He got his first tattoo at age 12.

The inking continued. Priam Sanchat* is 43 now and his body is a tapestry. The tattoos are infected, festering and give a chronic case of itching. He hasn’t showered in ages. His skin is blackened. Flies feed on his open wounds.

Sanchat squats in the dirt — hungry and thirsting for something more than just the water Chris Kirkendoll hands him. The Southern Cross volunteer from First Baptist Church, Thomasville, Ga., recognizes the man’s real need, peace, and prays with him. The rough looking character tells Kirkendoll that he hasn’t lived a good life; that he’s done a lot of bad things.

“Ask Jesus for forgiveness and he will love you and help you in all that you do,” Kirkendoll tells the man. “God is your father; He is my father.

When the hand of God moves through ordinary people to touch the life of another something extraordinary happens. The natural becomes supernatural and hearts are forever changed.

[Note: The Southeastern team has returned home but their stories continue to come. mReport] *Vama wanted to know why her pain had returned. God healed her once before. Now, the pain was back. “She was still praising God,” Bekah said. “She still loves Him and trusts Him. She just couldn’t understand why the pain had [...]

The woman fights back her tears, biting her lip as it quivers. As hard as Meena* wants not to cry, they fall. Defiantly, she tries to wipe them away as quickly as they well up in her eyes. Angry. Meena is angry, angry with God, wondering why He’s allowed such hardship in her life. Her [...]

Arriving in a lower class area of north Mumbai, we climbed a steep, bright blue steel staircase to meet with *Shama, a local believer. As we ascended to the front of her home, an area the size of a fire escape, Shama and her neighbor, *Ranee, greeted us on the crowded stoop. Ranee’s countenance was [...]

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.