UPDATES!

1. Where are you working?

Working for EMI in India - until July it seems




2. What are your plans for next year?

Right now the plan is grad school for structural.  I'm still waiting to hear back from the schools I've applied to.  But if that falls through I'm pondering pursuing my dream of becoming a high school math teacher







3. What is something significant the Lord has taught you in the past 6 months?

All those verses you always read about God's faithfulness, answering of prayers never really resonated with me.  A part of me never believed them.  Yet, I'm slowly starting to see this in my own life and seeing what it means to lean upon God and His will for my life.  It's been a true joy to see the way God answers prayers.  It is usually never as I expect and it always takes me a little while to realize that this or that is in fact an answer to prayer. 



4. How have you been serving in the local church?

I try and play an afternoon of intense (and intensely non-Christian) badminton once a week with all the guys in the church.  Other than that, it's been difficult this term because we've been traveling a lot as of late.  Last term I was more heavily involved in a small group but there hasnt' been time this term.  The traveling doesn't seem like it will die down, so we'll see what I'm able to do. 



5. Any other personal life updates?

Every morning at 6am (before the sunrises), I've started doing P90X (yes, the ridiculous workout program) with a couple other interns and a staff couple.  So expect a ridiculously swollen Pavan to return from India.  Either that or just a really weird looking Pavan.



6. Any ways that we can pray for you?

Well I guess a couple of things;

As all of you have seen, I'm trying to raise some support right now.  It being a process I've never really done and being here in India - please pray that it goes well.  I've already been extremely blessed by you guys and others that have voiced their support.  I can't explain the feeling I get when I show up at the office, open up my inbox, and see an email from one of you basically saying - "You're loved and appreciated.  I'm behind you."  To feel that I think is truly what it means to be in Christian fellowship.  By going out on a ledge and saying I need help monetarily and having people respond - it's been humbling.  I'm not sure if it's cliche to say that about support raising yet, but that's truly how it is. 

Also if you could pray for my father.  For my one week holiday in May I'm going to Dubai with him for a business trip and it's going to be a great father-son time, but also a great time to really be a witness to my father.  I've that for so many years now, but seeing as that I see him so sparingly these days, these sorts of times become more and more important.  So please pray for his heart and that I'd be a good representation of what I believe. 

Lastly, if you could pray for next year.  I know the future is a tough thing for everyone, and I'm no different.  I feel like I should go to grad school and I would enjoy it.  But I also have this weird desire to become a high school math teacher.  Pray that I would have wisdom to know whether I should pursue that now or later. 

-thanks for caring