A prayer for my sisters

To my co-leader Hannah, and a team of nine incredible ladies:   Dear God, please make us dangerous women. May we be women who acknowledge our power to change, and grow, and be radically alive for You. May we be healers of wounds and righters of wrongs. May we weep with those who weep, and speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. May we cherish children, embrace the elderly, and empower the poor. May we pray deeply and teach wisely. May we be strong and gentle leaders. May we sing songs of joy and talk down fear. May we never hesitate to let passion push us, conviction compel...

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Woman at the Well

How do I express the last 11 days clearly? I don’t know if I can. It has been a beautiful time of reflection, growth, challenges, and pruning my heart. Also, the time has flown by. It feels like yesterday that we got here, but it has already been a month. Actually, today is officially our one month mark. And here we are, just 2 weeks away from MID-DEBRIEF! What? How did this happen? After that, we have just a short 8 weeks left. The first week we were here, I would have told you that 8 weeks was an eternity, but now… I can’t believe it. I don’t want to believe...

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Light in a Dark Place Called India

I absolutely love waking up every morning and realizing that I am in India. Even though this is such a dark place filled with so much pain and suffering, there is some light shining through the cracks.   I had this vision the other day, after we went prayer walking trough some poorer parts of Kolkata, of this dark room. And all of a sudden there was a light bulb in the room shining super bright; the darkness disappeared because the light was so bright. Then I got a vision of a room with a couple light bulbs in it, then some darkness tried to enter the light room and make it become...

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beauty

Beauty   I just cannot get over how beautiful this country is. Most people who have ever been to India would hear that statement and laugh hysterically. Rightfully so-it’s filthy, it always smells weird, and the smog is almost suffocating.   But the Lord has melted my heart for these people and this nation. Everywhere I look, I am reminded of how dear these people are to my Father.   They are broken people living in a broken nation. Even the kids we delight in everyday come from backgrounds that would blow your mind.   “But God is so rich in...

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Life As We Know It

Hey there! It is so hard to sum up my life here, but there are so many little things that continue to brighten my days and lift my spirits. I wake at 8:30 in the morning, on the concrete floor with only a small mattress as my bed. I wake up, frankly, very uncomfortable. But when I open my eyes, I see that I am being surrounded by a team of 11 loving sisters, and holding each other up is the most beautiful thing. Our team starts off our day in study of the Word and in worship and prayer. We walk to Asha home at 10 am, and are always greeted by precious children, grinning and they never fail...

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Weakness or Strength? Maybe both…

I bring glad tidings of good news and great joy! I didn’t die when I spoke to the students Thursday! I didn’t trip and fall on my face, or lose track of my words… I just let the Holy Spirit do what He does best: speak God’s love and grace in our lives.   I shared Jeremiah 24 with them. Most of you probably know that story, but I will summarize it anyways. This is the time after Jehoiakim’s son and officials and craftsmen had been sent into exile from Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Get all that? Alright. So God uses a story about two baskets...

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