It was March, 2020, when I stepped on a plane and left my beloved India. Now, 2 years and 3 months later God has opened the door for me to return for nearly a month, departing June 16th. Much has happened since I have been gone and I am anxious to get back and reconnect with ministry partners and continue our prayer journeys.
Phase one of the trip I will be traveling with some dear friends from Delhi and praying through the deepest roots of Hinduism in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. We will be traveling along the Ganges River and visiting many ancient holy sites to pray and release the Kingdom of God.
The second phase of the trip I will be with our good friend, Ashish, who is the director of the International School of Ministry, (ISOM) in North India. While I am with him there will be a graduation for 40 students that have finished all 5 levels of the program and will receive their Bible College Diplomas. This is our very first graduating class and it will be a great honor to be there for this historic occasion!
We will also be travelling to different regions of the state praying, ministering and seeing the work the ISOM students have been doing in their own villages.
The third phase of the trip I will be traveling to Kashmir to visit our village and our shepherds. This is a very special time as they will be celebrating the Muslim holiday of Eid. This is their remembrance of when Abraham was going to sacrifice his son on the mountain when God stopped him and provided the ram in the bush as a sacrifice. We will be in the village celebrating this day with all of our shepherds. Please pray I will have grace and wisdom to tell of how God provided a sacrifice through Christ.
The last phase of the trip I will be back in Delhi where Josh is bringing in all of his top leaders to go through the 4th level of training for ISOM. I will be able to meet them and encourage them as ISOM continues to grow and multiply in India.
This is going to be an amazing journey!