Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Lady B. on Diversity in India
India is a land of diversity. Different culture. Different languages. It's a very large country. There are 400 common languages with over 1500 dialects in India. The government recognizes 22 official languages, India has a large diversity of people and religions.
They have mountains, the Himalayas, plains and many coasts. It is a beautiful country.
Lady B. and her husband, Pastor B. have planted 20 churches. Their congregations speak three languages and are themselves very diverse for being a couple of hundred kilometers apart.
One thing people who are familiar with traveling between states in the US may not be familiar with is how, in India, it is often the case when traveling between states in India that the language changes and you may not be able to communicate.
Raleigh and Morrisville demographics were from census.gov
We encourage you to find your city demographics from census.gov and consider how the demographics of your church match your city or town.
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