Stepping of the plane four weeks ago was like jumping off a cliff for me I had no idea what I had gotten myself into. I found myself here in Delhi India. Buildings were jammed one on top of the other holes in the wall were either makeshift stores or someone’s home. It was hard to tell in some places more than others. The streets were jammed with traffic, and I quickly learned that all the traffic lines and stop lights meant absolutely nothing here in this city. It makes every taxi ride a thrill seeking adventure. Only here will you find a moped, industrial truck, car, bus and rickshaw driving in the same lane. Every morning before breakfast I go up to the balcony on the fourth floor of the house we are staying in and I watch the city in prayer. There is a school below us where I can see the children playing, or watch and occasional cricket game (Still trying to figure out the point of that game). I can hear the prayers of the Hindu temple being sung over a loud speaker, and watch the vendors come by selling anything from fresh fruits and veggies to children’s toys and ice cream. The thought never failing always comes to me: These are Gods people; they are a beautiful people created with such a devotion to worship and a deep rooted value of tradition. The thought of bringing an entire generation in this nation into a relationship with Jesus Christ actually overwhelms me. An entire generation, is that possible? We are so few. God always reminds me. It starts with one.

My team and I are now half way through our Outreach here in India. Our days are filled with intercession, team building, and ministry. We have divided our team into four different ministry groups that rotate every Four weeks. Team A and Team B’s ministry focus as of now is Friendship Evangelism (this is the team I am serving with). We go to the campus of Delhi University everyday and make friends with the students there as well as share with them the message of Christ Jesus. We also Hang out and serve in a local Christian owned Coffee House where we teach students English, give guitar lessons or just develop friendships as well as serve food and drinks. Every Tuesday at this coffee house we invite people we meet to a church service. So far our team has been leading these services. I lead the worship, someone will preach and we do some of our dances and dramas. Then we pray for the students. Every Thursday at the coffee house is an open mic night students come and play and sing for us I have been asked to always have two songs prepared. I will say that this trip has been a stretch in my leadership, as well forced me to overcome some fears that have been holding on to me a long time.

Team C goes to different slum schools and teaches English the children. We sing praise and worship with them, we pray with them, they pray for us, and we tell them bible stories. The slums are where the poorest of the poor live and there are so many of them. You can often see people here in Delhi either sleeping on the side of the road or living in a poorly made home that consists of one room for five people and a dirt floor. The schools are not much better. A tiny room can be used to jam in 50 or so students.

I have so many stories I could tell you but for now I will just stick with one. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning our team goes out to make friends in the neighborhood the first day we did this I was scared and didn’t really want to Go. However I went. My partner was a girl from Switzerland named Seleana, as we walked along we past a lot of people but never actually stopped to talk to any one. At around 11:00 thirty minutes before we were to return home we sat in the park and discussed the whole meeting people and evangelism thing. Through this we both realized we needed to repent because we had passed so many people and so many opportunities. As we sat there we began to pray and we repented before God about our bad attitudes and for not being bold in doing what he had asked. We asked that though we only had a little time left He would still use us and bring a new friend to us. No sooner had we said “Amen” when a girl walked into the park waved at us and then came and sat down next to us on the benches we occupied. Her name was Mina. She didn’t speak English, and we didn’t speak Hindi, but we were able to exchange names and things. She left soon after. I felt amazed at Gods immediate response to our prayer, and thankful for the lesson I learned through it.

There are many strong holds here in this city and I would ask that as we pray against them as a team that you would lift them up in prayer as well. There are strongholds of anger, lust, depression, pride, Immorality, and idolatry. Also please keep our team in prayer. I can tell you that there is a heaviness over this city and it is hard to press in and hear from God most of the time. However we still are pressing in and trusting God for divine appointments and salvation for the people. He has given us many thus far and we are praying for even more in the coming weeks. Our team’s health needs to be lifted in prayer also, for as many that are going out there seems to be the same amount home sick. I myself have been in bed for almost three days now with a stomach flue of some sort along with several others of my roommates. Thanks so much for your prayers and support. I am so excited for the new stories I will have the next time I get to write to all of you!

BUILDING HIS KINGDOM,

CRYSTAL HUFF