INDIA | DAy 7
Greetings Praying Friends. We are closing in on the end of our India 2026 Missions Trip ministering with the John Foundation in Hyderabad. Today, Friday, was our last day of ministry. Glenda and Jim shared again with a different set of John’s Academy school teachers. Michaela was able to present bibles to 13 of the Restoration women/girls who on Wednesday had indicated at interest in following Christ. Kelly had the opportunity to share with nursing students and pharmacy assistant students. We then shared a second time with the “house moms” at the Medchal campus. Kelly shared her personal experience of motherhood and how the Lord sustains us through the challenging times of life.
Tomorrow, Saturday, we will be taking a day to tour the city of Hyderabad. The following day, Sunday, we will attend the very large New Life AOG church and then travel back to the John Foundation and attend Asha Church for the second time. Following lunch we will have a time to connect with the five remaining boys from the Bethany Boys Home that we began sponsoring 12 years ago. They are all getting ready to graduate either this year or next. We will then fly home arriving in Denver Monday afternoon.
This will be our last update prior to returning home. Please pray for our safe travels and continued good health. We look forward to sharing more with all of you in the weeks ahead.
Thanks for praying for us.
Mike, for the entire India team.
This will be our last update prior to returning home. Please pray for our safe travels and continued good health. We look forward to sharing more with all of you in the weeks ahead.
Thanks for praying for us.
Mike, for the entire India team.
INDIA | DAy 6
Greetings Praying Friends.
Today we had the privilege of visiting the 3rd John Foundation campus at Ramanthpur. This is their newest facility and houses the Johns Academy school as well as several children’s homes. Glenda and Jim spoke with the teachers at the school about finding joy in their work while Dan Kennicutt gave an overview of micro-finance and starting a small business with a new group of skills training students. Becky, Kelly, Michaela and Glenda then met with a group of “house moms” and prayed for each of them one by one.
One of the highlights of the day was leading the children through a “field day” with nine different outdoor stations of games and competition. The kids loved it and it wore us out! We ended with a tour of the whole facility and saw the auditorium that allows the John Foundation to host very large groups of pastors or youth for both training and celebration
This evening we had dinner with our hosts, Saji and Cynthia John and their son and daughter, their spouses, and two grandchildren. Tomorrow will be our final day of ministry back at the Medchal campus. Please pray that we will finish strong. Fatigue is starting to set in but we continue to be doing well as a team and connecting well with the people here.
Thank you for your continued prayers. Mike, for the entire India team.
INDIA | DAy 5
Greetings Praying Friends.
We had another eventful day today with the John Foundation. Jim had a training session with the 10 teachers/mentors who lead the various skills training programs at the Medchal campus. Michaela and Glenda shared with the Restoration women/girls and several indicated a strong interest in the Gospel. Becky and Kelly prayed individually with each of the 13 “house moms” who came to their session.
Glenda shared a devotional with the large children’s group after Pastor Dan got the kids amped up with a couple of activities. Each of our team members was engaged in some significant discussions today. Overall a Great Day!
We appreciate your prayers for tomorrow as we will be going to the John Foundation’s third campus to share with teachers employed at John’s Academy and have a “field day” with their 400 students!
Thank you so much for your ongoing prayers!
Mike, for the entire India Team.
Glenda shared a devotional with the large children’s group after Pastor Dan got the kids amped up with a couple of activities. Each of our team members was engaged in some significant discussions today. Overall a Great Day!
We appreciate your prayers for tomorrow as we will be going to the John Foundation’s third campus to share with teachers employed at John’s Academy and have a “field day” with their 400 students!
Thank you so much for your ongoing prayers!
Mike, for the entire India Team.
INDIA | DAy 4
Greetings Praying Friends.We had another full day today. Kelly and Glenda arrived safely from Denver so our whole team of ten is now together. Thank you for praying for their travels. Our day started at the Alwal campus with Zach and Greg sharing with people from the employable skills training center on the biblical value of work and how what they are learning now will prepare them to have success in their work, regardless of their future employment. We then toured the Asha garment which is one of the major income producing businesses that helps fund the entire John Foundation.
After lunch Pastor Dan shared a powerful message/workshop with all of the church planters on what we can learn about how the early church grew in the book of Acts. We ended our day by visiting an after-school tutoring session in a home in one of the neighborhoods. Dozens of these groups meet every day in various homes to help children whose parents are unable read or write so are unable to help their children with their homework.
Please continue to pray for us tomorrow as we speak to another group of skills training students and have a separate session with their instructors. We will also be sharing with some of the “house moms” who care for the kids in the children’s homes and will have a session with the women in the “Restoration Homes” who have come out of the sex trade. We will end our day with a second session with the 200 children we ministered to yesterday.
Thank you so much for your prayers!
Mike, for the entire India Team.
After lunch Pastor Dan shared a powerful message/workshop with all of the church planters on what we can learn about how the early church grew in the book of Acts. We ended our day by visiting an after-school tutoring session in a home in one of the neighborhoods. Dozens of these groups meet every day in various homes to help children whose parents are unable read or write so are unable to help their children with their homework.
