In just one week Jeff and I will embark on one of our most challenging “Mission of Hope” endeavors so far. We’re headed to India and we are so EXCITED! Some may ask why India? After all, the journey there is an arduous one, even for the most physically fit. Well, I can think of 500 million reasons – that’s the number of people in India who have never heard the name of Jesus, not even one time in their lives. Imagine for a moment a land where for millions, it is their birthright to live a life of poverty and oppression, a land where cows are more sacred than human beings and where disabled people like me are considered untouchable. India is home to over 1 billion people and less than 2.5 % are Christians. In fact, over 500 thousand villages are without a church or a Missionary. Nonetheless, India is desperately looking everywhere for salvation, worshipping 330 million different gods. As you can see, we have before us a tremendous challenge.

Please keep us in your prayers as we begin our journey to India next week (Sept 9). To make the trip a little less difficult for me, we will stop in Scotland as a halfway point where I will speak in Edinburgh on Sunday (Sept 12). From there we will fly 10hrs to Hyderabad, India and travel 6 hrs by car to the town of Narasaraopet in the southern part of India. From here we will travel daily to 22 different villages where we will host strategic evangelical outreaches in churches, schools, jails, and orphanages.

As we prepare to go, pray that the Lord would use our lives to leave a lasting impact on the people we will meet. Pray with us that God will already begin working in the hearts, minds, and lives of those who will attend our outreach services, even before they arrive. Pray for hearts to be opened to the gospel and that many will come to put their faith in Jesus Christ as their one and only Savior. Pray specifically for courage. People in India pay a huge price to follow Jesus. Once they convert to Christianity, their family will likely disown them. We need to understand and pray for the spiritual battle that will surely be taking place in their hearts and minds.

A special "THANK YOU" to those of you who have recently joined my monthly support team! I feel so blessed to have such loyal friends like you that enable me to go "into all the world" and see lives changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. Be assured that you are making a huge difference in the lives of those you enable me to reach. THANK YOU!!

Until next time... this is your missionary, Bernadette... headed to India!

In His Service,
Bernadette Todd

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Posted by Bernadette at 09:09 AM