Today my heart aches, but not like it use to. Today my heart breaks and cries out for the people of this world who choose to make their life theirs. I want to share with you this little girl’s story in hopes that she will receive your prayers.             Bright eyed and all smiles, she stands boldly staring the world in the eyes. At all of ten years old, Raelynn falls to her knees in tears. Today this little girl takes on the weight of her mother as her grandmother sits her down and explains to her that...

This past week was our mid-trip debrief.  We took the week off from ministry & headed to Agra City for four days.  We used this time to rest, regroup, spend time together, and process the last month and a half and talk about how we wanted to grow and see God move over the next month.  Although it was nice to get away from the routine for a couple days, I was very excited to get back to Dwarka, which now feels like home. We experienced a lot of firsts in Agra.  Squatty potties on an Indian train, Indian’s following us around with cameras & phones taking our...

 All it takes is opening your ears to hearing the Lord and doing what He wants you to do. Well that is exactly what happened in the slums a few weeks ago. It’s hard for me to follow a structured schedule, but God is teaching me that He will show up no matter if it’s structured or not. You can have your day planned out and have all these things that are on your “agenda” for the day, but what good is it if you’re not listening to the Lord and bringing the kingdom at all times everywhere you go. My favorite question of the day is asking...

“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.  He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.”  Isaiah 61:1  My heart is for the unloved, those who feel rejected and unworthy to receive any love and relational evangelism is one of my favorite ways of reaching people. Therefore, loving on the outcasts of society by spending time and building friendships with them is why I was most excited about the ministry in the leper...

This is going to be a little short, but it is something that needs to be said. There are four children, all siblings, that are dropped off near the leper colony each day because their parents need to go to work all day.  Their ages range from about six years to eight months, give or take.  There are three girls and one boy, the boy being the youngest. The first thing we noticed, is that they are extremely filthy, covered head to foot with dirt and grime.  Their clothes, I don’t know when they were washed last.   Only recently have they been coming over when we are...

This past Monday, the people of India celebrated one of their many Hundu holidays, Holi Day.  Although I do not even think a large majority of the people knew the true significance of the god they were celebrating, but this is one of their most largely celebrated holiday that everyone takes part in.  My team and I new there would be a lot of idol worshipping taking place and spiritual warfare would likely be heavy.  We decided to do what is called a night watch all night Sunday night through Monday morning.  We would take shifts throughout the night praying for the...