India.
A beautiful, hot mess.
Piles of cow dung, stray chickens, smelly arm pits, men peeing on the sidewalk, slabs of fish, never ending piles of trash.
People everywhere. Beside you. Behind you. In front of you. On top of you.
Streets of pandemonium. Just imagine an evacuation of NYC. Cars, tuk tuks, rickshaws, buses, cows, motorcycles, panic, honking, chaos… in every direction. Why they even have painted street lines is a mystery I’ll never know.
Crowded buses. Like you’ve never seen. It’s like monkeys in a barrel. People are literally hanging out of the bus praying the door won’t close. I never thought I would say thank you to my yellow school bus that took me to school every day.
Oh, India.
I love you. Already.
The beautiful faces. The genuine smiles. Chai breaks. The spices. Vibrant colors. Street markets. Curry chicken. Naan bread. Brilliant sarees. Food vendors. Everything. Everyone.
A garden in the dump.
My eyes only see the beauty around me.
And I LOVE the ministry we are with this month- YWAM (Youth With A Mission), Bangalore. Adore the people already- Sarah, Samuel, Thelma, Chenny, Jennifer, Jonah, James, Puhya, Divya, MARIA! Yep- God answered my prayers and even sent me a Maria in India. These passionate men and women have heard the voice of the Lord and are hungry to know more of Him and make Him known to the nations. I’m so thankful to partner with them this month. We are working with ministries like ESL programs, medical ministry, church planting, slum ministries, prayer walks and house visits.
I have been anticipating India since day one of the Race.
This is a month of fulfillment.
Living up every moment. Doing things I’ve wanted to do and haven’t. Making my ideas a reality- no matter what it takes. Now is the time to do it. I won’t let time pass me by. I won’t let an opportunity slip away.
God has been preparing me for India.
This month I will see and feel the power of Jesus Christ. I will have personal accounts to share of our holy, all-powerful, all-consuming God. A month where He is going to show up in ways I can’t even imagine right now. He will reveal new things and take me to new places in His love- so I can take others with me.
This month I will see the lame walk and the blind see.
I believe it. I know it. I feel it.
I have been seeking the Holy of Holies. The veil has been torn. I have left the courtyard of His temple. I’m not satisfied. I want more. I want to see Him face to face.
Now, show me your Glory!
Fire fall down.
It has started. Deep in my soul. It can’t be quenched. And it’s spreading.
