I am almost finished with the documentary ( The 'GO'ing ) that i filmed while in India. It is going to be around 1 hour long and it includes each part of my visit to India. I showed it at iTuesday a couple weeks ago and everyone who was there said good things about it. I'm blessed to have been able to have the footage that i filmed. I think it will be helpful to see this if you are considering missions. I hope to be able to mail out copies of the documentary sometime in the next 2 weeks. If you would like a copy, please email me at sdaigle188@gmail.com
Tonight is iTuesday. McKenzie is talking tonight. David and McKenzie are going back to Guatemala tomorrow. I hope to be able to go to Guatemala later this year to see them again.
This upcoming Sunday i will be going to Tyler, Texas to share at Grace Point Church. I'm pumped. It's going to be good to see everyone again from GPC and thank them for praying for me. I'm looking forward to telling them how faithful God is. Please pray for me as i prepare to preach on Sunday. Also pray for those who will be at GPC on Sunday.
Thank You for praying for me and supporting me.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Telling what He's done...
Thank you for continuing to pray for me. If you have not read the blog directly under this, please do so.
I have been blessed with several opportunities since being home to share about God's faithfulness and about Missions. Last week i was able to visit some amazing friends in Picayune, MS. Love those guys. They are amazing. Here is a picture of me and some of the youth that were there last wednesday night.
This past Sunday, i was privileged to share at my home church in New Orleans, Verbo Ministries. I shared about my experience in India and about God's faithfulness. It was a great experience being able to encourage my home church. Blessed to have been able to do that. I hope for more opportunities to do that in the future. Here is a picture from this past Sunday at Verbo in New Orleans.
I pray that God would continue to open doors for me to tell others about the importance of 'GO'ing and telling others about Jesus. I am extremely excited to be going back to Grace Point Church in Tyler, TX on October 3. I had the opportunity to share there before i left for India. It's going to be awesome seeing them again and telling them what happened face to face. Please pray for me and for Grace Point Church.
Tonight is Tuesday....which means....iTuesday. Yea, I'm pumped. This past Friday, my friends who are living at Casa Bernabe (orphanage) in Guatemala came in town for about 10 days. David and McKenzie are here. I remember when i was in India and found out that i was being watched. I immediately wrote David and McKenzie. Reason: I knew that they would pray for me non-stop. Blessed to have amazing friends like them. For real. They will be sharing at iTuesday tonight and next week. Please pray for tonights meeting.
Again, if you have prayed for me, supported me financially.....THANK YOU. Still looking forward to thanking you in person.
I am still raising support for next year and for David and Glory in Nagaland. If you would like to give to me or to them, please click the donate button, or send me an email. (sdaigle188@gmail.com)
I've been thinking and missing Shedziinai a lot. This is Glory and David's daughter. Every morning while i was in India she would walk to my room and beat on the door yelling 'Uncle Stephen!'. David told me that she continues to do that, even though i am not there. Yea, i miss her. Please pray for David and his family.
I have been blessed with several opportunities since being home to share about God's faithfulness and about Missions. Last week i was able to visit some amazing friends in Picayune, MS. Love those guys. They are amazing. Here is a picture of me and some of the youth that were there last wednesday night.
This past Sunday, i was privileged to share at my home church in New Orleans, Verbo Ministries. I shared about my experience in India and about God's faithfulness. It was a great experience being able to encourage my home church. Blessed to have been able to do that. I hope for more opportunities to do that in the future. Here is a picture from this past Sunday at Verbo in New Orleans.
I pray that God would continue to open doors for me to tell others about the importance of 'GO'ing and telling others about Jesus. I am extremely excited to be going back to Grace Point Church in Tyler, TX on October 3. I had the opportunity to share there before i left for India. It's going to be awesome seeing them again and telling them what happened face to face. Please pray for me and for Grace Point Church.
