Wednesday 7/5 - 15:52PM Bangalore, India
When we landed just a while ago and have been getting a lot of negative attention. Almost all of us were stopped at customs and interrogated. Maybe not interrogated in the full sense of the word, but close to it. When Joann got taken to get questioned, she said the scene where Jamal was getting his toes electrocuted in Slumdog Millionaire flashed through her mind. Half of us were stopped again at baggage claim. There is definitely a battle going on and we’re sensing it. Maybe God is trying to teach us to depend fully on Him… to trust Him in all circumstances. Maybe Satan is trying to get our spirits down. Either way, something tells me that the hardships will only continue so please pray that we will not be discouraged or anxious, but instead that we would take this as an opportunity to persevere and reflect Christ even in difficult circumstances.
Thursday 7/7- 7:55pm Bangalore, India
Day one of ministry is complete. Missionary Chung and “India James” came to meet all of us at the airport and it was such an encouraging and exciting time. The theme of the trip is “5 loaves, 2 fish”. Small miracles are happening every day. Including both KCM teams (15+16) and our team (6) that makes a total of 45 people at the same site. We somehow all packed into a bus and got to St. Paul School and somehow have been eating meals together and somehow finding rest together. Only through God.
Today, we visited St. Paul school where we received the most amazing and warm welcome from the students there. There are around 2,000 students there and all were lined up like soldiers. Hopefully, through God’s grace, these children will really become soldiers for Christ. We also had an opportunity to encourage and teach college students as well as lead a teacher’s meeting. A fruitful day!
6:15pm Bangalore, India (typing from Missionary James’ home)
Today we saw 300 students at one of Missionary Chung’s schools. I don’t know how that happened. Again, 5 loaves, 2 fish. The harvest is plentiful, the workers are few. We partnered with PR’s KCM team. KCM did a lot of the presentations to the children, Dr. Hubert checked each child and KCM and GLMC teamed up to actually do 1:1 evangelism with each student and pray for them. Finally, we gave out toothbrushes, vitamins, and of course, candy, to each child.
Something I was so blessed by was when PR reminded us of how Jesus receives children. HE knows and calls each child by name and we were able to partake in something so special today by learning each child’s name, evangelizing to each one, and praying for each one. Please pray for these 300 children. I am reminded that children really are the future. These children will be the future of India… for the “total evangelization of India,” as Missionary Chung would say.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Please pray that we would be strengthened and that we would be safe. We’re starting our ministry out in the rural areas tomorrow and really need your prayers. We may actually be camping out in those villages for a few days so please pray for our safety and contentment from discomfort and unknown, difficult circumstances (mosquito bites, dirty bathrooms, no showers, no beds, no roof, “who knows”, etc).
We are so convicted and so blessed because we know that we are being prayed for. You know when you have a peace that surpasses all understanding, many opportunities to share the gospel, exceedingly awesome team unity and Christ magnified in us and through us.
Please keep us in prayer even through the “radio silence”!! :] THANK YOU!!!!
God bless you guys! We're praying for you :)
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