God's leading will take the SPC team (Pastor Eric Flood, Peggy Boysen, Lilly Staar and Suzanne Hein) to the I.R.E.F. Christian ministry and orphanage, located in the rural mountaineous areas of southern India. From January 28 - February 11, 2012, SPC will be joining several pastors, doctors and helpers from the United States, Scotland and United Kingdom to help further God's kingdom in India, by providing annual checkups to 5,000 at the orphanage and setting up medical clinics in area villages, and so much more.. This blog is a diary of our 2 week trip.

Saturday, January 28, 2012


The trip is off to a good start. Check-in at O’Hare was easy. The flight to Frankfurt was smooth.

We’re starting to get to know our team of 12. Our group includes a couple pastors, a doctor, nurses, and the US Director of IREF, Craig Darling. We pick up 5 more here in Germany. The medical team from Scotland is a day ahead of us.

After a couple hour lay-over, we have another long flight ahead of us to Chennai, India. We’ll be there for a day before boarding a sleeper train for Repalle. We’ll be 11.5 hours ahead of Chicago time.

We welcome prayers for... 
  • Quick adjustment to a new time zone and an ability to rest on the go. 
  • Development of friendships on the team.
  • Eyes and heart open to what God wants us to see.


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  1. maryvanJanuary 29, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    Jeff and I, are praying for you. We pray that Jesus uses you to glorify him.
    Knowing all of you, it is no doubt you were chosen by our Lord by the way his love shines through you. We pray for rest, stamina, wisdom, and discernment. God speed! Jeff and Mary Van Craenenbroeck

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