Abolishing Injustice

A21 Campaign

Did you know that there are estimated to be 27 million human slaves in our world today? That is more than there ever was during the time that it was a legal trade. Even though in 1833 slavery was abolished from the British Empire, it still exists in a major way. Human trafficking is growing faster than drug and weapons.

Here is an organization that is doing something about it. They are based out of Greece, but human trafficking, especially of sex slaves, is a worldwide problem. Check out this video for a fresh perspective on the world.

www.thea21campaign.org

Vikky

From time to time I will be telling a story of a student in the Bible college or a child from the

children's home. Here is one:

Vikky was one of the original boys in the Crosspoint of India children's home. He was the oldest at that time. He was born into a Hindu family. Before he had even turned 1 year old, his father was killed by a street dog. His young mother, wanting to remarry, sent him to live with his grandparents. They were old and in poor health and struggled to care for him. His grandmother cared for him until she was able to get him into the children's home. He grew up there, finishing school and growing spiritually.

Vikky loves music. He plays piano and drums. He completed the ministry's 1 year Bible school program while still in high school. He has succeeded in school and shown great interest in ministry as he grows older.

This year he will be attending a Bible college in another part of India. He i

ntends to complete his schooling and then return to be part of the Crosspoint school's leadership. He truly is a man with a heart for his own country and people. He could pretty much anything, but he has chosen to return to the ministry that changed his life.

www.crosspointofindia.org

*Photos courtesy of Rachel P.

The Gospel

One of the very first things I was told in preparation for my first trip to India was to always be prepared to share the Gospel. These are a few pictures of one evening that after working on cementing the wall (on the land for the Crosspoint of India future children's home), my team had an opportunity to sit down with the construction workers and flat-out share the good news of Jesus.

December 2008, my team was asked to tell the workers of the 'good news' that we have and to sing a worship song to help prove our point. One team member told the story of the salvation of men from Genesis, with the fall, to Revelation, and the 2nd coming of Christ. He stated it all so plainly that the men, who had probably never heard any portion of the Bible, could understand it all. We then sang the song "Mighty to Save" (by Hillsong) with our one acoustic guitar. Those few moments are forever ingrained in my mind.

We didn't have a huge revival among the workers, no one gave their life to Christ, and from the looks of it, nothing really happened BUT I know that God was working in their hearts. I don't know all the results from what was said that day but I'm believing that the seed was planted. Also each of us that sat there that day learned a valuable lesson. By being prepared and willing to share the Gospel at anytime, lives can be changed, destinies altered, and our own perspectives shifted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-08YZF87OBQ

This December

My journey with India started in December 2008. I have visited the country of India twice in the last two years and I am going back this year! December 10th, 2010, I am flying out by myself (via France, where I've never been before). This makes me a little nervous and super excited. It will be unlike the others before this. Instead of going on a team for a team trip, I will be going by myself and living a more day-to-day life. My main responsibilities will be behind the scenes working with the family there.

The main cost for this trip to India will be my airfare. This isn't just so you give me money (which isn't a bad idea either) but since this blog is all about India, I thought keeping you updated on what God is leading me through. I will continue to keep you updated on fund raising and as the time comes closer for me to leave.

www.crosspointofindia.org

A Ministry I Love

Here is a video that I and a small team created about the ministry Crosspoint of India. This ministry, located in Central India, takes in the most hopeless orphans in India. The culture despises and looks down on these children but Crosspoint brings them in to their homes and raise them up to pursue Christ.

www.crosspointofindia.org

Free Rice

We live in a hungry world.

No one really knows how many people go hungry. About 1.02 BILLION people are undernourished. That is 15% of the world's population!
There is a great website that you can learn and have rice donated via the World Food Programme. By studying for foreign language, art, science, English, math, or geography, you can help end world hunger. I'm just saying, if you need a 'study break,' end world hunger and play a little free rice game!

www.freerice.com

http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm

The Heart of This All

Two years ago this coming Christmas, I stepped foot into a land that was most unfamiliar. I felt totally out of place. Having grown up in a missionary family and traveling the world, I normally was right at home in most international situations. This place was unlike anything I had every seen, heard, or smelled before. (If you've ever been to India, you know exactly what smell I mean.)

India. It is a land of 1,139,964,932 people and 35 million orphans, this place really is unlike anywhere else.

The brokenness and spiritual gravity is evident. Everywhere you go,

shrines are built to any number of Hindu gods. People give most of

what they can earn to make sacrifices. The government is divided

and biased. People go everyday without food and clean drinking

water. This is a place that will effect you.

This blog is an outpouring of my heart for India, the ways

God is burdening me for the people, update you on how HE is moving,

and some media pieces to help you better see and understand.

www.crosspointofindia.org