"How do I sign up?"

It is 2:30 on Sunday morning and this really should have been my third hour of sleep, considering I must be up for 10:00 church. Yet, I have felt the Holy Spirit tugging me to create this blog so that those who wish may come and see what He is doing in me as He prepares me for my mission trip in India.

First, I have made my focus verse for this trip John 4:35, which in the NASB reads, "Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.'" I must say that my house on 2900 Walton is a field ripe for harvest itself. Yet, ever since my roommate from my freshman year at Pepperdine, and his wife, returned from their first year of marriage in South Korea last October and told me of their ministry there, I have desired to travel to Asia with the purpose of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. This past February, my friend Whitney Roth, with whom I completed credentialing classes, informed me that the church she previously attended was organizing a mission trip to India. I immediately asked her, "How do I sign up?"

After filling out an application and, a couple months later, interviewing, Larry called me and said that he could not wait to have me on the team. And, I learned that my friend Whitney would be a member of the team, too. Although I know I could work with a group whose members I had never met before, it was very comforting to know that one of these members would actually be someone I know quite well.

As of today, we have now had four meetings, which occur every two Sundays. I am part of the speaking and drama teams and part of my responsibility is to develop at least one 15 minute message on some aspect of Christ's love with an accompanying dramatic presentation of the Scripture on which the message is based. If you feel led, please pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to give me the words that those in my household, my life in LA, and in India need to hear about the sacrificial love and salvation of Jesus of Nazareth.

For future reference, I will end each entry with my prayer for the day for India.

"You have loved me when I have been selfish, rebellious, and even when I have turned my back on You, God. Thank You that I must not earn your love. I pray that You will continue to allow me to dwell on the fact that You love me unconditionally, that Your love has covered my sins, and that it should transform my thoughts and actions into Your thoughts and actions, which glorify You."