Two Weeks Into The Adventure

Trisha and Mel have had a good time serving in India alongside of the Bombay Teen Challenge ministry. We have got to experience a lot of new things.

We have been in the Red Light District to see the work they are doing among the women and children. We have been a part of their feeding program they do with the people who live on the street. This is the one hot meal they may get each week. We saw the reality of where they live and how some are just trying to provide for their families.

We were able to be a part of a baptism service where 40 believers dedicated their lives to God

in the

form of baptism. We were honored to be able to serve communion at the service that BTC holds in the Red Light District.

After seeing the work BTC does in Mumbai city we traveled 2 hours on a very bumpy road to

where the homes that BTC has. There are 3 different locations where the girls, boys, women, and men that have decided to take a stand and make a change in their life come to be restored and shown the love of God.

It was so good to see faces that I remembered from visiting two years ago. At the homes we have been able to teach conversational English with women who have been rescued from a life of prostitution. We were able to conduct some hygiene classes with both the men and women. We were able to have spa nights with ladies where we served them by washing their feet and giving them a facial, manicure, and pedicure. We were able to show Christ's love to 150 boys, girls,

men, and women by providing them a Chinese meal.

Needless to say, the time so far has been a blessing. It has also had its bumps in the road, but our God is faithful to do mighty works. There is so much more to say and share. Hopefully I will be able to post more as time allows.

Please continue to pray for our trip. The first team left for the US yesterday. I will be traveling to see other ministries for the next week and then return to Mumbai to greet the second team.

We still need around $3,000 for the full second team to join us. Please be praying that them money comes in. If you would like to partner with us by giving towards the trip you can do so by, following this link and Contribute Type is "Project." Then in project click "India:Mumbai/Chennai T031." Enter the Sum you would like to contribute. In the comments box put, Donation Towards Melvin and Trisha Anderson's Trip.

Thank you for your prayers and support. None of this would be possible without each of you.

Mel Leaves for India in 5 Days!!!!

Mel is getting excited to leave for India. Mel is starting to think about packing for his first overseas trip. What do you think he should take?

Mel will be leaving with Trisha and her team on Tuesday, June 28th for Mumbai, India.

As posted earlier, Mel will be a part of a team that is going to minister alongside the staff at Bombay Teen Challenge. Read more about BTC in earlier posts.

Mel and Trisha are excited to be ministering alongside some really amazing people, who love the Lord.

Tri and Melvin will be joining Mel and Trisha in India on July 19th.

Please be praying for the team, for safe travels and that they would be a blessing to those they are serving.

Also, we need to still raise some funds to be able to minister to those at Bombay Teen Challenge. If you would like to be a part of this trip go to www.adnamis.org/contribute.Then in project click "India:Mumbai/Chennai T031." Enter the Sum you would like to contribute. In the comments box put, Donation Towards Melvin and Trisha Anderson's Trip.

We would love for you to be a part of the trip. Thank you for your prayers and support!

Dear Family and Friends,

Melvin and I would like to thank each of you for your encouragement, prayers, and support since we were married, seven months ago. We are so blessed to have amazing family and friends like you to come alongside us as we begin our life together.

Melvin and I wanted to let you know about an exciting opportunity we have this summer. Both of us will be headed to east India to serve one of the ministries we partner with at Advancing Native Missions called Bombay Teen Challenge.

Bombay Teen Challenge seeks to reach the broken outcasts of society in India, bringing hope, healing and restoration to lives that others deem worthless. BTC touches a variety of individuals, which includes victims of sexual trafficking, HIV-infected orphans, and substance abusers. Over the last 20 years BTC has worked diligently to rescue as well as rehabilitate the thousands of needy people living on the streets in Mumbai. These include young women trapped in sexual slavery in the red light district. Many of these victims are kidnapped from their families and villages and forced to work as prostitutes. BTC also serves these women’s children, who are highly vulnerable and at-risk of being caught in the same cycle of abuse and exploitation. Children and orphans who are HIV-infected, most of whom are abandoned to die with full-blown AIDS, are also rescued off the streets and cared for by BTC in their AIDS orphanage. If you would like to read more about Bombay Teen Challenge you can visit their website at www.bombayteenchallenge.org.

In 2008, I had the opportunity to travel with eight of the ladies that BTC has rescued from the red light district. And in 2009 I was a part of a team who visited BTC in Mumbai, India to see how we could help in the future. Being able to lead the trip this summer and implement some follow up from our trip in 2009 is very exciting. I will be traveling from June 28^th – August 2^nd. I have a total of 12 people who will be coming with me on the trip. There are two ladies who will be staying with me the whole five weeks, six ladies who will be staying June 28^th – July 13^th, and three ladies and Melvin will be joining us July 19^th – August 2^nd.

While there we will spend out first few days visiting the Red Light District to see the work BTC is doing and be able to spend time encouraging the staff that spends everyday reaching out to the ladies. The rest of our time will be at the compounds they have outside the city for those that have been rescued. While there we will be conducting English groups for the women, health groups for women and boys, and music classes.

