JWAM(jami with a mission)

Friday, March 28, 2008

week 2!!

ok, so maybe the honey moon stage is over, but there is still work to be done. if you could keep our team in your prayers that would be amazing! it is a very hard city kolkatta is the "city of death" and we can for sure feel it. it is hard to reach people here in the city because they only see our money, so it has been a challenge to have a simple conversation, we have been overwhelmed most days by the things we see and knowing that we only have Jesus to offer because our money and our love is simply not enough. we see so much poverty and are never sure if the people we see lying on the streets are dead or alive, at times it can be overwhelming. today we started in the mother theresa house and we didn't know how to function, there is so much death in this place and we are in a huge spiritual battle. in our personal lives we are trying to overcome the small things, no cold beverages, being dirty all the time, and not having any of the comforts we are used to, last night haha over half of kolkatta lost power and water, just because they shut it off sometimes lol.... what do you do? we have been fighting like crazy and praying a lot and have hope that we can impact and change lives here, but your prayers are important. i love you all!

Monday, March 24, 2008

loving india!

we are on our 5th day in india and we are starting to get the hang of it, it definately took some getting used to, it is so busy here! i am loving it, we have been meeting with the people we will be working with and learning about the different ministries that are available to us, so far we will be doing a lot of mercy ministries mostly working with children. my favorite so far is the mother theresa house where people come to die with dignity, there are so many who just die on the side of the street here, she wanted a place where they could be taken care of and loved in their last days on earth, i am so excited, i know it will be hard, but i feel peace. we will also be working with homeless children who live in trains, working with kinds kids which is just teaching kids and hanging out with them, we are also walking around and talking to people and hanging out with the kids on the street, they are so precious! i am in my zone here i love it! i am fitting in well with the culture here, we went and bought our indian garb, we are fully decked out! they love americans! it's so funny, but really easy to make friends. living here is a lot differnt, we only have water at certain times of the day(we havent really figured out the exact hours) the electricity someitmes randomly goes off, and even after you shower you are still not clean, but i love it! the poverty here is intense, i cannot describe the things that we have seen, it is heartbreaking, but our team is perfect for the job, we have learned so much about the Lord's heart and what He would want for these people. i am eating some interesting things, today i ordered chicken, and im pretty sure it wasnt...i just stuck with the naan bread and curry! the people here are so beautiful! i cant stand it! i hav hugged so many older women because they are so stinkin cute, and the best part is that they dont care that i dont know them!!!! i love you all! hope you are doing well!

Saturday, March 22, 2008

I made it!

It took us 43hrs, but we made it! i absolutely love it here! i feel so blessed to be here in india! it is so busy, more people than i could have ever imagined, they are so friendly here, we are all having a blast! the ywamers here found a beautiful place for us to stay with running water and toilets, we each have our own bed and they serve us breakfast and dinner! we live in the same building as a christian boarding school for girls and get to hang out with them at night time, they dont really speak english, but we teach eachother songs and dances. My heart gets overwhelmed at times because the poverty here is intense, but i love them the best i know, it is so fun to turn someone who is begging into a friend! its fun to show them that they are worth knowing! fun fact: they dont have speed limits,lanes, or traffic lights and ive almost been hit by a car\train about 4 times! gotta love it! i wish i could say more, but i only have ten min. i love you all so much! i will try and write soon!

Monday, March 17, 2008

Our india/thailand team!

india/thailand here i come!!!

we leave tomarrow at 4 a.m.!! we are almost all packed up and dreading saying goodbye. i cant beleive lecture phase is over! it has gone by so fast, i definately had the time of my life! i wont be able to talk on the phone for the next two months, but i love you all and will see you soon!