Posted in India-Jan 2011-May 2011 by Lindsey Eaton on 6/15/2011
Prayer warriors,
Thank you SO much for your donations and prayers!
Gabe is in need of your prayers!
I fully trust that God has a plan in this
and I'm excited to see what it is.
Gabe is scheduled to have an operation tomorrow
(tonight with the time change)
to repair his myelomeningocele and to free his tethered spinal
cord. This is the surgery we were raising money for.
It's time.
I'm praying for
HEALTH
A PAINLESS RECOVERY
WISDOM FOR THE DOCTORS
FOR GOD TO COMFORT GABE
FOR GABE TO FEEL GOD'S LOVE
Will you pray with me??
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Posted in India-Jan 2011-May 2011 by Lindsey Eaton on 4/29/2011
Today's UPDATE on Gabe's Ministry Fund:
-->The account is currently standing
AT $2,320. Praise God!
[We are down to the wire]
-->We have [7 DAYS] to raise $2,149.
This is possible!!
Would YOU be willing to donate $20
Today to his account?
Please say YES!!
This is a much [needed] surgery...
Thank you to those who have already
donated!! Your donation does make an impact!!
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If you would like to impact this little guy's life through a donation....
HERE IS HOW TO DONATE:
PLEASE NOTE: There are SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS so that the donations go to Gabe and not to any specific person on our team:
1. GO TO: www.theworldrace.org
2. Please click the tab "Donate" on the top right side of the page.
3. Click on the link "Click Here To Give!"
This will take you to the donation page.
4. In the box that appears, you will see:
ONLINE DONATION INFORMATION
Please select "Support a World Race Project" under Choose Program.
5. ENTER "11MarRLI" in the Project field provided in order to be
sure your funds will go into the account designated for this ministry.
6. Then enter in the amount you would like to give and follow the prompts.
PLEASE NOTE: These gifts are tax-deductible!! YAY!!
IF you wish to send a donation by mail, please make your check payable
to Adventures In Missions and mail it to:
Adventures In Missions
P.O. Box 534470
Atlanta, GA 30353-4470
Please indicate "Real Life Project Fund - "11MarRLI" in the memo
section of the check.
**I want to stress this so there is no confusion -
you should not give to this fund via our personal world race blog pages or accounts. If you do,
it goes into our personal support accounts, not into the ministry fund.
FROM SCH, GABE AND TEAM INDIA,
THANK YOU and may you see the blessings of your donation....
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Posted in India-Jan 2011-May 2011 by Lindsey Eaton on 4/14/2011
On Sunday, April 3rd we posted
a blog on Gabe and his medical needs.
In a week and a half, God has provided BIG time!!
Gabe's Ministry Fund
is currently standing at $1,870.
Let me say it
again.....$1,000, $800, and $70.
God, you are SO good and you move SO quickly!!
The remainder needed is $2,599 in a THREE WEEK time span.
$5, $10, $20, $100...Any amount makes an impact!!
For those that have spread the word, donated, and have prayed: THANK YOU for blessing Gabe with a chance to better his quality of
life.
We are so thankful! He is so thankful!!
Gabe is staying with us for a couple weeks at
the apartment and we get to see his precious face day and
night!
We know that you
don't personally know Gabe but we would like you to know him so we took a little video however, the internet is not quick enough at the moment to upload it. I'm still working on it and will post the video of him saying "hello" soon! 
...................................................... If you would like to impact this little guy's life through a donation....
HERE IS HOW TO DONATE:
PLEASE NOTE: There are SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS so that the donations go to Gabe and not to any specific person on our team:
1. GO TO: www.theworldrace.org
2. Please click the tab "Donate" on the top right side of the page.
3. Click on the link "Click Here To Give!"
This will take you to the donation page.
4. In the box that appears, you will see:
ONLINE DONATION INFORMATION
Please select "Support a World Race Project" under Choose Program.
5. ENTER "11MarRLI" in the Project field provided in order to be
sure your funds will go into the account designated for this ministry.
6. Then enter in the amount you would like to give and follow the prompts.
PLEASE NOTE: These gifts are tax-deductible!! YAY!!
