25 Million

I can’t even explain how on fire I am to go to India this summer. My excitement is growing more and more each day and I can hardly sit still so I can only imagine how I’ll be in a little less then three months. As excited as I am and as much as I’d like to just fast-forward until June 13^th, I can’t. There is too much prep work for me to do. The Lord is doing serious work in my heart for this trip and I just want more and more which is taking me to a whole new level of love with Him. I just can’t seem to spend enough time with Him (cheesy I know) and I’m learning more about Him, myself and the people of Bihar India, daily.

Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless

James 1:27

         There are 25 million orphans in India. I don’t know about you but that sentence alone just makes my heart ache. 25 million kids that have never slept in a bed, don’t know the meaning of love and haven’t heard someone tell them that they are special and beautiful. Gosh that just makes me want to love on them even more! I was reading an article this morning about Angel House Ministries (I’m going to post a link to it so just bear with me) and it was talking about the kids reaction when they get to run into the house for the first time. They compare it to seeing a child run into Disney World for the first time, which is just crazy to me. Disney World is great and I loved going there with my family but I’m having trouble wrapping my head around the fact that the kids going to Disney World aren’t anywhere near as thankful for the opportunity to spend a week in an amusement park as these orphans in India will be when we cut the ribbon on their brand new house and they run in and jump on their own bed for the first time. I know that I’ll never forget those images of sweet joy. I should probably just post the link now and stop rambling because I’m getting all emotional and that’s not the best idea when you work in a coffee shop and it’s Monday morning haha. But if you’d like to read this article and I suggest that you do here it is  http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/03/25/news/local_news/doc4f6f95785eac2721671158.txt?viewmode=fullstory

Also, if you’d like to support me financially on my trip to India you can do so easily here, if you would like for your donation to be tax deductible then you can also mail a check to our church office:

Cornerstone Summit Church

869 Highway 105 Ext Suite 3

Boone NC 28607