1 week? 7 days? That's it?!?!?

7 days is all that's left...what happened?!? My time here in Bangalore went so quickly that I can't even even process the reality of 7 days. For those of you who have been patiently waiting for photos, I hope you have a little more patience left in you....I went to post my pictures and the battery in my camera died which wouldn't be a problem except I have no idea what happened to the charger cord. It may have to wait until a Best Buy is easily within my reach. Rest assured I do have photos to quench that taste of India that you've been longing for. My time here has been completely different than I invisioned it to be; however, different doesn't necessarily mean inferior. God is well aware of what we need to grow and how that growth is best facilitated. He is patient and meticulous in His approach. My prayer is that no matter what form the journey takes, I would gladly blaze the trail knowing that it is creating in me the foundations and the heart that endures to the end. As I look back on the last three months I see massive amounts of grace, personal growth, ministry, and a ridiculous new skill that actually pulled out creativity that I never knew was there....all in all, a good three month start to a new venture. Round two of my time in India begins in late July. Planning and purchasing a plane ticket from the US before you've even made it back to the US is hard for the mind to process...everything is happening so quickly. I guess I did ask for a life of adventure....God delivers.

Blessing upon Blessing

With four weeks remaining my thoughts are beginning to drift back to my life at home. I started to recount my life in Pennsylvania and then began to reflect on my upcoming time at home in North Carolina. One thing was clear in both scenarios....the overwhelming goodness of God in my life. Three years ago my life took a dramatic turn and I never would have imagined the places I would go or the things I would experience. It was never in my plan to go to Brazil, live in Pennsylvania and attend a ministry school, or move to India and produce jewlery; all along the way God has taken me to places I didn't expect, but that I couldn't have loved more. He knows me better than I even know myself and every day is filled with plesant suprises that I couldn't have even dreamed of. I love the adventure of this life that I live and I'm filled with awe at the blessings I've received. Even more than that, I'm filled with thankfullness that it's from His goodness that He gives these things, not from anything I did to earn them. I walk through life saying "yes" to what he offers, simply accepting the gifts from His hand, and living a life greater than I ever knew was available. Every move has seemed crazy and I don't always understand it, but the answer is always "yes" because He came to give us life and life abundant; He has a plan not to harm us but to give us a hope and a future.... He has definitely lived up to His words! As sad as I am to be leaving Pennsylvania and the beautiful life I experienced there, I also know that it's time to go home. I am blessed with an amazing family that I love very much and I'm thankful for the time I get to spend with them before moving back to India. I'm fully aware that God orchestrated not only my return, but the return of my brother and sister-in-law and I couldn't be more grateful that in His perfect timing He brought us all together. There's blessing upon blessing upon blessing upon blessing.....the Lord is good.