Last week while in Sivakasi, we went with our friends to one of the Hindu villages I had visited previously with my friend Lilly around 3yrs ago. At that time I was amazed at the openness of the Hindu women and children to the Gospel. They were clearly searching for truth. I had taken drawings to the children, pictures of Jesus that kids from America had colored, with written messages like, “God Loves you”. It was so precious. Each of the children were thrilled. In the end we wound up praying for multiple people. They just kept coming...

We just wanted to write a quick update to let you know how things are going. We are in Bangalore, India and have been getting to know this city over the last few days. Our last month was spent preaching, observing, and planning for our church plant in South/Central India. After seeing SO MANY unreached areas (even in the more Christianized areas of South India), we are set more than ever to plant a mission church that will train up Indian missionaries to go into these unreached areas [To read more about all the things we've witnessed, click here]. We will...

The title of this article is too long as is, but it should be: Using your iPhone or Android Smartphone as a Modem to get Internet for your iPad or Laptop while Traveling, but that won’t fit in the little box. These days most guesthouses have wi-fi, but there are still many areas from Southeast Asia to West Africa where internet is still very limited. Right now we are in a very modern city (Bangalore, India) and could have wi-fi for a few bucks more a night, but we need to save money right now and are staying in a cheaper place. They have no internet...

It is the same, daily, waking up in India. Somewhere around 6am you feel the fan turn off. That’s your first wake-up call. The electricity is out. Second the horns start, some never taking even a moment to catch their breath, screaming until out of earshot. “Good morning,” they sing. India is the most unique place I’ve ever been. The colors are vibrant, like the leaves of the tress in Baru, the foods require great finger dexterity, and the traffic is just this side of being considered a war-zone. We are often invited into homes as we...

We just received this testimony from our good friend Pastor Ebanezer Selvaraj in Chennai, India. We (Dustan and Darlene) ministered at his church a few weeks ago. Praise God for all he is doing! And thank you Solomon Selvaraj for translating during our prayer. It really helps if we can agree and give the Word of God in response! Below is the testimony with pictures of us praying with this sweet mother! And yes, we’ve got it on tape! From Pastor Ebanezer: Two weeks earlier this lady came to Church with tears hoping that God would touch her son who was...

Click to download a print-friendly PDF version of this Newsletter. When we arrived in Chennai we were once again greeted by our beloved and boisterous brother, India. This nation is like no other. The traffic screams both ways, the hospitality is beyond almost any other we’ve ever tasted (they are neck to neck with Indonesia on this point), and the food is as delicious and potent as the colors. It is wonderfully new and the smells, the sounds, the sights, all slam into you like a freight train. Somewhere along the buckled sidewalks, as...

A lot of people have asked me how I’m able to travel and look good out here while backpacking, ministering, and all the while being on tv…. So in this blog I want to share some of my “secrets” and tips to how you CAN be on the mission field, and YES still look good. (At some old ruins in Chiang Mai, Thailand) After our first 14month long missions journey Dustan and I went on I learned how to be creative with a few things such as with fixing my hair with no curling iron, hair straightener, hair dryer, or any other electronic hair...