Melvin and I are so excited to be able to take part in this opportunity together. I am so looking forward to sharing with Melvin the precious people who have new hope because of Bombay Teen Challenge and Melvin is really looking forward to spending time playing guitar with the boys.

Melvin and I would love for you to partner alongside us as we go and serve those at Bombay Teen Challenge. There are three main ways you can be a part of this trip.

· First, we need prayer support while we are gone. Please be praying for me, as I lead the team. Pray for the team’s safety, health, and that we will be able to be a blessing to the ministry.

· Second, We need financial support. For both Melvin and I to go we need to raise $7,000. If you would like to be a part of making this trip possible you can use the enclosed coupon. Or go to www.adnamis.org/contribute. Then in project click "India:Mumbai/Chennai T031." Enter the Sum you would like to contribute. In the comments box put, Donation Towards Melvin and Trisha Anderson's Trip.

· Third, we are taking items to give to the young kids, teenager (both girls and boys), and the women at the compounds. We need small items like stickers, matchbox cars, lip gloss, travel lotions, etc. If you have items you would like to donate contact us and we will figure out a way to get them from you.

Melvin and I would like to THANK YOU again for taking the time to read the letter and for praying. Please let us know if you have any questions. You can also follow our trip on my blog at www.trishaslifeontheroad.blogspot.com.

With Much Greatfulness,

Melvin and Trish Anderson

trisha.anderson.99@gmail.com

N's Restoration

This beautiful, young lady was one of the 8 ladies I traveled with last summer. As I said before, they all have stories that would break your heart and would bring you joy to hear how God has brought restoration to their lives. For now I am going to highlight this young ladies story. She was born having her mom tell her she was worthless and all she was born to do is work for the family. She was abused and treated very badly all of her childhood. She had much anger inside of her. Her mom would not even let her go to school.

She began drinking and taking drugs at the age of 8. She tried to commit suicide three different times and each time God saved her life. Her mom and her became so angry with each other that they came at each other with knives trying to kill each other. Finally the other family members took some action and sent her to an aunt's home in Mumbai, where she was exposed to the Red Light district. Luckily no long after coming to Mumbai she learned about Bombay Teen Challenge. A place where she would have a safe place to live, food every day, and an opportunity to go to school. The thing she did not know was that she would also learn about God. She told us it took her awhile because she was so angry and would fight everyone. After being told she was worthless all her life she did not know how anyone could love her. But the staff at Bombay Teen Challenge surrounded her with Christ's love and she fell into her Heavenly Father's arms. She is living at the Ashagram House where she is doing correspondence school and is making leather items to sell. She has also become a leader within the ministry. Her life is truly one where she was at the bottom but God had much greater plans for her. I am looking forward to seeing how God is continually working in her life and how He will use her for His glory.

This is just one of the beautiful lives of restoration I will be visiting while in Mumbai this summer. Would you like to get involved to see more women and children's lives transformed?

You can make a difference!

Below are ways you can be a part.

1. Please pray for us. There are 5 of us going to visit the ministry. Pray for safety traveling, physical health, and that we will know how to better advocate for the work they are doing.

2. I also need to raise $2,800 to be able to go on the trip. From those that have already gotten involved I still need $2000. If you would like to partner with me for this trip, click here.

Thank you to those that have already given. I am so excited to have you a part of this awesome opportunity!

Restoring Broken Lives

Each of the girls you see in this picture has a story of restoration. They were all saved out of a life in the red light district in Mumbai India. They all have accepted Jesus as their personal Savior. They all our breaking in the pattern of following their mother's footsteps. They all are making a difference in other's lives. They all have a desire to STOP Human Trafficking. 

As I said before I traveled with these ladies and heard first hand their stories. I heard what life was like before they came to Bombay Teen Challenge. I heard how they were so broken and some ready to end their lives. I was also to hear how God used the ministry of Bombay Teen Challenge to rescue them from a life of brokenness, hurt and abandonment. This is only 8 of many stories and lives that have been touched by Bombay Teen Challenge. 

This is why I am so excited to visit the ministry this summer. I am looking forward to going to see and hear how God is working in lives. I am also going to be able to come back to the states to advocate for each of these priceless lives. Human Trafficking is a huge problem not only in Mumbai but all around the world. I am thankful for ministries like Bombay Teen Challenge that are making a difference in lives of women and children. 

Will you partner with me? It only takes one to make a difference. Below are ways you can be a part.

1. Please pray for us. There are 5 of us going to visit the ministry. Pray for safety traveling, physical health, and that we will know how to better advocate for the work they are doing.

2. I also need to raise $2,800 to be able to go on the trip. From those that have already gotten involved I still need $2600. It will take only 185 more to give $14 the trip will be paid for. If you would like to partner with me for this trip, click here.

Thank you to those that have already given. I am so excited to have you a part of this awesome opportunity!

Long Time No Posts

So i know it has been forever since I have posted. Time goes by quicker then I ever imagined. The rest of the London/Turkey trip was amazing. I have been a few other places since then. Upcoming I will be going to India in July and some travels this summer. So I am going to try and put some posts up as I go.