India

Back from across the globe. My trip to India cannot be described easily. It was certainly bittersweet. I have never been so discouraged and depressed before-The poverty in India is worse than you can ever imagine. Then I was more encouraged and joyful then I had ever been. God is doing mighty things through India Gospel League (IGL - the outreach group I worked with). The people they are impacting are truly being transformed by the Gospel. IGL is really being the salt of the earth and light of the world to their nation.

We spoke at 4 conferences throughout our time there. The conferences were called "Women with a Mission." They were one and two day conferences. The days were lecture packed and very hot (No AC in the conference halls). The first three conferences had about 100-150 women there. The last conference had about 250 women. It was such a blessing to stand before them and discuss our living God!

One night we had the priviledge of attending a children's program given in our honor. There were many skits, testimonies and dances that evening. It was all so beautiful! Here is a video of the young boys doing a traditional Indian dance for us. The children you see in the audience are all orphans at Sharon Garden's orphanage. Sharon Gardens is the India Gospel League (IGL) campus in Salem, India. On that campus is a university, orphanage, president's home, rooms for guests, machine shop and hospital. The hospital is one of 6 hospitals in all of India that is certified to treat cancer patients.