Usable in His Hands

"And don't forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God."
-Hebrews 13:16

This was the "daily" bible verse that the app on my phone gave me this morning. I contemplated it throughout the duration of my day. I remembered that although I am going to India in a month, my mission trip doesn't start or end there! My "mission field" is every single day, from the time I wake up until I go to sleep. Every day I need to remember that the day belongs to God, and that I need to remember Him and glorify him in everything that I do. What a great reminder! I need to stop looking to the future constantly, and remember to live in the present to become usable in God's hands for whatever he calls me to do.

I'm reading this book titled Dreaming with God by Bill Johnson (I highly recommend that you read it!!), and in one of the chapters titled "Invading Babylon," Johnson gives the notion that we are to invade every area of our society with Christ, be it education, media, churches, or businesses, we are to bring Christ into all of those areas! I was definitely convicted this week as I read that there is no such thing as a secular job, but once you have Christ in your heart, everything is sacred and holy, you are living a life after Him! So whether I am sitting in class, making phone calls at work, or hanging with friends, there is no such thing as a life that is secular and one that includes Christ. Every aspect of my life includes Jesus and I need to remember to wake up each day and give everything to Him for His glory! Every breath that I take, every beat of my heart, every word that I speak all belong to Him, so who am I to separate my life into two compartments, one of the world and one of God?! It was so convicting because so many times I don't think that I am serving God in my every day life, but only on a missions trip am I actually living my life for Him.

It was a great reminder that my life is to exemplify Christ DAILY! I need to pick up my cross and follow Him every morning that I wake up. So if you are reading this, I encourage you to follow the journey he has for you! You don't need to wait until you go somewhere incredible, like India, for him to use you... but in your every day He is with you and wants to use you in some way!

Fundraising page!

Hi Everyone--

My team just created an online fundraising site for each team member! Check it out to learn more about what I will be doing and how you can help support me through finances & prayer!!

Thanks for all of your support already <3

http://www.grouprev.com/india2011edeangelis

Passion for India

I cannot begin to explain to you how excited I am to go to India! Last night, I came across this picture to the left. To think that I will be there in a little over a month makes my heart so happy!

God has placed such a passion and love for India in my heart, that I cannot even begin to explain to you how badly I want to be there, in this picture, with these beautiful children! I'm so thankful that God has given me the opportunity to go to India in December. My heart is captivated by this beautiful culture and the beautiful people that live there! I don't know what God's purpose is for me going, but I know that I won't be able to contain myself the day that December 26th arrives! I mean, it may be even more exciting for me that Christmas!! (And that is saying A LOT!).

I cannot wait to tell you all about my trip when I return. Please continually keep me, my team, and India in your prayers!!


"Pure & genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans & widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you." -James 1:27

I'm going to India!

This blog I have used in the past when I got home from a missions trip, but I want to continue to use it to document the impact that God has made on my life through the use of missions.

This December, I will be venturing out to India! Tenali, Andrha Pradesh to be exact. It honestly is so surreal. About a year ago, God placed a love and passion for India in my heart, and I didn't know if I would see the day where I would be able to go and travel to this beautiful country! I am beyond excited. We have had team meetings over the past two months that have consisted of Ice Breakers, bible memorization, devotionals, testimonies, and even times where we ate Indian Food with our hands!

I am so thankful for this opportunity! God is just so great. This week I also discovered that I have raised half of the funds needed to go! It is so incredible to think that everything is falling into place. I've completely trusted God with this trip because I knew that if I took it in my hands, it would be impossible, but nothing is impossible for Christ!

If you can, please be praying for me as I prepare to go to this country. I want to be equipped and ready for God to use me to impact India. I don't want to walk into this trip thinking about how it will affect me and change my heart, but focus on India. Too many times I think that people walk into a short-term missions trip expecting God to change them, rather than focusing on the purpose behind the trip. I want to be outwardly focused on the beautiful people of India. Pray also that my team becomes equipped and ready to leave in a month and a half as we have a lot of preparation to finish before we leave.

We will be going with Harvest India, an organization that RockHarbor has partnered with for about 10 years now. They work with Orphans, People afflicted with Leprosy, Red Light District Victims, & Elderly. They are a group of people that are outwardly focused on showing Jesus' love to the people.

Please watch this video about this organization. I remember looking into Harvest India over a year ago, so amazed at all that they do. I'm so excited to be going and offering to help them!!



Harvest India from David Trotter on Vimeo.