Home for the holidays

9 flights, 11000 miles, 40 hours of travel time, a quick stop in Hawaii, a quick stop in California, and I am back in my hometown of Bradenton, Florida. (where I fell asleep for about 2 days). It has been amazing to slow down to spend a few days with family.

The past few days, I have been thinking a lot about the last six months of life. It has been quite a task for me to sum up my months staffing Discipleship Training School with YWAM, and I am not sure I am done processing all that God has done in the nations around the world and the 55 students that came to Kona 6 months ago. Nations have been truly i

mpacted with the love of God as we heard of many from almost every team coming to know Jesus. More importantly, 55 students have hearts that have been impacted for the rest of the

ir lives with the love of God. For example, one of the students who went on outreach with me, is now re

turning to YWAM (along with around 10 more students) to begin a life dedicated to reaching the lost in the nations of the world.

As for a more complete look at DTS, I will put up the video summarizing DTS tomorrow as well as give an update on an exciting, and fast approaching, 2011. An opportunity has come that I cannot wait to share with everyone. I hope everyone is having amazing times with their families for the holidays and stirred about what God has for you in 2011! (I know I am)

Happy holidays

Last days in Mumbai

The bittersweet goodbye to India is only a day away. As we have taken the day to look back at God's faithfulness, power and love at work over the past 3 months, I am at a loss for words. It has been such a humbling experience to share about the kingdom of heaven with so many, and see so many come into His eternal kingdom.

More than what has happened in India, I am blessed to see all 6 students on this outreach hungry for more of God, and expectant for their futures to change cities and nations. Not one is leaving unchanged or ready for God's love to bring revival wherever they go. Some will continue in missions for years, while others return home with changed hearts and a testimony of God's love.

I look forward to sharing much more soon about the overall aspects of outreach and what God has taught us all. Bless everyone!

Chase

Indian thanksgiving and house churches

Oh Turkey Day... pumpkin pie... sweet potato casserole... and gravy, sweet gravy... how I missed you this past Thursday. I am a simple man, and I simply love Thanksgiving. I would argue that there is no sweeter or more delicious holiday in the year. As I awoke this past Thursday morning, there was no smell of Thanksgiving, but we praised the Lord anyway. :)

And then the Lord blessed us... myself and my team were treated to a surprise Thansgiving dinner that certainly was unforgettable. There was actually turkey on the menu! (but it was out of season, haha) But there was also steak on the menu! (which was in season and also surprising being in India) So, myself and the team had traditional steak thanksgiving meals! haha, it was a surprise and a blessing.

As for this week, we continued to see the Lord show us how hungry the people of India are for God. more have come to know the Lord in house churches and we continue to see freedom and love move people's hearts closer to the Lord each night. I love sharing the Lord's love with each and every hungry soul. There is such a need for servants in this city and country, but the Lord is moving in so many ways here. Blessings and love, and happy steak thanksgiving!!!

Only two weeks left and we want more from God!

Our time in Wardha

Here is a video I put together of our time in Wardha. It was my first time editing anything like this, but I will get better. Hope it blesses you!

The Bustle is Back

After cramming into a local train Monday, waving down some taxis, meeting a variety of people in the city of 20 million, sweating while eating some chicken masala, and visiting a Muslim district with a mosque on every block, I knew I was back in Mumbai. It is good to be back in this city and full of opportunity.

We have had a blessed week serving in a new community of Islam known as neighbors to the locals. There is a need for open doors there, and for a commitment. We have met some amazing contacts for this field if any are interested long term.

I have a video summarizing our time in Wardha, central India, but my comnputer froze and is not working. So I will try my best to find a way to get it up for everyone to see the amazing time the Lord gave us in Wardha. Bless y'all and see most in a month.

I'll be in Florida a few days before Christmas and will be visiting with as many as I can. For now, we keep our focus and continue to bring the kingdom of love.

Goodbye villages, Hello Mumbai

The time has come for our team to leave the beautiful plains in central India. Wardha, our current city, has been nothing but an orchestrated blessing from Jesus. Friendships with the workers in this ministry are certainly not temporary and I look forward to seeing freindship with this organization grow. (myself and brother Kishur, who pastors village house churches and smiles constantly, after church today)

After visiting many unreached villages, my heart leaves full of love and expectancy for the future in these lands. At the pastors conference this week, we spent 3 days in prayer and joyful worship concluded by the pastors washing each others feet. God is truly blessing them in love and unity. Brother Ashu, the director of the local Dinbandhu outreach ministry in Wardha, has been an amazing servant and I hope to see more teams come to bless this organization...maybe I will come back one day too. :)

And now we head back to the city of crazy transport and people everywhere. We hope to minister in slums through preaching, bless orphanages with available hands to work, and see God reveal Himself to workers in Bollywood. These are going to be some busy weeks in Mumbai where the lost desperately need the love of Jesus. Lord, open the doors...