Ray's Words on What's Going On

The following is what Ray emailed out the other day. I thought I'd share it with you and maybe supply you with a little more detail about the Bread of Life Institute than what I have so far.

The village of Kalapani is a 40-45 minute drive from where we live and also from the main office of the Bread of Life Centre.

The Bread of Life Academy (at Kalapani) operates for children (40+) in kindergarten and up to grade 3.

The Bread of Life Institute (at Kalapani) is an opportunity for adults to study biblical and other life-related subjects.

We offer three-week block classes. We are into the third week of a study of the Life of Christ. On March 3 we will begin a class on "Transforming Grace."


At present there are 12 students. They stay in some very basic facilities with no electricity. The girls sleep in one large bed in a hut about 50 metres away, while the boys sleep on the beds that they sit on while attending classes. We have classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons and on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Pamela (that's me people!) and Raysha come along and teach the academy students English and Bible while I have class with the -- just about called them college students -- most of them are not at that stage. Sarbananda (third from the right in the picture) has an MA in the Assamese language and does well translating when needed. Sachin (third from the left) has a B.Com. The rest have progressed up to some point in high school. Half of them understand the Assamese language; the other half speak a Burmese language.

Sundays we have a 9 AM service at the Bread of Life Centre (20 minute walk from our house) and then drive out to Kalapani for an 11 AM service.