Think back to when you were 14 years old.  What did you think about?  What were your concerns?  Did you go to school? Did you have to cook all of the meals for the family?  Was marriage a thought at 14 years old?  Were you expected to have children the next year at age 15?  And when you did have children, was it despised if you never gave birth to boys? Or imagine being married to a man you do not love and being told that you are not allowed to marry your boyfriend because he is from a different caste.  Imagine this.  Imagine growing up in a culture...

This week I was at a new (as in different than last week) ministry site. WE still taught preschool in the morning, but in the afternoon we did tutoring (which they refer to as “tuitions,” which doesn’t even make sense) with the kids in the village. I think that preschool is difficult and frustrating. Sometimes it feels like we are doing so little that it would make no difference if we were there or not. But one of my roommates and I were talking this morning about that quote from Mother Theresa (bless her India-loving heart)– “We can do no great things....

Coming to India has already challenged me in so many ways. Even during training camp we were being thrown into random situations. The first night we were told to sleep outside and make a tent out of 2 tarps. But my team got it down, of course 😉 Its been cool to know that my team and I are in this trip together especially because none of us knew that this was the training we were getting ourselves into. It is pretty awesome knowing we have the same desires to serve women and we are more than willing to overcome obstacles together. During camp, we met a woman named Laura who worked in...

These past two weeks have been incredible. There is so much of this place that makes me happy. There are signs on buildings or walls that are spelled wrong (Well Come, instead of Welcome) that make me chuckle to myself. Showering is definitely not a daily thing on my list of things to do. The other day, I noticed I had a farmer’s tan..from dirt. Dodging buses, and as a result, dodging motorcycles. Bus rides with six people hanging out of the door, as I stand on my tiptoes, leaning over a small child who is seated on his mother’s lap, with four people who fullylean on my back...

God  is good, ALWAYS! This is something that I have had to remind myself while here in India.  I have seen things that I never thought I would see. I have listened to life stories that I never would have imagined.  Amongst all of the hustle and bustle of life in India there is and will always be hope, even if it is just a glimpse of it.  In a good season or in a bad season in one’s life One thing remains constant and that is God’s love. Please continue to pray for the women and children’s hearts that my team and I...