Our India team met tonight for the second time. We had a good meeting! There are only seven of us now- a couple people dropped out. I think a smaller group is better. The group leaders are a cute married couple named Skipper and Preston; then there's Katie and Maureen, who are both in my missional community; and two guys, Jonathan and Jorge.
Our assignment for tonight was to bring three articles about India and share them with the group. My three articles were about education, the poor treatment of women, and the stillbirth rate. Others shared about infanticide, sex trafficking and disease. It was really heavy. We spent time praying over each issue. Prayer is such an amazing thing. It is amazing to know that when we feel overwhelmed we can cry out to our Father in Heaven, and he hears us.
We also talked about our itinerary for our stay and things we need to do to prepare for our trip. They divided us into three teams: Katie, Maureen and me; Jorge and Jonathan; and Skipper and Preston. We will arrive on a Saturday. That Monday-Friday we will be doing activities with the kids at the Good Samaritan School. Saturday we'll be organizing a carnival! Over the next two weeks each team has to come up with the following:
1. Craft for 500 kids (we'll bring the supplies and show them how to make it)
2. A Bible study for kids ages 6-14
3. A devotional to do with the teachers and staff
4. A personal 5-minute Scriptural devotional
5. A Song to teach kids
6. 2 carnival games/activities
7. Recess activity
Honestly I feel like the teachers in India are way more qualified to lead US in a devotional. I feel totally humbled in these types of situations. Who am I with my privileged upbringing to tell these people what it means to trust God? I know that we are hoping to bless them but I am 100% confident that they will bless us more. I am just praying that we will be an encouragement, that we will walk in humility and love, and that we will learn from THEM what it looks like to trust God for everything.
We also discussed the need to begin establishing our "prayer team" that will commit to pray for us each day of our trip. I'm super excited. I love playing with kids. I'm excited to be going with Katie and Maureen. I know that it will be hard there, but I know that God has a purpose in me going. I had planned to go to London this summer with Brittney and the other girls from the Women's Development Program I was in this year. But back in the winter, a week before I had to commit to London, God showed me I was going to India instead.
I can't believe it's almost here. We leave in 3 1/2 weeks!!! Our team meets again in two weeks and we will share what we all came up with for all the above lessons/ activities.
Thank you for your prayers. Lately I have just been feeling overwhelmed by God's love and his goodness. Even in pain and suffering, he is good and he has a purpose.
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