Hyderabad

We've just finished our first day of the Asia Tour and it's been amazing. Throughout the day we gathered about 500 Worship Leaders at a local church for some training. It was a great privilege to have Hillsong London join us. They led a fantastic session on 'The Band.' It was fascinating to hear how they approach rehearsals. When they rehearse they spend most of the time looking at how to link the songs, so as to avoid awkward and clunky change overs between songs. It's a great point and definitely something we need to work harder on. I love there passion for excellence. It was wonderful to encourage, pray and worship with local leaders and musicians. The people we've met have been incredibly welcoming, gentle and passionate. There's a real hunger to grow and develop here. Everything about India is bright, exciting and intense. A very inspiring place. After spending the day training we headed off to an open air stadium in the centre of the city. Here over 7,000 people gathered for a night of worship with ourselves and Hillsong London. We had such fun. Many unchurched were there, a number making first time commitments, people really engaged in worship. At one point everyone was screaming out at the top of their lungs the name of Jesus. Such a powerful statement to proclaim over India. For us as a team it's been quite an adventure. We really sense God in this and our very aware of our need and dependence on him. Exciting times!