India update (+ 2 videos)

Back to the internet cafe for an update (WOW will I be glad to get back to the land of wireless internet!)

Here are just a few pictures – more to come soon!

Me with the street children – they hang out in the street where we live (in the slums) to give us hugs and shake our hands every morning and afternoon. They are so hungry for attention…

Me with half of the team – they will be staying behind to serve in India for the next 3 months! What amazing girls!

I have quite a few video blogs I’m working on – some serious ones that show the ministry we’re doing, some that show our crazy adventures (like getting lost in India), and one rather funny one introducing Lynette (yes Adam, “the princess” is on mission with “the diva” and I have some pretty amusing footage for you all, HA!). Tomorrow is ministry prep day for the team, so I’ll be working on video editing, writing, journaling, and also preparation for the week.

I’ll be spending 2 days next week at our main orphanage, spending time with the children, taking photographs of each child, and writing down their stories and personal information in hopes of finding them long-term sponsors. I’m so excited about that – this will be a big undertaking but I know God has placed me here to get it done before I leave! There are 21 children in all, so please pray God will raise up supporters for each of them. I have already committed to supporting a beautiful little girl named Jyoti. She’s 2 years old, and I can’t wait to show you pictures and share her story with you! Pray that God blesses my time with Jyoti and that He begins binding our hearts together. Pray also for my time with the children and the staff, that He will help me hear their stories and share them with the world!

Thank you for all the comments (you know how much I love them) and most of all for praying all the requests I listed yesterday! I was feeling terrible by bedtime last night – my cough was getting worse and my throat felt like it was on fire. Then this morning I woke up to no more sore throat and barely any cough left – PRAISE THE LORD! THANK YOU FOR PRAYING! Please keep your prayers coming – I can’t express how evident your prayers are to all of us here. Please pray specifically for all our health – Chris and Tom aren’t feeling well today (Chris thinks he has a sinus infection, Tom has chills) Lynette is feeling flushed, and some of the team is starting to feel sick too. We crave your prayers!

There is so much more to share that I hope to sort through tomorrow. For now, here are a couple of video blogs from my first night and day in India!