So we’re here. And already this experience has been like none other. That sounds so cliche, but I can’t articulate it any more truthfully. I haven’t ever been on a trip like this before, and I can already see how God has and is going to use us all in so many amazing ways. Forgive me if this is poorly written and choppy, there’s so much I want to express and only so many ways that I can say it all. Bear with me. After two solid days of nonstop sweating, I have fallen in love with India. It is overwhelming in every way you could probably think of. The crowds, the...

I never get headaches. But as I came upon the last bit of our 12-hour stay in the Atlanta airport before our first flight to Dubai, I started getting one. I began being plagued with thoughts of all the material comforts I would be missing as I spend two months in India. This being my fourth time in India, I knew that those thoughts were so not like me. I love India. Material comforts are generally the least of my concerns when I’m here. I was under major spiritual attack. Satan was killing my joy. I prayed against it and had others pray against it as well. As I was on our second...

This week has been the week of lasts. With only a few days left here in India, we have been making lists and mapping out our time to make the most of every day. It has been so on our hearts what it is we want to leave behind here – what we want the kids to learn and take away from us, even after we go. Last night during evening prayer, we decided to have a foot-washing with everyone at the Asha House.  Kristen talked about the life of Christ, and how He came to serve us, and the way that He humbled Himself to serve the disciples in His life and ministry.  Afterwards, we...

So, we have now officially come down to the last week with these kids and people here in India. I cannot believe that in exactly 1 week I will be stepping on a plane to go back home.   This week is going to be filled with tears, trials and tiredness. We have a busy week planned and prayer for focus and for the Lord to sustain us is definitely appreciated and necessary. In the last couple weeks I have gotten so close to the kids, and I cannot imagine leaving these kids and going back to my life back home.  These children are so precious and every time I think about leaving I...

Dear Jesus.  I am really glad that you know my heart and it’s thoughts and attitudes. I am glad that no matter what the world thinks of me, you know me. You really, really know me. This morning you reminded me what it means to love. You gave a message to the kids using me, and in doing so, you refreshed me. Jesus, I am really scared of going home. I know that you have taught me so much here, and I know that you will go home with me when I go… but I am scared of how I will be treated and the response I will have to it. It isn’t going to be the easiest thing in the...

Our team has been driving the struggle bus since we got to India. Every single member has been sick at least once, some for longer periods than others. There hasn’t been one week where the entire team has been healthy. Just as one person is feeling better, another is under the weather. The heat hasn’t helped any. It’s a muggy humid heat that wraps around you and doesn’t allow you to breathe properly. And the fact that it has only drizzled twice since we have gotten here makes it even worse. So, we decided we’d had enough. We knew that the only reason why we...