It’s a big goal. To everyone else it seems unattainable, but not for this youth pastor. He wants 200 youth (ages 16-30), who are believers, active in his church’s youth group by the end of the year. Right now, there are only 35. He believes it can happen through your prayers. He wants this generation [...]

A classroom chock full of children in blue uniforms greet me with an exuberant, “Hello. Welcome Auntie!”

I’m instant family. This feeling is great and speaks volumes because family is important to me.

As I look into the Indian children’s shining eyes and smiling faces, I realize I’m immediately being looked up to and respected. I am family, and the incredible part is that they don’t even know my name.

A local Bible schoolteacher pointed out there were not many believers in Kolkata. The population of the city and its immediate surrounding area is estimated to be around 15 million (2001 Indian Census). He asks that fellow believers world-wide join him in praying for Calcutan Christians to feel the Spirit calling them to share Christ’s [...]

She’s crying for her mom.

Tears stream down her face as I pull the little girl dressed in green and blue jeans to me.

“It’s okay,” I say, putting her on my lap. I rock her back-and-forth. Finally, the waterworks stop flowing. She sits for a long time, not saying or doing anything, completely satisfied.

Tall, orange flowers stretch up to the morning sun. The bright colors make a stark contrast to the weeds covering blackened tombstones. When I ask the guide about the flowers, he just shrugs and explains the Elephant Flower grows among the weeds.

“Oh, so is it a weed?” I ask.

His bicycle lay on the ground, the wheels still spinning. He’d been delivering water pipes to homes around Kolkata. A man came up to the boy’s body and lifted his limp head. The boy’s eyes were wide open and he didn’t blink. The man placed his head back on the ground and walked away. The [...]