My dad came home tonight and he was very excited to tell me a story that he heard today. He was talking to a friend about my trip to India that is just around the corner. Through many conversations with my dad we have noticed a pattern… It is hard to see some things that are realities in a lot of peoples lives.   The poverty in many countries is something you can never shake… it’s something you will never forget. I long to keep going. to keep helping. but sometimes I wonder am I even making a difference? Yet there are so many amazing stories that come out of the...

Hello to Everyone,   I hope everyone had a great holiday with their families and friends. First of, I apologize for not staying in complete contact with you all; I just got back a little while ago from Spain so I have had some family stuff to take care of. Now, I am back so I would like to say a few things.   I am excited and I know Katie is as well to meet you all. Thanks to everyone who posted their first post and let us know a bit about yourself. If you haven’t posted already, I would like to encourage you to do so. This gives Katie and I a chance to hear a little bit...

So our trip is about two-thirds of the way through. Some things have been what I have expected; some things have been very different from what I was expecting. I came on this trip trying to not have expectations, but I think that is humanly impossible. The thing that most is different from what I was anticipating is actually ministry itself. How I have seen God move in the US and the type of ministry that happens there is so very different from what goes down here in India. First of all conversion to Christianity is illegal. That makes street evangelism like I am used to very dangerous and...

Today at Asha I helped prepare vegetables for the lunch Ravinder was making instead of doing school with the kids in the church room. Simini, the wife of Victor Sir and co- director (Mommy!) of the children at Asha House was working with Ravinder and I  to chop vegetables. I was so blessed to just sit and listen to Simini. She has so many other administrative things to worry about to keep the home running, and still took time to help prepare lunch since Asha House recently lost their main cook, Moni  who returned home to take care of her sick mother elsewhere in India. I am...

enjoy these photos I managed to capture during ministry at asha house.   🙂    some of the gang with a bunch of the asha schoolkids      asha girls praying during church      eric & julia during prayer at church. women must have their heads covered for Christian church in India.      another shot of beautiful kids praying during church at asha      the whole team after church at asha   rebecca & bagawan    julia & jyoti      the boys love hanging off...