Our Virtual Mission Trip

http://www.mypassporttoindia.org/

The kids and I have been taking a virtual mission trip to India. We will continue our journey for another few weeks, then we will send a donation, which will be matched dollar for dollar by Sonlight (our homeschool curriculum publishers). We are all very excited and I think every spare coin in the house has found its way into our donation box.

We watch a video twice a week and the kids have little passports with stickers, verses, and questions. We are learning a great deal about their culture and the money will go to send children to a Bible Club that they have in the villages. The Bible Clubs are an enjoyable place for the children to go, because they get to sing, learn a Bible story, and many families have been saved by their children coming home and telling them the love of Jesus. Some children are saved, and are still praying for their families to accept Christ.

We are visiting the city of Mumbai , which is the second largest city in the world. One slum in Mumbai has a million people in 1 square mile. I really cannot imagine! There is only 1 toilet for every 1 million people. It really puts things in perspective when we think we are "roughing it" right now, because we are sharing 1 bathroom (1 is still under renovation).

My kids are young, but I hope that they can see how much we really do have. The average income is $1 a day and we go spend $1 on something and really don't think anything about it. So, we are raising some money to send the children to the Bible Club. Every $1 will send one child.

So, if my children hit you up for money, don't blame me. They are quite excited about our mission trip and what we have learned and they are eager to help these children know about Jesus!