IF you wish to send a donation by mail, please make your check payable
to Adventures In Missions and mail it to:
Adventures In Missions
P.O. Box 534470
Atlanta, GA 30353-4470
Please indicate "Real Life Project Fund - "11MarRLI" in the memo
section of the check.
**I want to stress this so there is no confusion -
you should not give to this fund via our personal world race blog pages or accounts. If you do,
it goes into our personal support accounts, not into the ministry fund.
FROM SCH, GABE AND TEAM INDIA,
THANK YOU and may you see the blessings of your donation....
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Posted in Ministry Fund For Gabe-India by Lindsey Eaton on 4/3/2011
Sarah's Covenant Home currently houses 82 children.
All of whom live with a variety of special needs.
One little boy has captured my heart and he
is currently in dire need of help from YOU!
Let me introduce you to Gabe.
Gabe....
Is ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. Look at those cheeks? How could you say no to that face?
He LIGHTS up a room and has a SMILE that will melt your heart!
He loves playing with toys, listening to Telugu worship music...
And....
He loves blowing kisses, playing peek-a-boo, and making funny faces.
He has done an excellent job of stealing my heart and I will miss him dearly when I leave.
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Now, let's me tell you about his life....
Apart from his normally pleasant demeanor Gabe struggles daily with
complications due to Spina Bifeda such as:
- He has a lesion protruding from his back which contains his spinal cord, fat, and cerebrospinal fluid. He therefore can not lay on his back.
- He can not properly pass urine or bowels which increases his risk of infection.
- He has no movement from his waist down.
- Due to the cerebrospinal fluid in his lesion he has a high risk of developing meningitis
- He has a shunt in his brain which drains fluid into his stomach
- As you can see, Gabe does not have the opportunity to function like a typical 1.5 year old little boy.
Here is a picture of his back.... 
Here are the details of his upcoming surgery....
A team comprised of a neurosurgeon and a plastic surgeon are planning a major surgery to correct his condition.
This surgery will replace the fragile tissue with healthy tissue from the area around the lesion.
The plastic surgeon will cut the tissue from the sides of his back and rotate it into place, covering the lesion.
The neurosurgeon will carefully untether the spinal cord and put it back in place.
THE NEED:
In total, this surgery costs $4,469 USD or 200,000 Rupees.
My team here in India has committed to SCH to raise ALL of the money needed for Gabe's
surgery... that is tentatively scheduled for early May.
Yep, I'll say it again...$4,469 USD in 1 MONTH.....
I understand it's a large amount but not too big for my God!
If it is God's will it is ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE!!
I absolutely think it IS in God's will to use his body of Christ to pull together resources and help this little boy.
Will you donate today? Would you be willing to give $25, $50, $100, or $200 to help improve Gabe's quality of life?
ANY AMOUNT WILL IMPACT HIS LIFE!
Gabe needs your PRAYERS for HEALTH!
Gabe NEEDS this surgery.
This isn't a want, this is a NEED!
Gabe needs your DONATIONS!!
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HERE IS HOW TO DONATE:
PLEASE NOTE: There are SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS so that the donations go to Gabe and not to any specific person on our team:
1. GO TO: www.theworldrace.org
2. Please click the tab "Donate" on the top right side of the page.
3. Click on the link "Click Here To Give!"
This will take you to the donation page.
4. In the box that appears, you will see:
ONLINE DONATION INFORMATION
Please select "Support a World Race Project" under Choose Program.
5. ENTER "11MarRLI" in the Project field provided in order to be
sure your funds will go into the account designated for this ministry.
6. Then enter in the amount you would like to give and follow the prompts.
PLEASE NOTE: These gifts are tax-deductible!! YAY!!
IF you wish to send a donation by mail, please make your check payable
to Adventures In Missions and mail it to:
Adventures In Missions
P.O. Box 534470
Atlanta, GA 30353-4470
Please indicate "Real Life Project Fund - "11MarRLI" in the memo
section of the check.
**I want to stress this so there is no confusion -
you should not give to this fund via our personal world race blog pages or accounts. If you do,
it goes into our personal support accounts, not into the ministry fund.
FROM SCH, GABE AND TEAM INDIA,
THANK YOU and may you see the blessings of your donation....
