Today is the first day that I have been back that I can finally say, "Yes, India was awesome.." It seems like it took me awhile to get past some of the little things, but it was indeed a blessing.

One thing I wanted to talk about that seemed to amaze me happened during the prayer time. After every session, people were given the opportunity to receive prayer. The normal routine was that the Indians would stand for prayer, and then the Americans would go and pray for them. It was a blessing for all of us, because that is one of the main reasons why we were there. Yet, sometimes, too many people stood and there just wasn't enough of us. One time, I went and prayed for 3 people during the prayer time, and then the pastor did the closing prayer and everyone sat down. I had planned to pray for another lady after I finished praying for my current one, but she sat down and didn't receive prayer. Later that night, one of the main speakers noticed that no Indians were praying for each other during this time. He did the same thing at the end of his message as usual, and he had people stand to receive prayer. Yet, he then said, "I don't want any of the Americans to do any of the praying. American's do not have any more influence with God or any more power than any of you. Even though we came here to bless you and to pray for you, we are not the only ones that God can use. I have noticed that not very many of you step up to pray for other people. Look around, see the people around you that need prayer and are asking for prayer. Then, go and pray for them." This was awesome, even though I felt completely helpless... but it was incredible, because they were starting to step up and pray for each other. They need to be comfortable praying for one another on a regular basis and in their churches. These are the leaders. After this happened, they started to step in on other prayer times as well. Even though it might not have been as big of a turnout as we would have liked, it was awesome because they are growing. They are being stretched. They are taking steps for God in new ways. Here is one time in which I am thankful for.