To be honest, I’m not a big fan of blogs. I'm not sure that
what I have to share is so important that other people really have to take time
out of their day to read what I'm thinking or going through at the moment.
Yet, here I am typing at my desk a blog for you to read. So it
raises a question: why do it?
Well the reason that I put together this blog is because 12 members from BSLC will be
leaving for India on January 17th. We are heading over there primarily
because we want to see and experience what God is doing over there. We
want to see how God is working through the lives of the people over in India,
specifically in the region surrounding Guntur. We'll be doing this by
visiting several of the congregations that belong to Bible Faith Lutheran
Ministries to India (I'll share more about them in future posts). We will be
spending time in these congregations sharing our story and what God is doing
here while listening to how God is working in their lives. We will be
spending time in their homes with their families encouraging one other and building
one another up. And over the course of the trip, I hope to share the
stories we hear and the images we see so that you too can see how God is at
work in India and maybe help you see how God is working in your life as well.
And, if you think
about it, this really gets to the heart of the question of "why do it?”
Because even though what I think or do may not be very important, what
God is doing is extremely important and is worth sharing. I hope these
blog entries for the trip serve that purpose as you share in the experiences of
India, but also share in the experiences of a God who loves us in Christ no
matter where we are globally or personally.
The next post will be on January 15th.
The next post will be on January 15th.
Pastor Joe Behnke
