my focus turns to India

I am torn between 2 worlds: Nebraska and India. But as the school year in Nebraska has finished, I am excited to turn my focus to India. I am blessed to be able to return to India again this summer. Since this is my India blog, you should be seeing more posts this summer through the preparation time and stories and pictures after the trip. So stay tuned.....

may the spirit...

May the Spirit

Bless you with anger

At injustice and oppression,

And exploitation of people and the earth

So that you will work for justice, equity and peace.

May the Spirit

Bless you with tears to shed

For those who suffer

So that you will reach out

Your hand to comfort them.

playground

My heart is still reminded of India time and time again. I still have countless stories and pictures to share. Today I remember a playground in India.

transforming lives

To be at the school with the children and teachers is the heart of our time in India. The Lord is using this school to transform the lives of these children and the surronding villages.

my small part

This year I did not take a camera but we had some great photographers go with us so I find myself looking through a couple thousand photos. How do I decide which photos to share and what stories to tell? I will share with you with my favorite photo, the 2 little girls I sponsor, Guyathri and Mamatha. If you will remember Guyathri is HIV positive and has lost both of her parents. The day I returned from India I had letters in the mail from these girls with updates on them and their families, what a blessing to return home to. This picture reminds me of the how two little girls in India are having their life changed for eternity and my small part in that!

stay tuned

I did not blog while in India :( But our team keep a blog so here is my plug of that blog again: untouchablenomore.blogspot.com. We returned Saturday around noon. I have been fighting jet lag and sickness since returning and impending deadlines with my summer course and school quickly approaching. I hope to have more time in the days to come to post pictures and reflections on my time in India. So stay tuned.....

india here we come

The India team leaves today, July 18th, flying out from Omaha at 5:03 pm. We return August 1st at 10:53 pm! The team has 2 Meg(h)ans, 2 Bens, Lori, Kaylen, Eric, and Dave! 6 of us flight out today and 2 of our members have been in Turkey and will meet us in India. I hope to blog when in India but this may not happen so be sure to check the blog out in the days and weeks to come about our trip and what the Lord is doing in India!

i long to...

...paint fingernails to match my own...

...sit under the shade of the tree by the school as we wait for the bus...

...to wear a saree...

...play miss mary mack mack mack...over and over and over again...

...hold the hand of a child and his lunchbox as we walk the last stretch to school...

...see the two little girls I sponsor, Guythari and Mamatha...

...see these children...teach them math and science...

...go back to where I left a piece of my heart...

...make an eternal difference...

...live a life committed to God's work in India...

...return...

india team 2008

Check out the blog for this year's India team!
Untouchable No More: A Journey Through the Heart of India

1 peter

My favorite book of the Bible is 1 Peter. I have been studying through this along with Warren W. Wiersbe's New Testament Study, Be Hopeful. So I find myself wrestling with suffering, glory, grace, and hope and the relationship between all these words.


From this book I got the latest question I have been chewing on:

What part does each member of the Trinity play in our salvation?