So grateful for all that God did while we were in India.  Thanks to everyone who supported, prayed, fasted and helped.  The results are beyond what we would have thought.  Over 20,000 people came to Christ in multiple meetings.  17,815 people were saved in one night at the crusade.  To put it in perspective, it would be like everyone in the Rose Garden (Easter 2007) coming to Christ all at one time and then add 3,000 extra people.  We believe it is possible that more people came to Christ in the days we were in India than in our entire history all added up.  Just completely ONLY GOD. 

Living Hope is 13 years old.  For 11 of those 13 our hearts and minds have been intently focused on the local communities we are in.  Every church has to listen to God and follow His voice.  When you read the Bible and study the early church you cannot escape the reality of God so loved the....world.  He opened massively obvious doors for us to go to India, we went and will never be the same.  India is "to the ends of the earth".  India will be part of each of us forever. 

People just want the simple message of Jesus.  It is all any of us need.  I want to thank Living Hope for being part of this historical moment for our church.  Thank you for praying.  Thank you for fasting.  Thank you for being the church you are in this community and in this world.  Your light shine brights and people are finding Christ.  It is good!

The video from the crusade of course is just a small piece of what ONLY GOD did.  I called Michelle to "listen" and did not know she was in a prayer meeting with some of the wives whose husbands were gone.  She only heard me share the Gospel and then heard Teresa (who was sitting next to George who was holding the phone) say "OH MY GOD, WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT"  

There were moments that changed all of us.  There was a moment when heaven touched earth and thousands turned from Hinduism and received Jesus Christ.  Amazing.  The moments that changed me the most were when we visited the leper colony and the gypsy village.  I really don't have words.  Precious people who just had NOTHING, but seemingly had everything.  They were happy.  We fed both the lepers and the gypsies.  We spent time with them and even did a spontaneous service in the leper colony where 83 of the 100 there asked Christ into their hearts. 

I was so burdened because this one woman said to our group, "Thank you for coming".  I found out that people come, but mostly do nothing after they leave.  Understandable because it takes work, but unacceptable because they are Jesus and we have to serve them.  As I went back to my hotel room, where even though I couldn't drink the water, I did have electricity.  I did have a bed.  I didn't have a social tag on my head "Leper".  The burden was real.  I was invited by Shawn Lewis to help write a song called "The Least of These" (kinda like helping Michael Jordan in shooting a three point shot).  I shared my "heart" with Shawn and he did the rest.  

As a church, we can't do everything but we have to do something, and we will.

There are numerous ways we will reach the world, beginning in our community.  I will share this weekend all of the ways we will reach out and be Jesus to so many who need us.

I can't think of a better time, while the economy is bad, for us to reach out. 

We will go after every service to serve homeless people.  There will be team leaders who will go with each team, to designated areas where we know the homeless community lives.  Just bring coats, new socks, hats, blankets with you to church.  We will take them, but my goal is that some of you would go and take stuff to the people yourselves.  Supporting India was amazing.  Going to India changed my life.

So proud of our TEAM INDIA.  Hope for India was preached and lived.  Everyone on the team had moments.  Moments always change us.  Thanks to the team who sacrificed and served.  God created memories that we will have for our whole lives.  Love each of you so much.