When you step out of America and into the third world, things that were once easy become a bit more…challenging. Finding toilet paper becomes an ordeal when the country you’re in doesn’t use it, clean drinking water has to be brought in, and internet is scarce. Our team headed out on Saturday, our “day off” from ministry, to get online to connect with friends and family. We got onto the computers and about 15 minutes later the power went off, a storm rolled in, and we took shelter until it passed and we could walk the 45...

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know we are in India and doing great! We’ve spent the last couple days getting settled at our apartment and our ministry, getting to know the area, and playing with the most precious boys you’ve ever seen.   I’m posting this from an internet stick I am borrowing as we are still searching for internet, but expect blogs from each of the girls within the next few days!   Thank you for your prayers for us. Excited to share pictures and stories soon!    

We just spoke with the team leaders and they’ve all arrived safely in Calcutta. It’s currently Thursday morning from them so needless to say, they are quite tired. They are in route to their ministry site where they will be trying to catch up on some much needed rest as well as settling in these next few days and getting some orientation from their host.  Expect to see some blogs rolling out in the next few days as they find internet. Thanks for all the prayers for this team! The Passport field support team

Our first meal as a team, we were already laughing to the point of tears, and I knew this group of women is divinely appointed. Of the 6 college students and 1 team leader that make up our team, I am the youngest, and I celebrated my 20th birthday on June 2. My team made the day so special. From the time I woke up with balloons on my bed, to sharing a delicious birthday cake under the tent we constructed that night, my sweet teammates did their best to make the first day of my twenties memorable. Although we are each from a different state and have a different sum of experiences that make...

This is a declaration. Unknown to me, declarations have been a huge part of my life for a while. Declaring things about myself, about my friends, about my family, about who I want to be and where I want to go, and about God has shaped the way I see and perceive my world. Declaring Jesus as my Lord and Savior has been the most powerful declaration of them all; it’s the one that has led me here, to the 2012 training camp for the Adventures in Mission Summer Passport trips. These declarations, these words that we say, breathe life or death into the world. We either create...

Jai Ho! (Slumdog Millionare anyone?) I have probably said this phrase far too much without knowing what it actually means. Thankfully, the meaning didn’t turn out to be insanely offensive or inappropriate. The Hindi phrase Jai Ho basically translates to “Victory”. These past few days at training camp the idea of having victory has been a pervading theme in my own heart. When praying in preparation for India, I specifically desired that our team would be unified like the believers in Acts. Here’s the thing, the Holy Spirit has done some crazy work in bringing us all...