09in0122rl3 - Expectations Of My Missions Trip!!!

Well...To be honest why it has taken me so long to write this blog is because I have no idea what to write! I do not no what to expect.

I have heard many things (here are a few of the most extreme):

"Your going to get leprosy and die"

"You will be martered over there because people who live in India hate Christians"

"This will be such an amazing expierence that you will never forget, you will not come back the same that you left."

"They will not allow you to keep your dreads so just cut them off now."

I do not care what I have heard, all I care about is getting as many souls as possible into the Lord's massive Kingdom! Yes, I do believe that this trip will change my life. No, I do not believe that I am going to die, have to cut off my dreads, or catch leprosy.

I guess what this blog is really about is not what others are expecting but what I am expecting. I am expecting to reach the lost, broken-hearted, and hungry. I am expecting challanges. I am expecting to be broken, humbled, and healed on this trip. I am expecting to reach the nations for Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour! I am expecting to heal the lepers and to pray over anyone who needs it. I am expecting to go and help the dalites (hopefully that is spelled right). I am expecting to love on others as Jesus loves on us!

As I was writing this I thought "this is cool what am I expecting, but what is expected out of me?" That question is very valid to me. What is expected out of me? I am expected to love. I am expected to join the nations together. I am expected to fulfill the great commition. I am expected to open myself up for God to move in me. I am expected to love. I am expected to love. I am expected to love.

Here is a cool little story I once heard that really encouraged me to go out and focus on the little things, not just the big picture:

There was a boy on the beach. The beach was covered in starfish. Seeing this, the boy got sad and started saving the starfish's lives by throwing them back in the ocean. A man walked up to the boy, and saw all the starfish. The man asked the boy, "Why are you trying to even save these starfish? You will never save them all." The boy replied, "Yes, I may never save all of them but there is one more saved (as he throws a starfish in the ocean), and another one saved (throws another starfish in)".

This story just encouraged me, as I hope it did to you. Let's rise up, children of God! Let's stop feeling bad for our surroundings and stop looking at the overwhelming truth about them. Let's start looking at the overwhelming truth that our Lord can do anything, and that He wants to use us like never before as vessels to bring complete glory to His kingdom!Let's start focusing on saving one starfish at a time! Let's focus while we are in India, not on the horrible look of things, but, the amazing power that our God holds that He can transform it in a snap of a finger!

Blessings upon all of you children of God!

Kevin McKinnon