Poverty has infected India like a vicious flu, spreading to every part of the body. It’s everywhere. It’s outside our window, it’s on our walk to the train, it’s on the train, it’s in the streets, it’s at ministry, it’s outside the mall- it’s in the people. On our way to ministry we walk through … Continue reading Light is here
One of my biggest passions in life is the granting of justice. I hate when things are unfair, I love when people can live in peace. Peace is a luxury that many humans are not granted, and watching one broadcast of the evening news is enough to tell anyone that. Unfortunately it is easy to … Continue reading Empty Words
The alley that led to Mahima’s house was eerie. Sarah had moved to south Asia a few months before, working with Muslim people and showing them the love of Christ. She imagined this day would be just like any other day… but she would soon find out that was all but true. Sarah had picked … Continue reading She Was Chained And Tortured
The little town of Alotenango, Guatemala is built on fairly steep hills. The streets don’t wind; they shoot up at difficult angles. We hiked up a steep hill along a narrow path between fences made of tin and barbed wire. Vulcan de Agua smoked behind us steadily, and I made a mental note to take … Continue reading How to Be Helpless
I love traveling for many reasons. Most of all, I love people watching. I love sitting in the terminal, mindlessly watching people as I sip on a cup of coffee. The business man rushing to catch his flight, the high school basketball team joyfully talking about the tournament they just dominated, the couple arguing as … Continue reading Brokenness At The Airport
Today I walked narrow alley-ways praying for women who sell their bodies for a living in India. They were marketing something that looks like love, but really isn’t love at all. So what does this love look like and why does it hurt? Well I think it is when love costs you something that makes … Continue reading Love costs
I like the expression “I’m a hot mess.” Somehow it’s better than saying, “I feel really uncomfortable.” People going through hard times can be a hot mess and still make it. They can learn to wade through their discomfort to a new place. They can realize that though they feel messy, they may actually be … Continue reading Becoming a Hot Mess
Usually when we get wrecked, the implication is that it’s a good thing. But what about when it’s the most horrible thing imaginable? Earlier this week, when I posted praying for your kids, Sandy responded: “My daughter died February 7th from a drug overdose. I cannot tell you how devastated I am. I do not … Continue reading The Horror of Your Child’s Lethal Overdose
Rozy McCormick knows that for her children to thrive, they must get wrecked. Here’s what she prays: My prayers have changed so much through the years. I’ve gone from – “bless them Lord” to “surround them with a hedge of thorns.” I don’t pray God keep them from pain, but that pain would always be … Continue reading A Mom’s Prayer That Her Kids Get Wrecked
By Seth Barnes From India: Grace came to me unexpectedly today. We’d been accosted by beggars everywhere we went in Hyderabad. You want to help the needy ones, but giving to beggars can be complicated.Anyone who saw Slumdog Millionaire understands how it can be a racket.And so, you pray for discernment and you pray for … Continue reading Unexpected Grace in India
