"Tired" doesn't capture the feeling

I didn't sleep much on the flight over to Dehli so by the time I arrived I had already been up over 24 hours. I laid down that night completely exhausted and yet....I could not sleep. How aggravating! So I got up the next morning and sat through classes in a room that at best got down to 80 degrees as we learned all sorts of valuable information (no sarcasm intended....seriously). Concentrating was so hard that at times I simply stood in the back of the room to prevent dozing. So last night I laid down...at this point it has been almost 48 hours since I slept and....guess what....still not sleeping. At 1 am I said, forget this and I got a friend to give me some sleeping pills which I hate taking but at this point I was desperate. So if you can, asking the Father to give me rest would be most appreciated.
Anyway, enough griping. We have been in some amazing classes learning tools to use on the field, how to work well as a team, and some other logistics. Tomorrow we leave for Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal. The rest of the team will show up for some more training. We might also stop by to check out that cool tomb that has been called a modern Wonder of the World (I am referring to the Taj and, yes, sarcasm is intended ). =)

Quick Thoughts

So I initially desired to embark on a theological discussion of atonement and salvation, but I figured that wouldn't be very fruitful, fully processed, or in any way thorough. Instead, I have decided to offer a passage of Scripture that I have been thinking over in the past few days:

"And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed." Acts 13:48

Brokenness revisited

As I prepare to depart for South Asia, which is only 11 days away, I have entered a state of brokenness. I am clinging to Christ for peace and comfort as He strips away everything in my life that keeps me from being wholly devoted to Him. I wish I could write more, but I do not understand myself at this point enough to explain anything sufficiently.