Life & Ministry in Southern India

There was a special time where myself, my wife and four of our close friends were sent by our home church to work and live with a ministry called Harvest India. We were living in a town called Tenali, in between Hyderabad and Chennai. This town is right in the “rice bowl” of the country. Fields as far as the eye can see all around our town with villages dotted amongst it all.

During our time the ground, we were focused on local ministry with the untouchables.  These beautiful souls are overlooked by most of society, so Harvest India’s mission is to love on them through tangible ways such as food distribution, medical camps, education for orphans and future nurses, and bible colleges. Just being the hands and feet of Jesus.

As well as hands-on ministry, I was also capturing images and video for Harvest India and documenting our everyday lives living in such a fascinating place.  This country is full of stark contrasts and just incredible beautiful… the people, the colors, the animals, the rivers, the textures, etc.  It is a photographer’s dream to capture life there.

Here are some of my favorite images of the incredible people and places we encountered and did life with during our time.  There are scenes from our neighborhood, local villages, day to day ministry, and quiet places far in the countryside.