Cocooned in the safety of a hotel that would be considered extremely nice by American standards, I was given my first introduction to the disparity in India with one look out my window. Our hotel overlooked a slum: rows of cardboard homes, lined one by one, adjacent to a trash pit. Writing these words causes guilt to surface as I realize I was merely a spectator to another’s reality. I watched as a child rummaged through piles of garbage, I assume looking for food. Minutes later, I am standing in line at an all-you-can-eat buffet with my team and the irony is palpable.

Today begins our first official day of ministry. After a very short night’s sleep, the team awoke, packed, grabbed breakfast and is now flying to our next destination. Traveling from the hotel to the domestic airport gave us a glimpse of Mumbai—streets bustling with motorbikes, fruit stands and pedestrians blending with the constant sound of horns blaring as we passed by.

Today we will visit the (RLD) and minister to women who are still enslaved there. Please pray for our protection, for us to be Spirit led, for each of us to extend the love of the Father to these women, and for us to see everything through His eyes. After our time there we will then spend an afternoon with the children. 

As I’ve surveyed our team I realize we are all feeling the same emotion: uncertain. Uncertain about what we will see and experience…and uncertain if we are prepared for the days ahead. But in the midst of our uncertainty is a powerful certainty. We are CERTAIN that….

·      The Lord goes before us and He prepares our way….

·      Greater is He Who is within us than he who is in this world….

·      It is not by might, nor by power but by His Spirit….

·      He is before all things and in Him all things hold together…

I’m so grateful for the fact that despite how we feel, we can REST knowing that God is with us. He is mighty to save, and He is sufficient for all that we need.

Everyone here sends their love and gratitude for your prayers.