India is nuts. There is a big black chicken that lives in our bathroom along with a big old rat and cockroaches. Somehow I am getting used to it. I love cold bucket showers now. I cant even put into words the driving and traffic situation but the Lord covers us. We sleep on the roof of the church in the open air and get to watch the stars at night. The smells change every 2 minutes. They have the best Chai tea. Monkeys break into homes. Cows and goats are pets. Sometimes I feel like a scatter brain here. I am falling in love with the Indians! anyways..
I have been struggling with what to blog about considering this past week of ministry in India has been insane. My team has been living about an hour away from base camp in a small village church. Each day we go out from 12pm-10pm and come along side a church plant …praying and ministering to believers and to non Christians. We have seen over 70 come to Jesus and lost track of the healings that took place. Many joints, headaches, leg pains, and fevers have been healed in the name of Jesus. 2 women released of evil spirits. PRAISE HIM. The Indians are hungry for the Living God. The harvest is ready here.
There are a few stories that are on my heart to share…
A few days into ministry we were making our way through the village and all of a sudden this mother came running holding her son and bringing him to us to pray for him. He sat down on a chair with tears in his eyes. His foot was half gone. He had been in an accident last year and couldnt walk properly. The Lords presence overwhelmed me with this child. I loved him so much. the faith. the urgency. God met us there in that moment and took me to a new place with him. He is consuming. I have felt an urgency for the good news but now I have seen it. People are literally running.
One afternoon we were at a church and our translator asked me to pray for a group of girls that had showed up… we asked what they wanted and they said knowledge and wisdom. I began to ask questions and started telling them how the knowledge of Jesus surpasses all understanding…"and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." Eph. 3:19. I then asked if they all had Bibles so that they could learn more. They said no. I looked at Abraham confused and then he said they are Hindus. So it was time for the Gospel. I shared it with them and as they heard I watched one girl smile so big and bobble her head. She couldn't stop smiling. They all wanted to know Jesus the one true God . I began to cry tears of joy. The Lords presence flooded over us and we prayed with them. These children came into a random Christian church by the grace of our God. Pray that their parents are open hearted to what the children are going to share with them.
I think im gunna break this up into another blog…
We head back out to the villages again tomorrow. Thank you for keeping us in your prayers. Love ya!
