India???

A few weeks ago, I was invited to be a part of a mission trip to India at the end of September. After spending time in prayer and talking it over with Sherry, I decided that God was leading me in this direction. I am amazed by how He presents opportunities and makes the way possible.

The dates of the trip are September 27 through October 6. Our mission team has been asked to partner with Baptist Church Hyderabad for their October 2^nd One Day Youth Retreat which is a large, city-wide outreach the church does each year targeting Indian nationals ages 15 – 30. Each year they have between 8,000 and 10,000 in attendance.   In addition, we will be preaching in multiple churches on Sunday, visiting branch church pastors to pray with them and encourage them, teaching seminars on how to share your testimony, and teaching seminars on how to counsel people making decisions for Christ. We know that God can change lives, including yours, through this mission trip.

We will greatly need your prayer support as we go. Even though I have led multiple mission trips to places like Mexico and Guatemala, this trip is a challenge for me and takes me out of my comfort zone. I will be traveling to a country which I know very little about and have never experienced before, and I will be traveling with people who I have never met. My family will need your prayers as Sherry needs strength to be Mom and Dad to our three energetic children during my absence.

 

Your encouragement is always a blessing to me. Whether you stop and speak while we are passing in the hallway, or you pick up the phone and call me, it does my heart good to know that someone is thinking of me and wanting to encourage me. I cannot tell you how much that means to me. There is a lot of work to be done between now and the time to go, and your encouraging words are greatly appreciated.

I have seen God work in many ways on former mission trips, and I am confident and excited about what He will do on our trip to India. Lives will be changed for many people in the mission field and those back home who have given of themselves to make this trip possible.  Thank you for your love and support!