And I'm a better person for reading about it.
Greg
Cool. What else is there to
Cool. What else is there to say really?
Two excellent things -
Two excellent things - the writing and the thoughts in this piece! Thank you for writing this.
Is her name pronounced
Is her name pronounced "ch-low"?
KLOW-ee
KLOW-ee
Wow, i was WAY off :)
Wow, i was WAY off :)
I got it. "Ours is to love
I got it.
"Ours is to love Chloe, pray for the Banjara and let our children drop money into the bag."
I think it's deep.
Thanks RLP
I feel like I've been to church
I'm a former church musician. I've stopped going to church for several reasons, but I am still interested in things of the spirit. I grew up Southern Baptist and graduated from one of their seminaries, but I haven't been a member of a Baptist church for over twenty years and don't expect I ever will be again, but I still pay attention to Southern Baptists and their offspring. I consider your church to be one of the better children of that movement.
I just want you to know that tonight, reading this, I worshipped for the first time in a long time.
Thank you, Gordon and Chloe.
Very touching.
Very touching.
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That is also enough money to support a microbusiness that helps their village in very tangible ways.
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