{"id":320,"date":"2012-08-22T11:28:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T19:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/?page_id=320"},"modified":"2025-08-24T19:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:45:59","slug":"india","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/1st-21st-century-church\/over-the-years\/india\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Spirit and American Will"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/kamble.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/kamble.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/kamble.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/kamble-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/kamble-620x433.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On August 22, 2012, Rev. Magda Kamble of the Garrison Church at Camp Deolali, India, reached out to Katrina\u2019s Dream, inviting William and Helene Swanson to visit her struggling congregation. That December, their visit and discussions with the Bishop of Nasik led to the inception of Katrina\u2019s Dream &#8211; India, with William delivering a heartfelt sermon on Indian family values at the Christmas Eve Night Watch Service.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Good Evening Family and Friends&quot;\" width=\"581\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HjB1MAVbncM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>William G. Swanson&#8217;s <em>Good Evening Family and Friends<\/em> sermon on Indian Family Values at the December 24th, 2012 Night Watch Service<\/p>\n<p>In February 2014, Helene returned to India, receiving blessings from Bishop Pradip L. Kamble for her advocacy for women\u2019s rights, presenting &#8220;Indian Spirit and American Will&#8221; to the Diocese of Nasik clergy before embarking on her 10,000-kilometer U.S. pilgrimage for the Equal Rights Amendment. After completing her pilgrimage, Helene launched Katrina\u2019s Dream &#8211; India and was honored on December 4, 2015, by the Diocese of Nasik for her work in promoting women\u2019s rights globally.presentation <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ScxEsifnWe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Spirit and American Will<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Today, Helene continues\u00a0 organizing a women\u2019s empowerment summit aligned with the Beijing Declaration\u2019s critical areas, including women\u2019s health, education, and human rights, promising a transformative impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 22, 2012, Rev. Magda Kamble of the Garrison Church at Camp Deolali, India, reached out to Katrina\u2019s Dream, inviting William and Helene Swanson to visit her struggling congregation. That December, their visit and discussions with the Bishop of Nasik led to the inception of Katrina\u2019s Dream &#8211; India, with William delivering a heartfelt&#8230;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/1st-21st-century-church\/over-the-years\/india\/\">Read more <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1869,"parent":1747,"menu_order":19,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-320","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2355,"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/320\/revisions\/2355"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}