Trip to India begins...12 days countdown

Well friends, in 12 days I will be leading a team to India to visit Bombay Teen Challenge. This ministry is a restoration ministry. They are giving hope and freedom to many young lives who have been trapped and forced to work in the red light district in Mumbai. Over the last many years, this native ministry has done a great job in not only 'saving' these souls, but giving them new found trades to help them start a new life. They are also given an education to help them start a new life. In addition, this ministry has a vo-tech school where the girls are taught sewing, how to make leather goods, and other practical trades.

While giving them a new trade is wonderful, the most important gift they give these girls and boys is the gift of Jesus Christ. Each child, young lady, man, and women, no matter their background, is showed the Love of Christ, taught His word, and challenged to allow the Lord to work through them in mighty ways.

As you can tell, the ministry is great, but a very tough one. I ask you though as our team of five prepares for this trip, to please pray in the following way:

PRAY. BE. SEE. DO. LOVE.

• Please be praying for our team as we go to PRAY for and with the native leaders there. Pray that the Lord would give us His eyes, to show us how we can best encourage these leaders as they are tired, yet continue to serve so faithfully.
  
• Pray that we will BE the light of Christ. We must BE with Him, to BE like Him. So, pray that the Lord will help us while we are there to just BE with Him, to stay strong in Him.
  
• Pray that we may be able to handle the reality that we will SEE. Please pray that the Lord will allow us to see and come back advocates, voices, for those who have no voice.
  
• Pray that we will listen to the still small voice of the Holy Spirit to know what He has for us to DO while we are there. Pray that we will listen, heed, and obey.
• Pray that the Lord will give us HIS LOVE for each child, person we meet. As we travel, pray that the Lord will give us God moments, ordained times of bringing Him glory. Pray that our team will have His LOVE for one another.
  
• Finally, I ask that you pray for physical protection. Already, I have begun taking my typhoid medicine and have been sick all evening. The first time I went to India, things similar happened, I was fine in India, but the preventative medicine was awful. So, please pray for each lady on our team; Trisha, Oliga, Sonia, Rebecca, and myself that we will be healthy. That the medicines we are taking to prevent sickness will do their jobs, that we will have energy, that we will be able to sleep when we are able, and to have pure joy as we travel the long flights to India.
  

Thank you friends for your prayers. I look so forward to updating you on the days ahead. Currently please pray for final travel details and good health as we approach this wonderful trip.

May the Lord bless you on this happy 4th. May God truly help our nation come back to it's roots, and may God show us His mercy for the choices we have made as a nation to turn away from Him.

Living for Him alone,
~Mindy