Tonight is Tuesday....which means....iTuesday. Yea, I'm pumped. This past Friday, my friends who are living at Casa Bernabe (orphanage) in Guatemala came in town for about 10 days. David and McKenzie are here. I remember when i was in India and found out that i was being watched. I immediately wrote David and McKenzie. Reason: I knew that they would pray for me non-stop. Blessed to have amazing friends like them. For real. They will be sharing at iTuesday tonight and next week. Please pray for tonights meeting.
Again, if you have prayed for me, supported me financially.....THANK YOU. Still looking forward to thanking you in person.
I am still raising support for next year and for David and Glory in Nagaland. If you would like to give to me or to them, please click the donate button, or send me an email. (sdaigle188@gmail.com)
I've been thinking and missing Shedziinai a lot. This is Glory and David's daughter. Every morning while i was in India she would walk to my room and beat on the door yelling 'Uncle Stephen!'. David told me that she continues to do that, even though i am not there. Yea, i miss her. Please pray for David and his family.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Home. Help. Pray. Support.
I've been home for about a week now and im still trying to process all that happened. All the doors that God opened in India. All the opportunities to share. All the seeds that were planted. Everything. It amazes and humbles me at what God did with my life while i was in India. I went to India with a hope that would be able to share the gospel. God allowed me to share the gospel in 5 different languages.....yea, awesome.
I am unsure who has been reading this blog and been praying for me. But i want to tell you THANK YOU for continuing to read this and for praying for my life and my safety while i was in India. I ask that you pray for doors to open here in New Orleans and wherever in America for me to share about what God did in India and about His faithfulness. If you have supported me financially, or through prayer, i would like to thank you in person if possible. If that is a possibility, please email me so we can get together and talk.
Doors have been open for me to do youth conferences next year in northern India and Nepal. I am extremely excited about these opportunities. I have been asked to put a team together for next year and return to India to work with the local churches, youth and the children. Interested? email me. (sdaigle188@gmail.com)
Since being home, i have had been blessed to be with my family and with iTuesday. Tonight is Tuesday night. I will be sharing here in New Orleans and be showing a documentary that i made while in India called 'The 'GO'ing'. If you would like a copy of this movie, i would like to send you one. please email me and i will put one in the mail when i can.
Tomorrow night i will be blessed AGAIN with the opportunity to go to Picayune, Mississippi and share with the youth there about missions and God's faithfulness and being obedient to the call to follow Christ.
I had to run out of India quickly and left a majority of my stuff (camera bag, clothes, wallet, phone, etc..). I will begin to raise support to replace those things that i left, as well as help me get back to India. If you would like to support me, please PRAY for me. If you would like to help me financially, you can either click the donate button on the right or send me an email so we can talk.
THANK YOU for reading this and for continuing to pray for me. I am very grateful for your prayers and support.
I am unsure who has been reading this blog and been praying for me. But i want to tell you THANK YOU for continuing to read this and for praying for my life and my safety while i was in India. I ask that you pray for doors to open here in New Orleans and wherever in America for me to share about what God did in India and about His faithfulness. If you have supported me financially, or through prayer, i would like to thank you in person if possible. If that is a possibility, please email me so we can get together and talk.
Doors have been open for me to do youth conferences next year in northern India and Nepal. I am extremely excited about these opportunities. I have been asked to put a team together for next year and return to India to work with the local churches, youth and the children. Interested? email me. (sdaigle188@gmail.com)
Since being home, i have had been blessed to be with my family and with iTuesday. Tonight is Tuesday night. I will be sharing here in New Orleans and be showing a documentary that i made while in India called 'The 'GO'ing'. If you would like a copy of this movie, i would like to send you one. please email me and i will put one in the mail when i can.
Tomorrow night i will be blessed AGAIN with the opportunity to go to Picayune, Mississippi and share with the youth there about missions and God's faithfulness and being obedient to the call to follow Christ.
I had to run out of India quickly and left a majority of my stuff (camera bag, clothes, wallet, phone, etc..). I will begin to raise support to replace those things that i left, as well as help me get back to India. If you would like to support me, please PRAY for me. If you would like to help me financially, you can either click the donate button on the right or send me an email so we can talk.
