Kids are amazing...

Well, as only He would have it, we were quickly reminded why we are here this week and our energy was restored once we got on the bus to start our day. We were greeted with open arms by old friends we had worked with in the past. It was nice to see some familiar faces and to be able to catch up! The service we attended this morning was a tad bit long (3 hours...a little, okay, really long for this girl) but the message was good. It was about the Truths of Living a Tremendous Life....now, how about that for a Sunday morning! And I would say the 10 of us feel as though we have had some pretty tremendous opportunities here this past week and know more lay ahead for us in the days to come.

After the service ended is when everything went away for me. We walked out of the service and got to meet up with the kids from the orphanage. So many of the kids from last year are still in the orphanage, so it was absolutely fantastic to reunite with all of them. Their precious smiles, tight hugs and sweet kisses are enough to make a person want to buy them a plane ticket to come home with me!! Then when they call you Auntie and thank you a million times for coming to see them....well, there really isn't anything better! I mean, really, they are thanking us for coming to see them and for all the things we have bought for their house. For example, they thanked us for the washing machine we bought them. I didn't even know what a washing machine was until I moved out of the house and I sure as heck never thanked my parents for buying us one when I was younger.

Then we got to meet precious Sthuthi. Wow, what a miracle!! For those of you who don't know the story of Sthuthi, our friend Jacob rescued her last year from a mother who felt her only choice was to poison her because she was born prematurely. She weighed 2.2 pounds when she was born....she now weighs about 14 pounds and is interacting with all of us...laughing, playing, and smiling huge!! It was a huge gift to all of us, as sometimes we don't really "see" the impact we (I include all of you in the "we") have in India, but to see Sthuthi and how she has grown and developed was absolutely amazing!

So, all of your thoughts and prayers were answered throughout the day and I think we were able to allow His love and compassion to flow through us and we were able to feel it, too. Which was a good thing and something I think we all needed. Those kids are a breath of fresh air and rejuvenating. Many of them will grow up to be forces in India and will be fighting the world of injustice when they get older.

So, onward to our next mission. We will be traveling a lot this week, so please keep our team in your prayers. Please pray for safe travels, stamina, and our continued focus on spreading His love and compassion throughout India.

Katie