2012 Mission

In October, 2012 our first mission team of 11 women traveled half way around the world to Tenali, India.  Our primary focus was to bring God’s love to the Ashraya and elder women and to instill the assurance of God’s value of each life. We accomplished this by investing time each day praying with our sisters and meeting with them regularly. We provided simple act of kindness; applying lotion and nail polish to the younger girls, providing sweaters for warmth to the elders (yes, they wear sweaters in 90 degrees; 90 degrees in India is like winter 20-30 degrees colder than their summers) and providing lounge chairs to the elders so they could get off the hard ground.   But the thing they told us they appreciated most was the time we spent with them, praying, touching and caring about their prayer needs, calling them by name. The simple things we all need to feel loved. Though investing time, touch and love to these sisters, and by the grace of the Holy Spirit, walls fell down and the unity of true Christian fellowship emerged. We were able to share God’s love, and reveal to these women the unique value and beauty they possess.  Bond of true love and compassion were so strong, tears were shed upon our departure for home. We knew we’d be coming back and God would make the way.