THANK YOU for reading this and for continuing to pray for me. I am very grateful for your prayers and support.
Friday, September 10, 2010
The Great Escape Part II
David and I rode on two buses for a total of 34 STRAIGHT hours to reach the border of India and Nepal. By FAR, the nastiest bus i have ever been on in my life. No sleep or rest for 34 hours. Once we arrived at the border i had to purchase a visa to get into Nepal. One of the languages that David speaks is Nepali...perfect.
Right when we entered Nepal there was a man standing there selling an airplane ticket to Katmandu (capital of Nepal) which left in 30 minutes. He told us it was the last plane leaving for Katmandu for a couple days. Again, Thank You God. I bought this ticket ($100 US) and went straight to the plane. The SMALLEST plane i've ever been on in my life. Hello Turbulence. David and I parted ways as he headed back to Nagaland (a two day journey).
By myself now.
After arriving at Katmandu, i grabbed my luggage and walked about a half a mile in the rain to the international airport. I attempted to go inside and buy a ticket when i was stopped by the police at the door and told to leave. I would not be allowed to enter and buy a ticket. I was standing there, in the rain, with the little that i had. I remember telling God, 'Here i am, you got me out of India. I hate to ask again, but please help me.' I was in a country i had never been in, dont speak the language and know nobody. About 1 minute after asking God to help me a man walked up to me speaking perfect english and said, 'Would it be ok if i help you?' I laughed. Is this for real? Never been so amazed by Gods faithfulness to take care of those who seek Him.
This man took me to a travel agency about 40 minutes from the airport. I sat in front of a big desk and the man asked me 'where are you coming from?'. I told him i was coming from Nagaland. He dropped the pen in is hand. He looked at me and said, 'I'm from Nagaland....How did YOU get into Nagaland? I was born there and i still have trouble getting in.' Again, God reminded me of how awesome he was and the amazing things he had done in my life over the past 2 weeks. An American boy from New Orleans was allowed into restricted area to preach the gospel, when not even those from that SAME restricted area can go.
He booked me a ticket and told me how much it was. $1500 US. Cant really express how i felt inside when he told me that number. That is an insane amount of money and i sat there debating on wether or not to just sleep on the street in Nepal so i wouldn't have to spend that much. On top of that, the last time i looked into my bank account, i only had $300 US. But i had to get home and knew, again, God would have to provide. I handed the man my card and waited for him to tell me 'Your card has been declined.' ....but that never happened. He gave me the receipt. I couldn't believe it. My friends back home in New Orleans, at iTuesday, and friends in Guatemala had raised enough money to put what i needed into my account to get home. That might be one of the most humbling moments of my life. To know that I have true friends, that pray for me and will go the distance, no matter what the cost. I definitely dont deserve to have friends like that. Blessed.
30 hours on 2 planes, im in Los Angeles. I have no cash, no phone and need to call my parents. I ask the lady sitting next to me if i can borrow her phone. She allows me to call my dad, who I begin to explain a little of what actually happened. After ending the conversation, i give the lady her phone back. She looks at me and says, 'So you've had a rough half of the day, huh?'. I just looked at her. Then it hit me. The door was open for me to share about Gods love to this lady. I talked to her for about an hour and told her about what had happened, my testimony and that God desired to have a relationship with her. NOT just the going to church and singing the songs, but that He wanted to know her and her to know Him. She listened the whole time. There is no big 'bow' on this story. We didn't pray together. She didn't commit her life to Christ. But the seed was planted. Blessed again to share about Gods love and mercy.
Here is a picture of one of the youth meetings in Nagaland.
Next Blog: Home. Help and Support.
Right when we entered Nepal there was a man standing there selling an airplane ticket to Katmandu (capital of Nepal) which left in 30 minutes. He told us it was the last plane leaving for Katmandu for a couple days. Again, Thank You God. I bought this ticket ($100 US) and went straight to the plane. The SMALLEST plane i've ever been on in my life. Hello Turbulence. David and I parted ways as he headed back to Nagaland (a two day journey).
