Our group and our mission; Sunday activities

Our group includes Arliss Gray of Leoma,Tn, Jay and Hilde Dryden of the Huntsville, Al area, and Lynnwood and Janet Cockerham, both teachers at Madison Academy in Ala. The Jack Nelle Institute is overseen by the elders of the Leoma Church of Christ. Jay Dryden, a financial planner, is on the board of trustees for the school and Arliss is chairman of the board.


The purpose of the trip is to oversee the work of the Institute. Milton was asked to come as a consultant.

Also plans are being made to purchase property to expand the program and include a two-year college.The women in the group are teaching Bible classes to the children in the daytime and conducting a Ladies' Bible Seminar at night.


The men are also engaged in teaching classes in the preacher training school and holding gospel meetings in small outlying congregations. Milton spoke at the local congregation Sunday. There were two people baptized by brother Chandrapaul, the president of the institute and local evangelist.


Following the service the congregation held a "dinner on the ground" for more than 250 attendees. They were served in three or four shifts. The food was cooked outside the auditorium and served on foil-lined paper trays.



As is customary, no utensils are used. Rice is simply pushed around in the plate and mixed with the chicken curry and sauce and eaten by hand. When people drink their beverages, they tip their heads back, pouring the liquid into their mouths without their lips ever touching the glass or bottle.




- Laurel Sewell