Hope abounds in India

As I'd hoped, God's presence in my life has grown stronger since coming to India. Not because I'm in India, not because I'm on a mission trip and not because I'm doing God a favor, but because I've left behind so many of the distractions of home and opened my eyes to seek Him out on a continual basis. You see, there is really no where else to turn. I am 12,000 kilometers, roughly 7,400 miles, from almost everyone I know. The culture is completely different and I can barely carry on a conversation with the majority of people I meet. So who can I turn to for help except our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This is a common circumstance that God uses to teach us lessons. Many times we ask God to make our lives easier, to take away the uncomfortable or difficult situations. These are the times in which God teaches us to depend upon Him and His plan for our life. It is at our most weakened and vulnerable state that we finally submit control and surrender all to God.

This is displayed continuously at the school. They are constantly calling upon the Lord for help praising Him for EVERYTHING. It is convicting to see a people living out their days in such miserable conditions, and then to witness them praising the Lord and thanking Him for all the small things in their lives. I pray that God will continue to use their example to develop and strengthen my faith and dependence in Him.