YOU THINK YOU'VE THROWN A HUGE PARTY, OR THAT YOUR CHURCH IS "BIG"?
SPLASH AROUND, THEN!
DO YOU STILL THINK YOUR TINY TOWN IS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE?????? GET A LIFE!
NOT COMPARED TO A HINDU RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY,THE KUMBH MELA, HELD EVERY TWELVE YEARS IN INDIA NEAR THE CITY OF ALLAHGABADU.
(I know, I can't pronounce it either :)
IT IS THE LARGEST RELIGIOUS GATHERING IN THE WORLD!
YES, 120 MILLION PEOPLE "WASHED AWAY THEIR SINS" BY RUSHING INTO THE GANGES RIVER. THOSE WHO COULD NOT REACH THE RIVER TOOK WATER BOTTLES HOME, FILLED WITH "GANGE JAL" (HOLY WATER).
HELD EVERY TWELVE YEARS, THIS RITUAL SUPPOSEDLY GIVES PEOPLE IN INDIA THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A BRAND NEW START.
THIS YEAR ONLY 36 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE STAMPEDE DURING THIS "HOLY" CELEBRATION. THINK WHERE THEY MIGHT BE NOW!
IT TOOK 5,000 ACRES 0F LAND TO ACCOMODATE SUCH A LARGE CROWD! THIS IS A MERE 24,000 PEOPLE PER ACRE (DO THE MATH)! KINDA CROWDED.
IT IS HEART-BREAKING THAT NONE OF THEM KNOW ABOUT THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST. HIS BLOOD IS THE ONLY THING THAT EVER WASHES AWAY SINS.
WE HAVE A BIG JOB TO DO IN GETTING THE GOSPEL TO THE NATIONS!
http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/record-120-million-wash-away-213823919.html
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