Why Go To India?

I have had a few friends wonder why I am going with a team from Restoration to India. It is a good question given how young our new church is and all the needs we have right here in Denver. Here is my response.

1. I need my heart to be broken. There is nothing like the sensory assault of the slums of Calcutta to help you feel how much pain there is in this world. There is nothing in the world like the poverty experienced by the Dalits in India. I am going because I want a bigger heart, a global heart.
2. There is poverty and there is extreme poverty. We help the poor in Denver, but we do not have extreme poverty in Denver. The untouchables live on less than two dollars a day. Many of them live on less than one dollar a day. I feel a moral obligation to help.
3. The Dalits are looking for hope. There are more Dalits in India than there are people living in the US. They are leaving Hinduism because it has held them down for thousands of years. They are starving for grace and a religion that teaches that all people are equal (Galatians 3:28).
4. Jesus said he wants us to be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). I want to witness locally and globally to the good news that the Kingdom of God has come to earth in Jesus and can be our experience right now!

Our team leaves July 10th and comes back July 21st. Please pray God uses us to bless people with medical needs, create economic opportunities, encourage leaders and church planters, and educate people who are needing knowledge to become more whole. Thanks.