Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

A question God has placed on my heart for the last weeks in India. First and foremost I would like to thank everyone for supporting me both financially and in prayer. Without your support I wouldn't have made it this far. India is an amazing place. The people here are beautiful. During my time with my RockHarbor family we were blessed to be a part of many things that grew the Kingdom of God. During the time spent with the RockHarbor Team God placed it on my heart to remain in Tenali. I will join Harvest India as a volunteer member of it's staff until late March in an act of obedience to the way I feel the Lord has called me. Our 3 day Vacation Bible School for the orphan children was a huge sucess! We had a chance to teach them Bible memory verses, sing songs play games and make wonderful crafts. The children blessed us far greater than we possibly could have blessed them and even now as I see them they sing the songs we taught them and wear the bracelets we made together. The work here is taking root and it is encouraging to see God's children growing in faith. We also visited a few of the elderly homes that Harvest India has founded. The elderly in India are some of the lowest caste. Most often if your spouse dies your children take your possesions and abandon you to the streets. It is so shocking I didn't understand how it could be at first but over and over again we heard stories of how these women were left with nothing and thrown into the streets with nowhere to go. Harvest India counts them as a prized possesion. They welcome these women, and some men, into the body of Christ and provide food for there bodies, shelter for there safety, and most importantly Godly teaching for there eternal well being. Harvest India counts these women as some of the most crucial in their ministries. It's through there diligence in prayer joined with countless other supporters that all things are made possible here in India. The power of prayer is amazing here. Harvest India takes ALL things to prayer and through their seeking of the Lord He is blessing them continously. The work here is groing rapidly and thus the need for workers in great. A need at Harvest India that has been in prayer for months was for someone from the states to be in India to act as an outlet of communication between Harvest India and the Western World. As soon as the need was shared it weighed heavy on my heart. I now know that this is where I should be and so I have faithfully embraced India as my home until the Lord advises me otherwise. I have committed through the end of March. Because of the Lord's timing, which is never ours, this call has left me in complete reliance on the Lord for his provision. In order for me to remain in India I will need to raise support once more. In faith I am praying that God will provide to sustain my resposibilities at home and living costs here in India. I ask that you please pray about what supporting me might look like for you. Prayer is most important! However, if you are able to continue to financially support my ministry in India I am in need. I have started a blog that I will be updating regularly to keep you all informed on the ministries happening in India and you are welcome to view the team blog to get more information on what the past two weeks have been like for the team. Please visit www.rockharborindiateam.blogspot.com and www.johnbrokenshire.blogspot.com for further information. Blessings, John