We are now back from INDIA in good ole INDIAna! And wow is it different here in Indiana?! Different smells. Different sites. Different faces. Different tastes. Different attitudes. Different views on where to throw trash. Different ideas of how to drive a car. Different hunger for the Word. Many things were different in India... However, one thing was definitely the same as Indiana. There were a whole bunch of people who God has made perfect in His image. He then sent His son to die for ALL these same people. Both in India and Indiana, we have learned that people long to be loved and Jesus did that with EVERYONE. Jesus didn't care who they were, what they did, or how they acted. He loved each of them with love that can only come from the Father. He may have loved them in different ways, but he LOVED each one of them regardless.
Ali and I had a great time in India. The kids we worked with were great. They hung on every word that we said. They laughed at everything that we did. They interacted with us and expressed their appreciation for us coming to share with them. Quite honestly, we felt like rock stars! Why... I really don't know! If only they knew who we really were...
Now we are back... in Keller Park. We are no longer rock stars anymore. We are back in reality. We see hurting kids. We see hurting people. We see sinfulness, filth, dirt, and blindness. We quickly become overwhelmed and frustrated... feeling like we are running into a parked car over and over again. We are reminded that LOVING is hard and it hurts. We are not rock stars. We are people. And God has called us to love other people.
However, India has refueled us. We are ready to continue on with the call God has given us. We are excited to get our hands dirty again. We are excited to be obedient in the little things and not grow weary in doing good. We are excited to LOVE...
...people just like us.
