
I woke up at 4am feeling the weight of my decision going to Orissa. I felt somewhat nauseous & thought long & hard about my wife & son. Did I hear correctly from the Lord? Am I living by faith? Am I willing to die? Am I stupid? My friend, roommate, coworker, & local Indian contact also woke up before dawn to seek the Lord.
As my friends picked me up at the airport in the coastal city of Vishakhapatnam, we started talking about how our YWAM Kansas City DTS students were doing on outreach so far. My wife Joyce & I have been so proud of both the teams that are going hard for the Lord. Our team in India have been ministering to orphans & people in tribal villages that are unreached unengaged people groups (UUPG’s). During our conversation in the car, my friend starts talking about Orissa & the current situation of persecution & sharing with me how it all began. While I was in India, 2 Italians were kidnapped by
Maoist rebels in the village
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