Satsong and TNT

Hey guys!

Last night we had the cool opportunity to participate in an Indian Satsong, which is a sort of worship service that is pretty typical among the (few) believers in India. Mark, one of the guys who has been living in India led it. He was the guy that spoke at our missions conference about living, working, and laboring in India. We had a time of prayer, then we learned some chants in Hindi and also a hymn. After that we read the story of Jesus calming the storm and discussed in small groups. My favorite part was definitely the hymn. They had the Hindi words, which we sang, and the translation both up on the screen. It blew my mind to think that if it weren't for the translation up there I would have no idea what I was saying... BUT GOD DOES! This, more than anything else, was proof to me that God is a God of the world, not just of Kaleo, or K-State, or Kansas, but of the world. It was really humbling and so cool to know that He heard and understood every word we were singing. Later that night, my D-group got the chance to meet with Mark and ask questions about missions, India, and his ministry there. It was amazing to hear stories, see how the process works, and learn about the culture in India. I am really loving learning more, and the more I learn the more I can feel my heart growing for these people.

Tonight's TNT was all about eternal perspective. Jordan spoke about how our purpose in life is for eternal things. He talked about how we're not guaranteed tomorrow and so we should make the most of today. He said that after a near-death experience his whole outlook on life changed. We should not let anyone come into our lives and leave without hearing the gospel. There is no promise that we have tomorrow so we should not waste time just because we think we will have more of it. This went along perfectly with the book I just finished reading, One Heartbeat Away, by Mark Cahill. I would definitely recommend it. It seemed like it was geared more towards non-believers but I think it served as a great reminder for me as well.

Short update, I know. Thanks for checking in! Until next time...

Sarah
XOXO

Prayer Requests:
*India- That God would be growing my, and other peoples', hearts for this nation where the harvest is SO plentiful but the laborers are SO few.
*Mark McIntyre- He's home on furlough right now and is getting ready to head back. For save travel and reassurance that Jesus is worth what he's doing
*The teams in India- We have a summer team there now who are getting ready to head back home. A new wave of people are going this fall to join the people who are in India long-term. Pray that the teams would connect well and really have a unified vision for the nation and their ministry
*Eternal perspective- Pray that all of here at Kaleo would begin to see just how short of a time we have to make an impact, and that we would use that time well and make an eternal impact in the lives of those we come into contact with!