Well we made it! I can hardly believe it! After 2 days of traveling we made it to Calcutta, India and have settled in to our busy little apartment.  Calcutta is a city like no other- it’s rich in color, but also in poverty and idol worship.  Half of my team went on a market/money exchange run yesterday and as we were coming back we walked past a Hindu temple. The god inside was massive, it had a sword in one hand and cut off heads in the other. It was also standing on top of another god. It was the god of destruction, an evil god and we saw people on the streets offering...

Our biggest ministry here is working with a children’s home. There is currently 17 boys between the ages of 4 and 12 living at the home. We have only spent 3 days with them so far and we have completely lost our heart already.   I know I probably shouldn’t have favorites but there is one little boy that has stolen my heart. His name is Pitam and he is 4 years old. Do you remember playing Airplane when you were little? (You lay on somebody feet while they lift you into the air). Pitam LOVES this. The first time I showed him this he didn’t want down. This kid is absolutely...

So it is day… 4? I believe here in India. It is nice to finally be able to begin to integrate with the people after all the long flights. The Mission rented us a pretty nice “apartment” to sleep in. I feel very secure in there. Alot of gates and locks! It has also given us an opportunity to meet and begin a relationship with the landlord and his family. God willing, we can get into deeper conversations with them in the future. Now to the kids. The kids are great. They all have powerful personalities and are hilarious. they refer to the male team members as...

     So here I am, one day away from take-off. Training camp has been a great “spiritual charge” for the trip. From the “culture simulation” to the “prophetic training”, there has been growth and success in my mind and my heart.      Meeting my team has gone so well I can only praise God at His providence and plan. We seem to have such an incredible, diverse, and effective team dynamic. I cannot wait to get out there on the field with them. I know God has crazy adventures in store for us and we are going to shake...

Training camp is some pretty interesting stuff. We go about and meet all this awesome people who we would think are crazy, except they’re exactly like us. We have been working on intimacy with God in worship and in prayer. which seems pretty obvious. like we’re praying or worshiping. it should be intimate. unfortunately sometimes things get in the way. we’re held back by some darkness, whether past, fear, pain, addictions, problems. the first step then is to break these bonds. the second is to jump into intimacy. so breaking the bonds of pain and pride was a big thing for...

Today is the final day here at training camp! All in all it has been a great week I feel like if I was to come home right now I would be a different person. The Lord has been working on my heart and revealing himself to me in many ways. He has told me that I am a warrior, that he is proud of me for fighting for Him and that he loves me dearly- more than I will ever understand. I am so excited for tomorrow to head out FINALLY and serve the Lord in India. Here is my team’s canvas! h