Let the Adventure Begin...

In a mere 14 weeks, we will hopefully be on a plane to India! It is still hard to believe, but the excitement is definitely building. We had our first team meeting on Sunday and that really helped to make it seem a little more real. We have seven people from our church that are going, and our team leader went on this same trip to India last summer. Although we had heard a little about what the trip will involve, it was great to get some more details about what our days will look like.

One thing we talked about was the translators that will be working with us. We will each have our own personal translator while we are there, but what I didn't realize was that they are on a mission trip themselves! We will be ministering to remote villages in the state of Uttar Pradesh, which is in northern India. Our translators will actually be Indian Christians from large cities in southern India. They are taking time off so they can travel to northern India and work with us. I love the idea that we will be ministering alongside native Indians to reach their own people...both of us leaving our comfort zones to spread the Good News of the Gospel!

Our team from church will be joining a larger team from e3 partners. Our e3 leader told us that simply being there opens up great doors for the local Indian Christians and pastors. The village people will be more receptive because we are with them. So I don't have to be a skilled communicator or have all the answers, I simply have to be obedient and available and GO! Isn't that all God asks of us anyway?

Ready and willing to go...
Jennifer

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