By myself now.
After arriving at Katmandu, i grabbed my luggage and walked about a half a mile in the rain to the international airport. I attempted to go inside and buy a ticket when i was stopped by the police at the door and told to leave. I would not be allowed to enter and buy a ticket. I was standing there, in the rain, with the little that i had. I remember telling God, 'Here i am, you got me out of India. I hate to ask again, but please help me.' I was in a country i had never been in, dont speak the language and know nobody. About 1 minute after asking God to help me a man walked up to me speaking perfect english and said, 'Would it be ok if i help you?' I laughed. Is this for real? Never been so amazed by Gods faithfulness to take care of those who seek Him.
This man took me to a travel agency about 40 minutes from the airport. I sat in front of a big desk and the man asked me 'where are you coming from?'. I told him i was coming from Nagaland. He dropped the pen in is hand. He looked at me and said, 'I'm from Nagaland....How did YOU get into Nagaland? I was born there and i still have trouble getting in.' Again, God reminded me of how awesome he was and the amazing things he had done in my life over the past 2 weeks. An American boy from New Orleans was allowed into restricted area to preach the gospel, when not even those from that SAME restricted area can go.
He booked me a ticket and told me how much it was. $1500 US. Cant really express how i felt inside when he told me that number. That is an insane amount of money and i sat there debating on wether or not to just sleep on the street in Nepal so i wouldn't have to spend that much. On top of that, the last time i looked into my bank account, i only had $300 US. But i had to get home and knew, again, God would have to provide. I handed the man my card and waited for him to tell me 'Your card has been declined.' ....but that never happened. He gave me the receipt. I couldn't believe it. My friends back home in New Orleans, at iTuesday, and friends in Guatemala had raised enough money to put what i needed into my account to get home. That might be one of the most humbling moments of my life. To know that I have true friends, that pray for me and will go the distance, no matter what the cost. I definitely dont deserve to have friends like that. Blessed.
30 hours on 2 planes, im in Los Angeles. I have no cash, no phone and need to call my parents. I ask the lady sitting next to me if i can borrow her phone. She allows me to call my dad, who I begin to explain a little of what actually happened. After ending the conversation, i give the lady her phone back. She looks at me and says, 'So you've had a rough half of the day, huh?'. I just looked at her. Then it hit me. The door was open for me to share about Gods love to this lady. I talked to her for about an hour and told her about what had happened, my testimony and that God desired to have a relationship with her. NOT just the going to church and singing the songs, but that He wanted to know her and her to know Him. She listened the whole time. There is no big 'bow' on this story. We didn't pray together. She didn't commit her life to Christ. But the seed was planted. Blessed again to share about Gods love and mercy.
Here is a picture of one of the youth meetings in Nagaland.
Next Blog: Home. Help and Support.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
The Great Escape
After being able to preach at the police station to the youth of the police officers, David turned and looked at me and said, 'This is a miracle.' A majority of those kids gave their life to Christ that night. Please pray for those kids, that they would continue to seek God and grow in their faith. Immediately after i was done sharing, a man from the police church came up to me and asked if i would be in town that weekend. I told him i was suppose to leave to head back to Mumbai. He said he wanted me to talk to all the police officers and their families the upcoming Sunday.
We returned home that night and told the pastor, who couldn't believe it. Everybody we told had a huge smile on their face and were encouraged to know that after everything that had happened (police station, deported, etc..), God was faithful through it all.