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Posted in India-Jan 2011-May 2011 by Lindsey Eaton on 2/11/2011
Hi Friends and Family,
4 Things:
1. THANK YOU to my supporters who have supported me via prayer and also financially for the last year. Thank you for blessing me with your FAITH and OBEDIENCE in giving. Your donation has made an IMPACT throughout the world! It is making an impact here in India!
2. As most of you know, I'm completely support raised while being out on the mission field. ALL donations that are made to me personally or through the website (tax-deductible) go towards ministry, reimbursements (for money spent towards insurance, doctors visits, medications), and living expenses...etc.
3. My monthly goal, while out on the field is $600. I need to have $600 in my support account by the end of February (16 days left). I currently have $140 in my support account. So, that means... I still need $460 to fulfill my goal for the month of February.
So, what is $460?
--> If 23 people gave $20 this month, I would reach my goal. --> If 115 people gave up their $4 Starbucks beverage money to me for a day, I would reach my goal.  --> If 6 people each gave $76, I would reach my goal. --> OR if 2 people gave $230, I would reach my goal.
[ If you would like to give online, you can do so HERE ]
4. Why give to my calling?? My mission is to reach as many people with God's love and His truth. I can only do that with your support! I am a part of the Church... We are the Church. The Church supports, prays for, and encourages one another. God provides He uses people like YOU to do so. He loves to work through his children!!
You donation IMPACTS the people I meet across the world.
Your donation IMPACTS my life and my growth too!
I hope you can see that this journey I am on is WORTH the financial gift.
*[There is no donation to small or too large for me to humbly receive.
Please consider supporting me as I serve in India to bring Kingdom to Earth]*
Thank you!!
EVERY DOLLAR makes an impact.
"I do not claim to have all the answers. If anything, I have more questions than answers. But if Jesus is who he said he is, and if his promises are as rewarding as the Bible claims they are, then we may discover the satisfaction in our lives and success...are not found in what our culture deems most important but in radical abandonment to Jesus." -David Platt, Radical
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Posted in Mpeketoni, Kenya-June by Lindsey Eaton on 2/10/2011
God's provision!!....
Last year I had the divine opportunity to work with Christ the King Church in Mpeketoni, Kenya for the month of June.
We had the opportunity to work alongside Bishop and his family in the community to pray for the sick, encourage current believers, speak in schools, and see people come to Christ and live for him. It was an amazing month of growth and transformation for myself and for my team.
Meet Bishop Busuru:
Bishop is STRONG man of FAITH. He is LOVING. He is KIND. He is FAITHFUL. He is GIVING. He is OBEDIENT. AND...His wife and children are the same.
The Busuru family and Christ the King Church has impacted my life and I will never forget my time with them.
CURRENTLY...a Real Life team is in Mpeketoni, with Bishop and his family, serving with them for 2 months. I was so excited for them to meet Bishop and the church body because they are amazing and I just have a huge spot in my heart for those people!
I just received an update from Bishop and Janna Williams , one of the Real Life leaders, about what God has been doing while we have been away for 7 months.
Are you ready for this???
There was a plot of land behind the church where Bishop had desired to build a home for his family and to have a space for teams when they come and serve. For years they have been living in a small building attached to the church and they had really outgrown the space. For years they have prayed for the finances and materials to build and believed that God would provide. While we were there we PRAYED over the open plot of land and BELIEVED that God was going to provide.
Well, HE DID!!! Bishop now has a home and to top it off...God provided him with a car! God always provides in His timing and this update brought me to my knees in worship of the Father who knows what we need, when we need it.
Thank you God for providing for the Busuru family!!
[Side note: I will reconnect with the other Real Life leaders in May and will have to update this blog with pictures of the new home]
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Posted in India-Jan 2011-May 2011 by Lindsey Eaton on 2/10/2011
Weight...
I feel heavy at the
moment.
A good heavy. Is there such a thing as a good heavy?
The weight of an
opportunity.
Oppression fills this
place.
An
opportunity to be active and to be willing to do whatever God asks.
We are God's plan for
this earth. We are the church. He created it this way.
There is no plan B.
[ We are commanded to
go into the nations share the Good News make disciples. ]
[ It wasn't a
suggestion ] It was a command just like the other commands in the Bible.
The Lord guides us. It is our role to be obedient. He waters the seeds that are planted in peoples lives.
