In 2015, I received a prophetic word that I would step on foreign soil and feel at home. I did not fully understand what that meant at the time, but it stayed with me. When I traveled to India in 2024, it became clear. I had always wanted to go to India, but I never expected that trip to turn my life upside down. In many ways, it felt like coming home.
Making that first trip required significant planning, sacrifice, and faith. I sold many of our personal belongings to make the journey possible. One of the most difficult things for me was selling my Taylor guitar. At the same time, it was one of the most joyful sacrifices I have ever made. After experiencing the people, the culture, and the ministry opportunities in India, I would make that sacrifice again without hesitation.
While in India, I met Pastor Sada, a leader from a rural village who oversees a ministry called Good Desire and Hope, a network of pastors serving in villages throughout the region. Traveling with Pastor Sada, preaching alongside him, and meeting other village pastors deeply impacted me. Many of these men and women have answered the call of God with little formal training, few resources, and tremendous challenges. Yet they faithfully serve their communities because of their love for Jesus and His people.
I returned to India in May 2025. During that trip, I had the privilege of staying in a rural village for several days. Those days confirmed two things for me: first, that this assignment would be difficult; and second, that I could not accomplish it apart from the Lord. At the same time, I sensed God deepening my love for the people of India and continuing to captivate my heart with His purposes there.
During my trips in 2024 and 2025, I had the opportunity to help lead training conferences for pastors in these villages. In those conferences, I taught on common lies, wounds, and spiritual obstacles that hinder our relationship with God and our ability to walk fully in our calling.
Since my first trip in 2024, I have also been committed to learning Telugu, the language spoken by many of the people I hope to serve. While I have a long way to go, learning the language has been a joy and has given me a glimpse into their culture and way of thinking.
Over the past year and a half, I have continued pursuing training in healing and deliverance through Restoring the Foundations Ministry. Restoring the Foundations takes an integrated approach to ministry, addressing wounds, generational strongholds, lies believed, and traumatic memories in order to bring lasting freedom through Jesus Christ. This ministry has brought significant healing and freedom into my own life, and I believe God is calling me to share these tools with pastors, leaders, and communities in rural India.
My Vission is:
To see indigenous communities flourishing with resilience, health, and spiritual wholeness, empowered by the love and truth of Jesus.
I have seen how deeply whole people groups in India carry wounds, lies, and spiritual oppression, and how that affects every part of their lives. That experience shaped a vision in me— I believe real, lasting transformation happens when people are empowered and equipped to think differently and encounter Jesus.
Does India need another Foreign Minister
At first glance, the answer might seem obvious. India has thousands of churches, countless pastors, and a growing Christian population. So why would someone from another country come to serve there?
Sometimes it takes someone from outside a culture to notice things that those within it have learned to live with. For generations, many communities in India have lived under social structures that assigned value and opportunity based on birth rather than identity and purpose. While much has changed, the effects can still be seen in the way people view themselves, their future, and their worth.
One of the greatest needs I have witnessed is not simply economic poverty, but the poverty of identity. Many people have never been told that they are created in the image of God and that their value comes from Him, this is not the story Hinduism tells them. The Gospel confronts shame by declaring that every person has dignity, purpose, and worth in Christ.
My calling is not to bring Western solutions or to build dependence on foreign help. Rather, it is to walk alongside local leaders and help people discover freedom from the lies that have held them back. Through discipleship and inner healing ministry, I hope to see lives transformed one person at a time. When people begin to see themselves as God sees them, families, churches, and communities can be transformed.
“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” — John 8:36 (ESV)