And We’re Off…
When you read this, we will probably be somewhere over the European continent flying from Frankfurt, Germany to Delhi, India. There we will meet up with one of our Church Projects, Catalyst India, and our friend Abhishek Gier. Everything will be different; the food, the time zone (12.5 hours), the crowds, and the needs. Over this next week and half we will be exploring with Catalyst what it might look like to create a Missions Next experience for our church and what it personally looks like to engage the poor with dignity and hope in Jesus Christ. During our time, we will hear and see things that will break our hearts, but it is helpful to remind ourselves that first it breaks God’s heart. Yes. He desires us to “learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed (and) take up the cause of the fatherless.” (Isaiah 1:17), but He goes before us and “directs our footsteps according to His word.” (Psalm 119:133) We are eager to learn much this week, to listen to what God has for us and our church, and to encourage the work of the Holy Spirit in Delhi, India. But we need you….please be praying for us, praying for the work that Catalyst India is engaging in for the Kingdom of God, and for the children that we will be working with -that they would know how loved they are by their glorious Father who knows them and loves them. We can’t wait to see what He has in store!
Beth Burgess, Tracy Haugen, Dustin Harrison