"The Spicy Fish Blues"
The last few days we’ve been sharing a little of what God is doing to care for His kids in the orphan window, but that’s not all that we’ve learned during our time in India. Trace, Jake, and Paul […]
The Pastor's Posse at Sarampet
Long after the city skyline and street lights disappear, follow the one lane road for an hour or two to the Father’s House at Sarampet. You’ll be glad you did.
You may be greeted with children singing and Indian flowers.
A […]
Shining in the Slums
In 2006, a faithful, small group leader at Bethel Gospel church, gave his life to pastoring people.
Pastor Gopi’s first assignment was to plant a church at NTR Nagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Coming from the urban core, life […]
Thank God for Normal Problems
Two days ago, a United Airlines agent in Kansas City welcomed Jake Barreth and me to the airport with, “Hi, are you all on the cancelled flight to New Jersey?”
Seemed like a trick question, or at least a tricky […]
A Different Kind of Convert
Some are surprised to learn that caring for orphans is political. Yet, most understand a mix of money, Jesus, poverty, and vulnerable children makes a spicy cocktail, resulting in global pressure from UNICEF to shut down orphanages (Read more […]
Manikanta's Story
Earlier this summer the church in Sarampet, India, welcomed children without family into The Father’s House. GO India’s Executive Director, Mary, recently sent us the story of one of these children – a little boy named Manikanta…
Manikanta came from […]
New family in Sarampet, India
Yesterday we received news that children were being welcomed into The Father’s House in Sarampet, India. Mary, GO India’s Field Director, took these photos of the joy-filled welcoming ceremony…
Singing praises in Sarampet
A welcome to the Sarampet Family
Local leaders in […]
Sarampet Farm: Holy Ground
Update from Joe in India
The Sarampet farm has nearly 9 acres, and about 2/3 has been cultivated, outfitted with drip irrigation, and planted. These are the tomatoes (pictured above). Drip irrigation is cranking. Beans, tomatoes, egg plant, etc. growing. […]
GO Africa Launching GO India
After laying the foundation to begin GO India, we’re now in the planning stage for our first pilot village near Hyderabad. We’ll have a more complete announcement soon.
In the meantime, I want to share a neat story about the […]