Fifteen people squeezed into the shack made of recycled trash and held together by three metal poles. Even more people stood outside the wooden door. The crowd stood transfixed by the story of a mighty and powerful God who was born in slum-like surroundings and without a bed – just like them. Chet* looked around [...]

David and the rest of the Brook Hills team are an easygoing crew, so traveling to Mumbai, India to share the gospel in the slums hasn’t caused a lot of stress.

[Note: The Southeastern team has returned home but their stories continue pouring in. -mReport] “You have no idea how important this is,” Kurt, a Southeastern student, told three Indian believers. They had taken the initial step of faith but had never been baptized. Kurt walked through what baptism means and the symbolism behind it. Jesus [...]

[Note: The Southeastern team has returned home but their stories continue pouring in. -mReport] *Pratima’s husband beats her because she is a believer. If she goes to church, he beats her when she returns. Once, he beat her about the head to the point that she cried out in the name of Jesus. When she [...]

As you finish your day, the Brook Hills team is starting theirs. Take a moment to pray for these requests: Today, everyone went out on the streets of Mumbai. Pray for the continued healing of team members who have been sick. Pray for their sustained health through the duration of this trip. Tomorrow, the team [...]

“As soon as my husband gets home and … my brother, I want to share with them,” the woman said. Sitting in her humble home, she had listened attentively as Tim and David, two volunteers with the Southeastern team, shared with her. “She was ready to give her idols up,” Tim exclaimed. “She didn’t want [...]

“Fortunes told! I can tell your future! Fortunes told!” called the small Indian man as he made his way through the streets of a slum outside of Mumbai, India.

“Who is this guy?” asked Spencer, a member of the Brook Hills team that is sharing the Good News in Mumbai this week.

The team was sitting on the porch of a small house in a slum area. It was late in the afternoon, and the team had been invited to the home for tea. Inside, the women were building a fire to boil the water. Outside, the men visited on the small porch. A curious crowd of onlookers quickly began to form, and it was then that the strange little man approached the crowd, offering to tell their fortunes.

One small room played host to 15 people.  Several Christian women shared Bible stories with unbelieving Hindu neighbors. A lady in the corner began shaking.  As her convulsions become more violent, Rachel heard foreign whispers from the people around her. “They say she has an evil spirit in her,” Rachel’s translator explained. Quickly, Rachel and [...]

The Brook Hills team has had a great first day walking the streets of Mumbai meeting people in homes. Take a moment to lift up these prayer requests: David- I think sensitivity to the Spirit should be a constant prayer. It’s so comforting to know that God is working all across the city, but we [...]

“I always wanted a talent to use for God … “ *Sabeena exclaimed, “you have come and taught me how to play the piano, and now I have a talent I can share with my church and with others for the Lord!” Sabeena is a 17-year old girl who has been learning piano at a [...]