From Exotic Dancing to Red Light District Missionary

From Exotic Dancing to Red Light District Missionary:

Becky has been on staff at Hope Community Church for 17 years. She currently is their medical and safety coordinator. She loves reading and jogging. She is recently newlywed and has been a long-time supporter of Global Hope India.

Becky shares that one of the ways missions has changed her life is now she views being joyful as a command and not only a feeling. Seeing the joy of a people with seemingly less than American culture who possess so much joy had an impact on her outlook.

Becky tells her story of going from a rebellious teen to exotic dancing to working on a church staff to missionary. She has also gone to India multiple times and saw God take her story full circle as she ministered to women in the Red Light District of Mumbai. There is a local ministry partner that helps sex workers by providing a safe place for their children while they are working. Becky describes the trip as "Extraordinary, poinent and personal to have it come full circle."

We discuss what a day of ministry in the field really looks like, what it feels like, what you spend your time doing? Is it dangerous? Scary? Heartbreaking?

Becky encourages anyone who has been on a short term mission trip to keep in contact with the organizations so that you can get updates. The work God has started does not stop when we leave and you will want to hear what God is doing!

Each episode will have a short devotional from the field that has been shared with thousands of people on trips and internationals. This episode's topic is surrender.

Find out more about short term mission trips at globalhopeindia.org/go

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Global Hope India: For over 20 years we have been watching God radically transform thousands of Americans & Indian Nationals through missions. We’ve taken nearly 1,000 Americans on short-term mission trips to India. We work with 12 long-term indigenous church planting partners located in North, South, East, & West mainland India as well as Northeast India. We empower The Church in India to make Christ known through leadership, child, & village development projects. Global Hope India is a federally recognized 501(c)3 nonprofit organization located in Morrisville, North Carolina. All gifts are tax-deductible. More about GHI.

Missions Changed My Life Podcast: A weekly podcast for the missionary in all of us. Everyone wants to make a difference in the world. Changing the World is a daunting task, but when we go on an international mission trip God can use that to change our world forever. Fellow travelers share real-life stories of radical transformation as a result of going on a mission trip. Find yourself right in the middle of a missions team being transformed by God. Receive practical resources as God uses missions to change your life. More about Missions Changed My Life Podcast.

Meet Pastor Kevin: Pastor Kevin is Founder and Executive Director of Global Hope India and your host for Missions Changed My Life Podcast. He’s a poor kid from rural North Carolina, but get this… He just returned from his 50th trip to India in 20 years. If he doesn’t yet hold the Guinness Book of World Records for the most trips to India then he’s got to be close. He’s flown over a million miles to 27 different countries. He’s taken nearly 1,000 people on mission trips to India. Global Hope India has seen thousands of Indian Nationals and Americans radically transformed by God through missions. The miracle continues! More about Pastor Kevin.

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