Sunday, March 11, 2007

Getting Ready

Check out this picture of the Holi Festival, which is a popular Hindu festival known as the "Festival of Colors." Here's what my friend who lives in India said about it, "... each year as the festival nears, families buy packets of colored powders and water cannons, then spend the "Holi" day throwing these colors and spraying water on one another. Oftentimes, the wild event degenerates into a crazy free-for-all where everyone is trying to completely saturate their neighbor beyond recognition." I bet you wouldn't mind celebrating that festival!

Although the trip isn't until fall, preparations are already underway! Most of the group is doing the Bible study Gospel Transformation ( a 36 week Bible study) and reading The Heavenly Man, about Brother Yun, who is one of China's house church leaders.



The family and I also hit the trails in a park behind our house to have an adventure and help break in my boots and backpack.









Part of the team also ate at a local Indian restraunt after church. You can click on the picture to see the smaller pictures better. Personally, I plan to keep doing the Bible study and reading the book, and I plan to keep breaking in the boots and back-pack and build my endurance....but I DON'T plan to sample more of the cuisine until I get there and have to!!!


Saturday, March 3, 2007

Getting Started


Hello! Thank you for joining me in my adventure to India! This fall, I will be one of 16 from Living Hope to take a mission trip to Northern India where we will hike in the Himalayan Mountains to take the gospel of Jesus to villages scattered through the Himalayan Mountains.

Through this blog, I hope you will be able to experience a bit of the wonder and privilege of spreading to gospel to the ends of the Earth!