Strong, overwhelming feelings have come over me today. I have been back in America for almost 48 hours. Excitement, exhaustion, sadness, and anger are all some things that I have been feeling. I was SO excited to come back home, but now, all I want is to be back in the room that smelled like pee and mold. I want to be surrounded by all the Indian people and my wonderful teammates in a crowded smelly bus. I want to be soaked from the rain all day long at the preschool. Today, I went to walmart with my dad to get a few groceries and such. Looking at the prices and just people watching...

 Throughout the summer, I always looked forward to visiting my three friends: Sara, Sue, and Lindsay. They all own shops on the beach and are good friends. Sara is a very faithful Christian and Sue and Lindsay are both Hindus. Each time we visited, all three women continuously asked us to pray for various areas in their lives. In our openness and acceptance of each’s lifestyle, we were able to feel the freedom to share stories about our lives and religions.  As our time in Goa was coming to an end, our team wanted to do something special for these three ladies that had...

So our trip has almost come to a close. We are back in Bangalore debriefing and are flying home on Friday morning. I have so many different emotions right now… It’s so crazy that this summer is over; it feels like we just got acquainted with India. At the same time, it feels like I have been here forever, and I am so excited to go home and see my mommy! I have learned so many things on this trip and there’s so much that I want to take home with me from India. Besides the head bobble, I really want to remember all that God has taught me about how big He is and how faithful...

I tried to post this blog here and on my WR blog page, but I couldn’t paste it to this blog for some reason.  So I’m putting the link up 🙂     This is what God has been speaking to me about…enjoy! Click here:  LISTEN AND OBEY  

A few of us got the opportunity to go to Mumbai last weekend and after a 12 hour train, sight seeing at 4:30 a.m., and joining a senior citizen’s laughing club on the street , i was finally in the place i have been praying for. I came on this trip prepared to be with commercial sex workers in the red light districts. But for the past 6 weeks i have been a preschool teacher and have been hangin in the slums every day. When we began working in Mumbai, i was face to face with the human trafficking business just as i had hoped for. I was walking down a street full of women who were...

Disney may have told you that they have created the happiest place on earth but if they have convinced you that their clever combination of thrilling rides, classic characters, and life-changing attractions provides the most joy one could know, then you are surely brainwashed. I say this because there is a community of about 50 disabled people between the ages of 16 and 20 who have received a manifestation of the joy of the Lord in a most pure way. The fellowship they take part in is located in Dharavi, Mumbai which is the largest slum in Asia and is where Slumdog Millionaire was...