Please continue to pray for us tomorrow as we speak to another group of skills training students and have a separate session with their instructors. We will also be sharing with some of the “house moms” who care for the kids in the children’s homes and will have a session with the women in the “Restoration Homes” who have come out of the sex trade. We will end our day with a second session with the 200 children we ministered to yesterday.
Thank you so much for your prayers!
Mike, for the entire India Team.
INDIA | DAy 3
Greetings Praying Friends. We had a FULL day today. Mike and Jim shared words of encouragement and a devotional with the John Foundation staff, Dan Kennicutt shared with the Bible School students about prayer being the bedrock of their future ministry, Becky shared with 200 children at the Medchal campus about the hand of God and there being only one God, Michaela got a henna temporary tattoo from a girl in the beautician school, and we toured the entire Medchal campus including the skills training center, the Bible college and library, the Bible distribution center, and two children’s homes. Whew!!
Tomorrow, Tuesday starts early with Kelly Freng and Glenda Buscarello arriving from Denver a little after midnight, Zach and Greg sharing with the skills training students, and Pastor Dan sharing with the church planters in the Bible college. We’ll also visit an after-school tutoring center as part of the Asha “back-to-school” program. Please pray for our stamina.
We continue to be amazed at the breadth of the John Foundation ministry and the lives that are being transformed by the saving power of the Gospel.
Thank you for praying with us!
Mike, for the entire India Team.
Tomorrow, Tuesday starts early with Kelly Freng and Glenda Buscarello arriving from Denver a little after midnight, Zach and Greg sharing with the skills training students, and Pastor Dan sharing with the church planters in the Bible college. We’ll also visit an after-school tutoring center as part of the Asha “back-to-school” program. Please pray for our stamina.
We continue to be amazed at the breadth of the John Foundation ministry and the lives that are being transformed by the saving power of the Gospel.
Thank you for praying with us!
Mike, for the entire India Team.
INDIA | DAy 2
Greetings Praying Friends.Thank you for praying for our travels! Seven of us left Denver Thursday afternoon, had uneventful travels through Frankfurt, Germany, and then on to Hyderabad, India. An extremely long wait at passport control in India, but our visas were accepted and we made it through!
We then met up with Dan Kennicutt who flew separately through Singapore, visiting China Source and OMF.
We went to sleep at 5:00 AM, up at 10:00 and drove an hour to a “brick making business”, looking at a possible new business venture for the John Foundation. Very eye-opening.
Please pray for Pastor Dan as he will be speaking at Asha Church Sunday morning. We are thankful for a day to adjust to jet lag and being 121/2 ahead of Denver time. Our days are literally upside down. And pray for adjustments to local food.
Pray also for Kelly and Glenda as they are scheduled to depart from Denver early Sunday afternoon Denver time to join us.
Our team thanks you for your prayers!
God’s best,
Mike, for the entire India Team.
We then met up with Dan Kennicutt who flew separately through Singapore, visiting China Source and OMF.
We went to sleep at 5:00 AM, up at 10:00 and drove an hour to a “brick making business”, looking at a possible new business venture for the John Foundation. Very eye-opening.
Please pray for Pastor Dan as he will be speaking at Asha Church Sunday morning. We are thankful for a day to adjust to jet lag and being 121/2 ahead of Denver time. Our days are literally upside down. And pray for adjustments to local food.
Pray also for Kelly and Glenda as they are scheduled to depart from Denver early Sunday afternoon Denver time to join us.
Our team thanks you for your prayers!
God’s best,
Mike, for the entire India Team.
INDIA | DAy 1
Greetings Praying Friends.Thank you for praying for our travels! Seven of us left Denver Thursday afternoon, had uneventful travels through Frankfurt, Germany, and then on to Hyderabad, India. An extremely long wait at passport control in India, but our visas were accepted and we made it through!
We then met up with Dan Kennicutt who flew separately through Singapore, visiting China Source and OMF.
We went to sleep at 5:00 AM, up at 10:00 and drove an hour to a “brick making business”, looking at a possible new business venture for the John Foundation. Very eye-opening.
Please pray for Pastor Dan as he will be speaking at Asha Church Sunday morning. We are thankful for a day to adjust to jet lag and being 121/2 ahead of Denver time. Our days are literally upside down. And pray for adjustments to local food.
Pray also for Kelly and Glenda as they are scheduled to depart from Denver early Sunday afternoon Denver time to join us.
Our team thanks you for your prayers!
God’s best,
Mike, for the entire India Team.
We then met up with Dan Kennicutt who flew separately through Singapore, visiting China Source and OMF.
We went to sleep at 5:00 AM, up at 10:00 and drove an hour to a “brick making business”, looking at a possible new business venture for the John Foundation. Very eye-opening.
Please pray for Pastor Dan as he will be speaking at Asha Church Sunday morning. We are thankful for a day to adjust to jet lag and being 121/2 ahead of Denver time. Our days are literally upside down. And pray for adjustments to local food.
Pray also for Kelly and Glenda as they are scheduled to depart from Denver early Sunday afternoon Denver time to join us.
Our team thanks you for your prayers!
God’s best,
Mike, for the entire India Team.
