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On the Train Again with Willie Nelson

I feel like the Willie Nelson. Yep, I'm on the train again. We are going south to visit about 20 children's homes in 2 weeks time. Please pray for our revival in the villages this upcoming week, that God would shine His light in the darkness...

March 6, 2009 | 1 Comment | View or add comments

Super-Saver Shopping Saves Lives

I bought 1,500 pairs of jeans and 300 skirts for 400 USD. Pretty amazing, huh? The money I saved will keep a pastor on the field for one year, and provide enough food for a kid for one year. I saved 800 USD by being a super shopper, and what kept running through my mind was that I'll be saving a child's life and saving lost souls through this investment...

March 5, 2009 | 0 Comments | View or add comments

Having A Cold One in the East

"It is time for another cold one," I said this morning. But trust me, it doesn't have the same meaning here as it does in America. In the U.S. a "cold one" means a brew. Here in India it means my next bath. I want you to say, "Thank you Jesus! I have hot water on cold nights, in my nice warm house."

March 4, 2009 | 0 Comments | View or add comments

Happiest Words: Thanks for being a dad to me...

The other day, a girl brought up in the orphanage called me. I know her whole family. There are three sisters and one brother. She was 12 the first time we met. I watched her grow up and have always been her good friend. Yesterday her baby was brought into this world. She called me to share the news...

March 3, 2009 | 0 Comments | View or add comments

Lives are Being Changed Every Day

I have been able to accomplish a lot this past week upon my arrival in N. India. I spent two days on a train, and trust me dear friend, after 2 days on a train with a 2 year old, you pray that the rapture will happen sooner than it's supposed to!

March 2, 2009 | 0 Comments | View or add comments

Paralyzed Man Walks, Family of 9 Saved!

Does God answer the prayers of children? There was a girl named Anna from the children's home who came 2 years ago. Her father had fallen from a tree and was paralyzed. So Anna prayed for her father, and he began to feel strength come into his back at the same moment she had been praying...

March 1, 2009 | 0 Comments | View or add comments

Making Orphans Smile

Many days I ask myself, is it worth it? Is what worth what? Is the time on trains and time away from family worth it? I feel like the answers is no sometimes, but when you visit a children's home like the one I did yesterday, the answer is yes, it's worth it, and then some...

January 15, 2009 | 0 Comments | View or add comments

Todd & Gracy in India

Would you believe it if I told you I was bucked off a stupid water buffalo the 2nd week I was in India? Otherwise, it has been an awesome first few weeks in India, giving all the shoes and clothes to more than 600 kids...

December 31, 2008 | 0 Comments | View or add comments

Joy Unspeakable

"Joy unspeakable" are the two words that are constantly in my mind when I see the children here; and as I said previously, my heart breaks for those of us that think that we have so much, but do not have that joy unspeakable. That is why I cannot help but give to this work, from both my time, my talents and my treasure.

July 16, 2008 | 0 Comments | View or add comments

In a Trip Around the World, India Shines

The following is feedback from a Global Challenge Expeditions (GCEX) team who recently spent some time visiting HG-sponsored projects in India on their way around the world. GCEX is an awesome ministry that we love very much, check out what they had to say about their time in India.

July 16, 2008 | 1 Comment | View or add comments

The Cost

I praise God that He took me to India through Hopegivers International and has shown me the true meaning of counting the cost to follow my Lord. I have found it is a magnificent thing to have such an incredible reason and purpose to live. If you don't believe me come with me and let me show you my India.

May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment | View or add comments

Malawi Recap

You know how I like to recap things. I hate to leave things un-recapped. In light of this I will now attempt to tidily summarize the balance of my Malawi journey in a concise manner.

March 20, 2008 | 0 Comments | View or add comments

Short, sweet + right on!

Pre-India, I think had somehow mistakenly equated a person's amount of privilege with their ability to give, but that notion is a grave lie.

February 12, 2008 | 2 Comments | View or add comments

A Holiday Away

For the first time in my life, I spent Christmas away from my house, family and friends. I was surrounded by my brothers and sisters in Jesus...I woke up to the presence of God through hearing 600+ children sing praises at 5:30 am.

February 5, 2008 | 1 Comment | View or add comments

A Nebraskan goes to India

The most important thing I noticed during my trip was not how much the children ate or the clothes they were wearing or the warm beds they slept in. Instead it was how loved they were, and how much they loved.

January 15, 2008 | 4 Comments | View or add comments

I Went Back to the New Testament...

I saw people without enough to eat give me the best food they could buy. I saw Christians take everything they had to buy flowers to put on my neck, when they barely had enough for food and clothing. I saw a zeal in believers common in this land, that is missing in my land.

January 14, 2008 | 4 Comments | View or add comments

A Thousand Steps

"A thousand kilometer journey begins with one step," this was the reply the Indian pastor gave to me as I described how God gives me these seemingly small tasks to accomplish...

January 14, 2008 | 2 Comments | View or add comments

Trip of Paradoxes

The Lord doesn't ask us to be super men and women. On the contrary, in the Bible he often uses the humble, meek, and those of little influence in society as conduits of His work.

December 17, 2007 | 0 Comments | View or add comments

The Journey

Each one of us has embarked upon a journey whether we realize it or not. God places the road map in our minds, the directions and rules are written upon our hearts and He decides the appointed time to go. The time had come for my daughter Hillary to return to India and I also decided to come along.

December 12, 2007 | 0 Comments | View or add comments

Rob's Farewell Speech

sugarcane_rob_small Everything is copasetic here in Andhra Pradesh and I just wanted to send a quick note to recap this amazing, slightly ridiculous journey. We've covered an incredible amount of miles by plane, train, jeep, scooter, bus, and briefly camel, but our time is sadly coming to an end.

There've been many highlights, some lowlights, but this has been one of the most exhilarating, exhausting, and educational experiences of my life. Whereas on my last India trip, I was content just to dip my toes in, hesitant to do or try new things, this time I dove in head first-literally-into the Krishna River and Bay of Bengal, then figuratively into Indian culture itself.

April 30, 2007 | 0 Comments | View or add comments

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