India here I come..

After work today, I went to get all my vaccinations. I had my Typhoid shot and got my double dose of Cholera oral vaccination (which means I will have to scull the yucky thing tomorrow morning on an empty stomach!). The damage was like $140 altogether!!

I rushed home to find all my youth leaders already at my place for our every second month of the year's leadership meeting held at my place. I feel extremely blessed to have such a strong support network of my bros and sis in Christ who shares so much passion for God. Mel, Michelle, Joel, Enoch, Ron, Faith & Alice all gathered around me tonight to pray for me as I prepare myself to go to India to witness another part of God's marvelous creation. While they were all praying, four ppl all prophesied over me. Faith said that I need to stay pure and holy in God's sight, that God will use me mightily; that I am not just going to India for a friend's wedding but for something greater. I have to watch the words that come out of my mouth for God will use me in unexpected ways. Alice saw a picture of a child. To me, it was like a reminder of my position in Christ.. that I am a Child of God, an heir to His throne, that I take all authority and power that my God has given unto me. As well, it was a reminder of God's cry for India.. His people, His children... Both Enoch and Mel said the same things to me; that when I return from this trip, I will not be the same again. The things I see and witness in India will be life changing. That God will take me to a new level that I've never been before as I've always cried out to Him all this time. Despite the anxieties that I feel heading to a third-world country for the first time, I am nevertheless, very excited by the 'newness' that is yet to come.

God is already doing something in my heart. Even though I am leaving on Wed to Singapore and Malaysia first, my heart is still looking towards India as the main destination. I've seen the photos that Yinz has shown me of parts of India. The immense povery in the country, the putrid smell, the millions of ppl that walks in the streets of India, the cows that shares the same road as the cars, the beggars that comes up to foreigners not for money but for food, the homeless who squads right in front of the public eye to do their thing but because of their malnutrition, it is diarrhea that splurts out (excuse the revolting image) and many more horrific, culture-shock stories.

However, the funny thing is, despite all the poverty, the ppl there are happy. They are content with how their life is.. and no matter where they may be living, be it under the bridge or some shack they've build out of scrap, they always seem to be smiling and find joy in the simple things of life..

I can't wait to see it in reality...

Pls uphold me in your prayers as I make my journey to what will be the 'biggest' life changing trip of my life....