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Greater Things Are Still to Come
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Kairos European Mission Trip to
India - July 2015
by
Mike Robinson
Eight
Kairos European university student
volunteers spent two weeks in India in
July 2015 serving with the poor in
Mumbai and with Gensys, a local youth
program.
This past July, 11 other team members
and I spent two weeks in Mumbai and
neighboring areas building community,
helping out through practical service in
an addiction rehabilitation center, and
running sports days for slum children.
When I signed up for the trip, I was
right in the middle of my A-level school
exams and had hardly any time to think
about what we would be doing.
Considering the fact that the mission
trip took place right in the middle of
monsoon season and that it hardly rained
once for the two weeks we were there, I
can see God was looking after us from
the beginning.
Mike Robinson (right) with youth
Seeing
with the Eyes of God
by Fiona Lee
I remember being both anxious and
excited as to what the Lord had in store
when I was told that I was going to
India. It was such a huge blessing to be
able to spend two weeks building
relationships with a local youth
program, Gensys, that Kairos is
connected to. We ran a retreat
centered around the theme of Christian
relationships. During the retreat, we
were able to see God at work as they
strengthened their relationships with
each other in Christ. It was especially
beautiful to see the Gensys women grow
in their love and support for one
another. Though the retreat was only a
weekend long, the lesson God had for me
about relationships in Christ didn’t
seem to just stop there. Throughout the
trip, the Lord was really opening my own
eyes to see the deep value in having
brothers and sisters around to spur one
another on. This new level of
appreciation is something that I have
brought home with me.
We also spent some time playing with
children from the slums and a special
needs school. Seeing the smiles on the
children’s faces as we played with them,
I saw that it is a gift to be able to
serve and love others. By sharing the
Lord’s love, the joy that we brought to
others became our own joy.
There were moments where I was pushed
out of my comfort zone – though at the
time these moments were not my favorite
at the time, these were the moments
where my faith and trust in God grew.
Looking back, these were actually
opportunities to experience God’s grace,
and I was able to experience the verse
‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my
power is made perfect in weakness’ (2
Corinthians 12:9).
For me personally, this mission trip has
re-emphasized the gracious and loving
nature of our God. It was such an honor
to be able to serve on this trip!
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