Every month I write about a women that impacted my life in each country. This month I met a different kind of woman. Her name- India.
I walked into India with a broken and grieving heart. I wasn’t sure I wanted to meet her so soon. The thought of being in India was stressful. I knew I had to meet her. I knew I had to give to her and love her.
India, the place that has helped me begin the grieving process, and except it. India the place that showed me His glory and plan in pain. India you have left me surrendered. Thankful for all I have and don’t have, thankful for life it self. India thank you for giving me hope. It took a while for me to find it again.
Yes, I lost it. All along I knew hope was real because it was once stitched into my heart. I saw it in the distance but my heart was running toward it. My mind was trying to convince my heart that hope wasn’t available for me any longer. Life was to difficult and although I knew of and felt hope so strongly before, my mind yelled at my heart, Daniela YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT.
India, you helped my heart fight my mind and my heart is WINNING! India, you ask how can it be? How can it be that I did this for you when all I do is steal, kill and destroy?
Beautiful India, I see Jesus in you, there is room for Him here. I met you in the darkest of moments. I even saw death in you. But i also saw healing. I saw restored love and life. I saw dreams and goals in your people. I looked into your people’s eyes and saw Jesus dying to be loved. I saw begging, I saw culture blindfolded.
My eyes experienced the colors of India. Some days dark some days vibrant red and gold. The smells of incense and burning garbage. The smell of smog and pollution, the smell of wild flowers and eucalyptus oils. The smell of clean clothes on a clothes line, swaying in the wind.
India I saw you and you saw me. But, India open your eyes! I found hope here in you! Jesus is a good God. He loves, He forgives and loves all over again. Grace is available for you my beautiful friend. He wants you all to Himself. He’s dying to know you, the real you in an intimate way. Please open your eyes. The way you live is unnecessary! The hope I was searching for I have nfound here in YOU. No matter how many other gods you believe in He still believes in you. India, HE LOVES YOU, please open your eyes.
Love your friend
Daniela Romo
