Back Home

After six flights spanning 46 hours, we are home. There were three flights to get from Nagpur to Chennai on Wednesday, then we started at 2:00 AM there on the way back. Since we gained 10.5 hours coming back, it seemed like the day that never ended. Upon boarding the flight in Frankfurt, they fed us lunch. Then, 7.5 hours later, we hit the ground at lunch time in Chicago.

On the way home, we ran into James, one of the board members at HBI. In Frankfurt, I met a lady from Portland, Oregon that also knew of HBI and the Guptas have stayed in her home. I guess it truly is a small world.

My takeaways from this trip:

1. God gave me a glimpse of His heart for the world in a way that would never have happened here.

2. I am very encouraged by the faith and commitment of the church in India and how it is mobilizing to do God's work there.

3. I believe God gave me a picture in my mind of what India could be if God swept over that nation. It can happen.

Thanks once again to everyone who supported me in going on this trip. I think it made a difference in the lives of the people I ministered to in Chennai and Nagpur, but I know it made a difference in me.