I feel like I haven't even left my home in India.  It's funny how you adapt to your surroundings and embrace them.  Awakening to the sound of man under the window yelling "Chai, Chai."  Next time you see me ask me about a chai song that some participants wrote in the past.  I love India.  The faces the smells (I know odd), the random water buffalo in the street.  The herd of sheep you dodge riding through Chhaawla village.  The waves from the small children going to public school.  Not like any school you have seen.  The food stands where you can literally buy a entire meal for 8 rupies. 

All of that seems exciting and worhwhile enough, but it comes no where close to the feeling when you arrive to the gate at the orphanage.  With a couple of beeps of the horn and the babies come running!!  I know the overwhelming feeling God has for us when we come ready and excited to be in His presence.  With a skipped beat of the heart all you are left with is a SMILE on your face!! 

These are the emotions that I normally feel when returning home to India, but something is different this time.  The children are going through a very difficult time with losing, for some, the only father and mother they knew.  Mixed emotions are everywhere and they are trying to adjust to the way things have become.  There are new people running the orphanage who need your prayers.  I am not going to lie, it was a lot smoother in the past.  There used to be a lot more freedom, more laughter, way more smiles!  I want you to stand a pray with me that God be ever present in this situation.  With every child, comforting and showing them that they are not alone, their heavenly Father is here!  There are other complicating things going on that requires discernment in the actions to take place.  Please pray for His wisdom and peace as we follow His leading.

I leave on Saturday for Thailand.  Please pray that I am ruined for things that break His heart.  I want to be forever impacted that I can not just stand and do nothing.  Pray for His leading, His wisdom, safety and future partnerships!