That night, i prayed and asked God for wisdom as my days in Nagaland were coming to an end. As i prayed, i felt God speak to my heart and say 'Go Home, you did what you were sent to do.' Immediately I thought to myself, 'shut up satan, im not scared to stay here.' That night i did not sleep. The next day, i have never felt God speak to me so strongly as he continued to tell me to 'Go home, You did what you were sent to do.' This went on for 2 days and i was unable to sleep for both nights. Finally, i was frustrated and asked God to please confirm that He really wanted me to go home....because i was willing to stay. On the third day, i woke up to find a lady from the local village at davids house. She had come over to give me something. She said that she was thinking about me the previous night and God wanted her to give me some verses. Those verses were Matthew 10:16-17. 'I am sending you out like sheep among wolves-Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.' As soon as i read it i knew that God was trying to tell me that i need to leave. The first thing that came to my mind was that i had been like a dove the entire time i was there and it was time to be like a snake and sneak out of india. I kept all this to myself. Later that same day, still feeling very uneasy about going back to mumbai, i was blessed to be in front of a computer. I checked my mail....and decided to take a look at who had been looking at my blog....as soon as i opened the program that tracks my blog, my heart dropped. People around where i was staying in India had been watching my blog the entire time i was in India. Yes, THIS BLOG. Not only that, but people in the neighboring state which had recently killed youth in front of a church for their faith in Christ. I showed David and we both prayed. He told me that the night before, He and Glory were woken up at 1am with a very uneasy spirit. He was very worried for my safety and we both decided that it was best for me to leave the country immediately. I had a plane ticket that was to leave to head back to Mumbai on friday, which means that i had to be out of the country by friday just in case the government noticed i missed my flight and were to look for me.
We immediately went back to David's house where i threw all i had into my bags. We looked at a map and decided between the 4 possible northern countries to go to, that Nepal was the best option. David, Glory and I sat down to pray before we were to leave. David's prayer was 'God, just as you delivered the Israelites out of Egypt, and you opened the red sea, we pray that you not only open the way for us to leave, but also close the sea behind us.' David and i ran out the house to the bus station. I got on the bus and immediately called a friend (speaking in spanish in case they were listening to the phone call) and asked Him to pray and for financial help. I knew i was going to need a miracle financially to get home. David got on the bus with a huge smile. I looked at him and thought to myself, 'how can you smile right now.' He looked at me and said, 'guess what the bus station just told me.'....'This is the last bus out of Nagaland for 3 days and they are closing the roads behind us. Nobody will be able to leave nagaland and go to nepal for 3 days after this bus leaves.'..
speechless....
i'll write all that happened next later..
We returned home that night and told the pastor, who couldn't believe it. Everybody we told had a huge smile on their face and were encouraged to know that after everything that had happened (police station, deported, etc..), God was faithful through it all.
That night, i prayed and asked God for wisdom as my days in Nagaland were coming to an end. As i prayed, i felt God speak to my heart and say 'Go Home, you did what you were sent to do.' Immediately I thought to myself, 'shut up satan, im not scared to stay here.' That night i did not sleep. The next day, i have never felt God speak to me so strongly as he continued to tell me to 'Go home, You did what you were sent to do.' This went on for 2 days and i was unable to sleep for both nights. Finally, i was frustrated and asked God to please confirm that He really wanted me to go home....because i was willing to stay. On the third day, i woke up to find a lady from the local village at davids house. She had come over to give me something. She said that she was thinking about me the previous night and God wanted her to give me some verses. Those verses were Matthew 10:16-17. 'I am sending you out like sheep among wolves-Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.' As soon as i read it i knew that God was trying to tell me that i need to leave. The first thing that came to my mind was that i had been like a dove the entire time i was there and it was time to be like a snake and sneak out of india. I kept all this to myself. Later that same day, still feeling very uneasy about going back to mumbai, i was blessed to be in front of a computer. I checked my mail....and decided to take a look at who had been looking at my blog....as soon as i opened the program that tracks my blog, my heart dropped. People around where i was staying in India had been watching my blog the entire time i was in India. Yes, THIS BLOG. Not only that, but people in the neighboring state which had recently killed youth in front of a church for their faith in Christ. I showed David and we both prayed. He told me that the night before, He and Glory were woken up at 1am with a very uneasy spirit. He was very worried for my safety and we both decided that it was best for me to leave the country immediately. I had a plane ticket that was to leave to head back to Mumbai on friday, which means that i had to be out of the country by friday just in case the government noticed i missed my flight and were to look for me.
