As I was new to the Catholic faith, being recently baptized on February 10th 2019, I was yearning to grow in this faith. I decided that I would learn about its various practices by observing people practising their faith. With this in mind, I decided to serve in a Mission.Continue Reading
To Love
To be Humble
To be Grateful
The first two are what the locals in Assam taught me, the third is what I realized over the course of my journey there.Continue Reading
The truest form of leadership is service. I’ve always wanted to serve Christ, and I finally did get a great opportunity to do so. I got to go on a mission to West Bengal!! I was incredibly excited about the whole thing, the travel, the food, the stay, the sessions… Wait for what!? Have I to give a session? Talk in Hindi!? Except for this… I was excited about everything else. Well, I did “prepare” for it though.Continue Reading
My journey for the mission to Assam and Bengal started on 27 May 2019 via the School of Discipleship in Bangalore. I was part of the summer mission crew to work on household servants training programmes for seven villages. I had little to give except for my experiences, action songs, and prayers – all in Hindi – a language that’s not my forte but I learnt it so that I could partake in the mission activities. I had a lot to gather – what to expect, to be careful about, how to go about our programmes, and what to eat, etc. There was a sense of excitement yet lots of doubts and concerns. I had over-packed and carried more than the essentials. But the Lord definitely led me to see the other side.Continue Reading