What an opportunity
to share the BEST thing in my life with people who are in need of knowing their
creator and the purpose for their life.
Humbled. I am humbled
by the opportunities God gives willing hearts.
Humbled. I am humbled
by the opportunities He has given me to share His love with His people
everywhere I go.
Humbled. I am humbled
that He not only refines my character daily but uses me in the midst of my
brokenness.
Humbled. That He wants to use us HERE....in India.
There are more than a
billion people in India and roughly 97% of those people do not know Jesus as
their personal savior.
[ That is SAD ] It is sad to think about the 97% of people in India who, if they died today, would not spend eternal life with the King of Kings.
God said, go to all the nations, make disciples, tell them about my Son. Do you think the number of Christ followers would increase if we, the church, were more obedient in God's calling on our life to fulfill this command?
The worst thing that
could happen, if you share, is rejection.
In reality, they would
be rejecting God.
It really has nothing
to do with me.
While we are here, God
has called Team India to LOVE, TRUST and to be OBEDIENT, BOLD, and WILLING...
For the last 3 weeks we have been serving at a Sarah's Covenant Home, which is a home for children with disabilities. TOMORROW, (Friday) we have our first
village outreach...
[My heart is crying out for
GOD'S PRESENCE.
CHANGE. FREEDOM.
SALVATION.]
Will you join us in prayer for this country...for a revival in India?
Please pray for and excess of love, grace, and boldness
as we visit people that, quite possibly, have never heard the Gospel.
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Posted in India-Jan 2011-May 2011 by Lindsey Eaton on 1/22/2011
FYI... We have safely
arrived at our final destination in India!!
It has taken 3
flights, and 1 overnight bus to get us where we are today. Praise God for his
favor over us during our few days of travel.
We are exhausted and
our bodies have no idea what time zone they are on but we are SO EXCITED to get
started....
So many more details to come....
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Posted in United States. by Lindsey Eaton on 1/13/2011
I'm back and better than ever!
Yes, I've been home for 7 weeks and I've pretty much done my best to live in the moment and ignore the fact that I'm off to India in a few days. Those who don't know, I'm leading a Real Life trip for Adventures in Missions and will be leading a small group of women to India for 4 months. It is going to be AMAZING!!! I've had a heart for India and I have no idea why... so I guess this gives me a great opportunity for the Lord to reveal that to me.
In the past 7 weeks since I've been home....
I've struggled. I've struggled to love my family well. I've struggled to understand my place, to hear from the Lord, when to speak, when to be silent, and when to rest....
The reality was... It was a quick trip home and there wasn't possibly the time spend with everyone I wanted to and share as much as I wanted to... The reality was... The
things I hoped would change have not and the things you didn't necessarily
want to change, did.
The reality was... Some
people are not interested in what the Lord has been doing in my life and all
over the world, in the last year, and some people want to hear every detail.
The reality is.... Change takes TIME. Lots of time. I know the World Race was only a snippet of my life and a snippet of the process of transformation. Change, in life, takes time.
The reality is... The Lord is blessing me with another opportunity...
to love to pray to submit to lead others into additional freedom to grow in leadership to see the world the way He sees it to step out of my comfort zone to share God's Word and to share His love with a nation that has very little knowledge of His grace, mercy, and love. I am seriously one BLESSED girl!!
Please join me in praying for the nation of India.
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Posted in General Posts by Lindsey Eaton on 12/15/2010
I'd like to take a minute and honor two of my favorite people on this earth...
Roger and Rozy McCormick
They were our Squad Parents for M Squad this past year.
There role: To pray for us, love us, read our blogs, encourage, lovingly rebuke, and speak LIFE into us.
They are: True servants of the Lord Prayer Warriors Selfless Willing Loving Kind Giving Great huggers :-) Life breathers of the living Word And I could go on and on...
Roger and Rozy, You have loved us SO well. I know I can speak for the squad when I say you have blessed us and we thank the Lord that you have been placed in our lives.
Dear V Squad....You, my friends, have won the squad parent's lottery. They will love you, pray for you, read your blogs when no one else will, and they be there for you.
Return the love......love them, pray for them, encourage them and see them for the blessing that they are.
Thank you Rozy and Roger for all that you do!
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