To learn more about Mission India 2010, please click a link below.
Mission India 2010
Are you looking for a meaningful experience, one that will broaden your vision of
the world and expand your heart? Do you want a better perspective of what God sees
with His all encompassing view of our earth? Are you willing to consider the vast
needs of its people? Do you want to be a part of filling these needs and discovering
practical ways to live out your Christian faith? Do you want to tangibly affect
others lives for good? If so, Kardias Ministries is offering an opportunity that
you will want to prayerfully consider.
Kardias Ministries joyfully announces its second mission trip to the country of
India. This will be a short-term mission trip, lasting two weeks. Americans are
blessed, but we sometimes fail to see beyond our own borders in how we can share
those blessings. This will not be an easy trip in terms of physical comfort, and
it will stretch you emotionally at times, but it will be a trip that stays in your
heart for a very long time and will change you forever.
Some of you may have a heart for this trip but are asking, "How can I afford
it?" One meaningful and important part of a mission trip is watching how the
Lord can and often does provide for those who commit to participating. Surrender
your desire to Him. It is God’s desire that we reach the nations with the truth
and love of the gospel. If it is also within His will for your personal journey
to make this trip, He will make provision for you. In our experience, the lessons
learned and the lives touched by your willingness to go will far outweigh the cost
involved. Consider the values of our society. We easily sink $2,500.00 into a new
flat screen TV, gaming systems, new furniture, a down payment on a new vehicle etc.
etc. While accumulating these things isn’t necessarily wrong, consider the eternal
value an experience like this brings to the heart, mind, and soul. So ask, seek,
and knock. In the meantime, we are praying that the Lord brings those He wants and
needs for this trip, and we trust Him with whom and how He provides.
Important Facts
- Dates: March 24 - April 6, 2010
- Location:
- Six days in the rural village of Rajupalem (in the province of Ahdra Pradesh)
- Five days in the large urban city of Chennai (also known as Madras)
- Mission:
- To celebrate with the Gampala family and their congregations as we commision a new
church building.
- To be educated on how people in India live their daily lives. We will see both Christian
and non-Christian lifestyles, as well as both urban and rural settings. We will
see first-hand the needs in this region of the world.
- To see how the Gospel is already having an impact in this part of the world.
- To learn better how to further the spread of the Gospel in this part of the world.
- To accomplish this mission:
- We will tour various places to understand the Indian culture better.
- We will have three days of hands-on, practical service projects that benefit the
underserved groups of India: Orphans, street children, and widows.
- We will visit with and pray for unbelievers that are being taught the gospel.
- We will experience a baptism ceremony for new believers.
- We will spend as much time as possible worshipping with fellow Christians in India.
- Total Cost: $2,500 per person. This amount covers all international travel costs:
airfare, lodging, transportation, and food; amount for all domestic costs (domestic
airfare, hotel if needed) and any souvenirs from India are NOT included.
- Deadlines:
- $250 due by January 4, 2010, to hold a seat on the airplane
- $1,500 due by February 15, 2008
- Remaining balance of $750 due by March 19, 2010
- Instructions for checks:
- Make all checks payable to "Common Ground Christian Ministries"
- Put a note on the check for "India Trip 2010"
- Mail the check to:
Kardias Ministries
694 Hohlier Ln
Avon, IN 46123
Video From MI-8
To get a good feel for the kinds of activities that we will be doing while in India,
please enjoy the video from the mission trip in June 2008. You can view additional
videos on our MI-8 page...
MI-8 Overview Video, Part 1
MI-8 Overview Video, Part 2