Let’s take things one by one: • You desire to spend your life in cross-cultural ministry. How did this come about? Has the Lord continued to nurture this call? How? Are you involved in praying for missionaries, for countries, for specific kinds of ministries? • How are you involved in ministry right now? What are your ministry gifts and interests? How is the Lord using you where you are? • When you say, “It makes more sense for me to learn Spanish”- why do you say this? Do you feel a tug toward Spanish speaking countries, or just because Latin America is close by? • What makes you think it was a mistake for you to go to India? Do you feel you were running away from God’s best for you? Do you need to repent for any aspect of your relationship with your Indian friend? • As you spent that time in India, meeting members of your friend’s family, seeing their spiritual needs and interests, did your heart not only respond to the “culture” (Hindi movies; the songs of Bollywood) but also to the needs of the people there? As you think of India and the aspects you love, do you pray for the country? Do you think the Lord might have introduced you to “things Indian” to open your heart and mind to the possibility of one day serving there? • I like the fact that you recognize that you could easily become interested in any country where the Lord should lead you.

So…I would encourage you to think through my questions. If you would like to, I would be happy to continue corresponding with you.

As you seek the Lord’s place for you, ask Him to either confirm a call to the Indian culture or bring another culture into your life. I think it is especially important that you be involved in a specific ministry right now, and that you make part of your devotional life intercession for those who are serving in cross cultural contexts.

Blessings on you, Sarah. God hasn’t forgotten you! Nor your friend, either, for that matter!