February 16, 2011 in
Missions,Spiritual Growth with
One of the highlights of my time in India has been getting to share this time with my friend Andy. This is his first mission trip and I love experiencing it through his eyes. I asked him to share his thoughts on the trip. Meet Andy. He’s hilarious. This is the first time I’ve ever [...]
February 15, 2011 in
Church Leadership,Leadership with
OK friends I need your help. Today our team had the divine opportunity to travel some three hours (on a VERY bumpy road) outside of Kolkata to the village of Basirhat, India which literally sits on the India/Bangladesh border. It’s a stunningly beautiful village full of rice fields and mustard seeds but as you might [...]
February 10, 2011 in
Missions with
We had an awesome first day with the team here in India. Exhausted would be an understatement though. After a 30 hour journey to get here we were worn out and took it kind of easy today. It’s amazing how that 11.5 hour time difference will mess with your mind and body. I had the [...]
February 9, 2011 in
Uncategorized with
By the time you read this I should be getting real close to Kolkata, India (we left late Tuesday morning). I’m taking a group from Cross Point with me to do some mission work at the school, feeding center, and church that we recently started there. I’ll be blogging along the way when I can, [...]
February 1, 2011 in
Church Planting,Leadership with
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I’ve got two pictures for you today that are worth a thousand words and then some. For me they represent why I get out of bed every day. The first is of our most recent Cross Point campus that was planted in India. The small group [...]
February 12, 2010 in
Random Fun with
Over the years in ministry I’ve found myself in some awkward situations. From having a woman at a funeral home lift her skirt to show me her “scar,” to having someone pull a gun on me during counseling, to patting a baby’s head only to discover the baby was breast feeding. Should I go on? [...]
February 9, 2010 in
Missions,Parenting with
There are some 11 million abandoned kids roaming the streets of India. I’ve been aware of that statistic for a while but nothing prepares you for meeting it face to face. This is Puja Ghosh who is just five years old. I had the amazing opportunity to spend some time with her over the past [...]
February 8, 2010 in
Missions,Spiritual Growth with
Got a call from a buddy right before my trip who in essence said, “Pete why are you going to India right now? You need to be promoting Book #1 and I know your writing book #2. You guys are having record settings weekends at Cross Point, you’re getting ready to open a 4th campus [...]
February 6, 2010 in
Missions,Videos with
Laughter may not fix everything, but it sure is a good place to start. They had never heard of Red Rover in the Khalpar slum until yesterday. What’s your favorite childhood game? Mine? Freeze Tag. Red Rover from Pete Wilson on Vimeo.
February 5, 2010 in
Missions with
Let me introduce you to Bishal Barik. This kid grabbed my heart from the moment I met him. Maybe it’s because he’s 8 like my oldest or maybe it’s his contagious smile, but we instantly hit it off. Bishal is a student at the school we’ve started in the Khalpar slum. His mother abandoned him [...]
