So you’re in Vellore, India, which you didn’t even knew existed until you got there, and you have no idea what you’re really supposed to be doing there. All you know is there is something called a Crusade and you’re going to be helping promote it/work it. And what comes of all of that? A serious challenge in your walk.
Since we’ve arrived it seems like we’ve been going and going, but it’s been an awesome ride. From leading worship in local churches to pray walks to open air evangelism messages, our time in Vellore has already challenged me in what it means to walk this Christian life and what is expected of me. Every where we go people want us to pray for them. From the old to the very young, everyone looks to us as someone who can bless them. And here I am thinking who am I? I mean really, why is a 50 year old man getting on his knees in front of me so I can pray over him? The truth is, he has no intention of bowing to me, but to the One who sent me. I am nothing on my own, but through Christ I have been made more than a conqueror of this world. Christ is showing me that I have been given authority and power through his blood, and that I need to walk in that truth. Jesus has given me the opportunity to pray over and bless probably over a hundred people since I’ve arrived here, at least it feels like that many. I want to walk in the freedom that comes from Christ, but I know doubt still lingers in my mind about what He can do through me. In James it says that a man who doubts is a double minded man, tossed by the winds, and he shouldn’t expect any of his prayers to be answered by the Father. Please pray for more faith. I know when the Crusades actually begin my faith will truly be tested, and I expect to see the Holy Spirit move through the people there and to take me to a new understanding of His power and what he can do through me.
Please pray for those we encounter here. There is a lot of darkness in Vellore. Pray that we would be spiritually on our guard and ready to act. I’ll upload some pictures next time I can, sorry.
