Invited

I've been invited to take part in something that is much larger than anything I could ever imagine. I've been asked to go to India in March 2010 on a mission trip to help build brick homes for people that are currently living in grass huts. In addition to working side by side with the people of the village to build these homes we are going to try something that has never been attempted before.

We are taking a team of extremely talented musicians and singers to perform 4 concerts in the town of Kalavai in Tamil Nadu India. Music is an international language and our hope is to spread the Word of Jesus through the music and our God given gifts.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me and the team and I'd like you to be a part of it.

The cost of the trip is $3000 per person which needs to be paid in several stages. First is $300 by Nov 23 for training and project expenses. The half way mark of $1500 is due by Jan 18, with the balance due Feb 22.

I ask that you pray and search your heart to support this adventure into the unknown. If God puts it on your heart to contribute a donation please do so. Your generosity may affect thousands of people in India who may never come to Christ without your help.

Tax deductible support donations can be mailed to :

Granger Community Church
attn: Jeanna Tripp
630 E. University Dr.
Granger IN, 46530
(write Brian Warrell India 2010 in the memo line)

Or you can give online:

www.gccwired.com/missiontrips
(After setting up an account select my name from the drop down box.)

Thank you for your prayers and support!

Incredible!

This past weekend at the Wild at Heart Boot Camp was incredible! John Eldredge is an awesome teacher. During the sessions I could feel the healing of so many men's hearts, the presence of God was thick in the air the whole weekend. The food and accommodations were first class and the weather was great too.

Thank you for your prayers of intersession. God revealed many things to me that I had suppressed for a long time. Then He freed me from them and healed my heart. I can't say enough about the wonderful feelings I have right now.

Expectation

I'm sitting in the Denver airport waiting for the shuttle to take me to the Wild at Heart Bootcamp.
I have an overwhelming feeling that i am on the verge of an enormous breakthrough. I ask that you pray that whatever it is that I pay close attention and not miss it.

Thanks for your prayers

Brian

Fuel

My purpose in life is fueled by my potential.

I was looking through one of my old notebooks this morning and found this on one of the pages somewhere in the middle all by it's self. I had written it there as a draft for my mission statement. I had forgotten it was there. I think I'm going to start using it!

Living by faith

The just shall live by faith. Rom 1:17

Who are the just? They are the ones whom God proclaims as being righteous.

He declares that, when you receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you are righteous. When we come to the Lord to live our life in faith, we are given a supernatural ability to receive things from Him by faith. As a result, we know where we're going and we know also that we are equipped for the journey. Likewise, we realize that we're never at a loss and no matter what valley or obstacle we may have to face, we know we can always get trough it or overcome it, because we're living by faith. Don't count yourself out. The just shall live by faith. Remember, you are justified, which means God sees you just as if you had never sinned because of Jesus' blood in your life.

excerpt from: Image That by Dewy Friedel

I'm In-dia

Over the past couple of years God has really opened my heart and mind to following His will for me. It's not been an easy task (sometimes I miss the opportunities He has laid out for me). But, I try to be diligent in following His lead, I try to be aware of His promptings, and pray for His guidance every day, He has amazed me so many times.

In just a few weeks I'll be going to Colorado to attend the Wild at Heart Boot Camp with John Eldredge and 300 other men for a weekend retreat. This is one of God's promptings. I really didn't have the money to go but God put it on my heart to ask for help. So I did. I sent emails to several men that I trust, admire, and serve God side by side with. And God put it on their hearts to provide. All expenses have been paid by the generosity of these men of God.

A few days ago God put something else on my heart. I got the call to go to India. I'm a member at Granger Community Church in Granger Indiana. Our Life Missions Department has a partnership with Showers of Blessings Church in Tamil Nadu India. We send a group there twice a year that consists of a Health and Wellness Team, Construction Team, Conversational English Team, and a Micro-Enterprise/Small Business Team. We also have an ongoing commitment of educating Church planters and have planted over 250 churches in this area.

In March of 2010 we are adding a team to the trip. A group of musicians and dancers. I'm not exactly sure of the details yet but we will be providing worship music for church services as well as helping with one of the other outreach teams. We'll be spreading the love of Jesus with our talents and our hands and feet.

I've had the thought of going to India in the back of my mind for a little while, but really hadn't felt the call to go, and then I got a phone call. God called! How obvious is that?

Now the process begins. I'll need to raise the money, get a passport, immunizations, and visas. I'll post the info as I get it if anyone of you wants to contribute to the cause.

Our God is and awesome God!

"Do Good and Show Love"

I walked into my first AA meeting nearly 18 years ago and a guy named Raymond was the first person to welcome me.

He always had a huge smile on his face, glad to see you, and quick with a handshake and a hug. He was one of the "Old Timers", been around for awhile.

"Do Good and Show Love" was his favorite saying, no it was his motto.

Raymond passed away the other day. He's going to missed by hundreds of people that came into the program down and out, lost and hurting, or just plain sick and tired of being sick and tired. He has left behind a legacy of sober friends because he lived "Do Good and Show Love".