India Reflection So this week is our last week in India. This Friday we fly off to the next leg of our trip; Nepal. Ministry has been crazy beautiful here, and I’m so glad to have come to this brilliant part of the world. For the past five weeks we’ve been working in orphanages for disabled and special needs kids. The first half of our time in India was spent in the big city of Hyderabad, with my time split between two houses. In the mornings I’d help teach preschool to 2-5 year old boys and girls, and in the afternoon I’d be working with girls aged 8-26 playing...

On Friday we leave to go to a smaller village called Ongole, which is where the other two of Sarah’s homes are located. Tomorrow is our last day of ministry before we leave Hyderabad.   This never gets easier. Building relationships and then having to say goodbye. I knew it was inevitable but that doesn’t make it easier. These girls have invaded my heart and it tears me to pieces to have to say goodbye. They all have unique personalities and special little things about them. They make my day every time I see them. Just being around them, I am filled with joy. They reflect...

  What does it mean to be sent? Matt 28:16-20 The Great Commission Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” This is The Great...