What a GREAT God.

I think about the countless times I've begged God saying "I will go," or "here am I Lord, send me!" and how here I sit, in Chennai, blessed to be given this chance to serve God overseas. I think of how wonderful our God is, how He remains faithful to us. He knew the desires of my heart, and in His sovereign knowledge and timing He's given me this time. This time to give back a VERY tiny bit that I can, since He has given me nothing less than eternity.

"Give me your eyes for just one second, give me your eyes so I can see, everything that I keep missing. Give me your love your humanity. Give me your arms for the broken hearted the ones that are far beyond my reach. Give me your heart for the ones forgotten. Give me your eyes so I can see." Brandon Heath.

This is where I have started; asking Him for His eyes and His heart. Humbly asking if He will grant me the honor of being His hands and feet. And in reverence asking for His love, and for that love to extend through me.

I know and realize for my time here to be a success all these things will have to become reality. What am I without Christ's love? What will the children gain from me without me becoming an extension of Him? If my heart doesn't ache with theirs what benefit will there be? The answer is nothing. By His grace He has brought me here and through His grace He will grant me the knowledge, strength and wisdom to accomplish these things.

I am at an orphanage with fourty-four children. And they're absolutely beautiful!!! I can't even begin to describe their beauty to you. They're beyond talented, and just exude joy! Their vibrant smiles brighten up my days and laughter fills the building. We play games, have meals together, bible studies, and mostly enjoy life together.

I can't beleive how much I have to learn from these children! Their knowledge in the simplicity of life astounds me! Just how they go about their lives every single day with such greatfulness through they come from such brokeness. The power of Christ is so evident in their lives, a single glance from them leaves me awestruck.

Being here for over two weeks now, it amazes me how much I have already felt God begin to change me. Not the surface level change, but from the depths of me, those untoched places that I before never would have allowed Him into. They're transforming. They're softening. They're moulding into what a perfect God wants them to be. I've been blessed with His abundant love that is constantly showering over me; and how that I've taken a step back to realize this, it's altering the way I think, changing how I talk, changing my interactions with others for the better and above all transforming the way I live my life: with God in the center, God on the sides, and God flowing through EVERY SINGLE aspect of me.

I sit here today with just one prayer: that I won't get in the way of God's transformations. But instead, open my heart to it, welcome Him into my life with open arms, and for what I feel to become so contagious that it'll come to effect the people around me.

I thank-you for your prayers!!!