We immediately went back to David's house where i threw all i had into my bags. We looked at a map and decided between the 4 possible northern countries to go to, that Nepal was the best option. David, Glory and I sat down to pray before we were to leave. David's prayer was 'God, just as you delivered the Israelites out of Egypt, and you opened the red sea, we pray that you not only open the way for us to leave, but also close the sea behind us.' David and i ran out the house to the bus station. I got on the bus and immediately called a friend (speaking in spanish in case they were listening to the phone call) and asked Him to pray and for financial help. I knew i was going to need a miracle financially to get home. David got on the bus with a huge smile. I looked at him and thought to myself, 'how can you smile right now.' He looked at me and said, 'guess what the bus station just told me.'....'This is the last bus out of Nagaland for 3 days and they are closing the roads behind us. Nobody will be able to leave nagaland and go to nepal for 3 days after this bus leaves.'..
speechless....
i'll write all that happened next later..
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Police Church
Never walked so much.
Never sweat so much.
Never preached the gospel so much in my entire life.
Blessed to be able to say all those things.
Last Sunday, i was given the opportunity to share at Church in Nagaland. Later that afternoon i was able to share again at 3pm at their weekly youth service. There were two youth there who invited me to preach across town later that night. As soon as youth was over, 8 of us piled into a very small vehicle and headed across town. To my surprise, we pulled up to the police station, where i had been deported at. The first thing i though was.. 'they set me up, im gonna be arrested again.' But that was not the case. We were escorted into the police compound (where all the police officers and their families live). I was brought into a large building where about 50 or so youth were waiting. These were all the kids of the police officers. They asked me if i would share something with the youth. David looked at me and laughed. 'This is a miracle, i don't understand any of this. This is your purpose for being here,' he told me. I got up and was able to preach the gospel to these youth for about 45 minutes. I shared my testimony as well as challenged them in their walk with Christ. Many of those youth gave their life to Christ that night. It was the most amazing moment of my life to know that God had taken me through that police station two weeks earlier, after being deported, and brought me back to that same exact place to preach the gospel.
I'm speechless at how awesome God is.
Next post: The Great Escape.
Never sweat so much.
Never preached the gospel so much in my entire life.
Blessed to be able to say all those things.
Last Sunday, i was given the opportunity to share at Church in Nagaland. Later that afternoon i was able to share again at 3pm at their weekly youth service. There were two youth there who invited me to preach across town later that night. As soon as youth was over, 8 of us piled into a very small vehicle and headed across town. To my surprise, we pulled up to the police station, where i had been deported at. The first thing i though was.. 'they set me up, im gonna be arrested again.' But that was not the case. We were escorted into the police compound (where all the police officers and their families live). I was brought into a large building where about 50 or so youth were waiting. These were all the kids of the police officers. They asked me if i would share something with the youth. David looked at me and laughed. 'This is a miracle, i don't understand any of this. This is your purpose for being here,' he told me. I got up and was able to preach the gospel to these youth for about 45 minutes. I shared my testimony as well as challenged them in their walk with Christ. Many of those youth gave their life to Christ that night. It was the most amazing moment of my life to know that God had taken me through that police station two weeks earlier, after being deported, and brought me back to that same exact place to preach the gospel.
I'm speechless at how awesome God is.
Next post: The Great Escape.
Speechless....
so much to write.
so many stories.
Everything summed up by saying...
God is Faithful.
Every detail will be explained what has happened over the next couple days.
Undeserving to have friends (known and unknown) who have prayed for my life.
I'm alive.
I'm home.
so many stories.
Everything summed up by saying...
God is Faithful.
Every detail will be explained what has happened over the next couple days.
Undeserving to have friends (known and unknown) who have prayed for my life.
I'm alive.
I'm home.
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