Busy week so far:
Monday: We made sandwiches and took them to beggars in Darjeeling. We found a group of women who beg outside of a temple. Darcy (part of YWAM Darjeeling) visits them often and these women were so excited to see her! The ladies were very sweet and loved shaking our hands and just getting attention from us. Darcy told us that it means so much to them when we shake their hands because, as beggars, they are not acknowledged. That afternoon we spent doing bible study and that night we watched a documentary "Born into the Brothels". It's about children who are growing up in the Red Light District. After that we had a time if intercession (prayer) for the kids living in that world.
Tuesday: We took off that morning to a Missions of Charity home (Mother Teresa ministry). It was awesome to bless the elderly ladies that lived there! We did some songs, a dance, skit and craft. They absolutely loved the skit and couldn't stop laughing :)
One lady had was a beggar before she came and that was obvious. She came up to me and kept begging. It's so sad that begging was so much of a lifestyle that it was normal to her and that it felt comforting. That afternoon I went with Kiley (base staff and from Oklahoma) to help kids at the orphanage with homework again. They didn't have a bunch of work so we ended up playing a lot of games. That night we had a unity teaching. Out of that we are supposed to go to everyone on our team and tell them things that we appreciate about them. It was really good. When you live with a team 24/7 encouragement becomes a little rare.
Wednesday: I was awake at 3am to go to Tiger hill (a good lookout to see the Himalayan range and the distant tip of Mt. Everest). The sunrise starts at 4am here in India. Once we got back at 7am we had a great breakfast made by Melinda. The rest of the day was chill but it felt like it would never end!
Today: We went back to the Salvation Army deaf school. We did 2 skits, taught them the Thai chicken dance, and played games. World Vision ended up being there as well to give the kids awards for a marathon they were in.
We leave for a village tomorrow and will be there until Sunday. I am currently preparing a message for the teens we will be working with on Saturday :)
We head to Kolkata a week from today :( I am going to miss Darjeeling!
Oh and I only have a month left in Asia!! I can't believe my time here is almost over.
Monday: We made sandwiches and took them to beggars in Darjeeling. We found a group of women who beg outside of a temple. Darcy (part of YWAM Darjeeling) visits them often and these women were so excited to see her! The ladies were very sweet and loved shaking our hands and just getting attention from us. Darcy told us that it means so much to them when we shake their hands because, as beggars, they are not acknowledged. That afternoon we spent doing bible study and that night we watched a documentary "Born into the Brothels". It's about children who are growing up in the Red Light District. After that we had a time if intercession (prayer) for the kids living in that world.
Tuesday: We took off that morning to a Missions of Charity home (Mother Teresa ministry). It was awesome to bless the elderly ladies that lived there! We did some songs, a dance, skit and craft. They absolutely loved the skit and couldn't stop laughing :)
One lady had was a beggar before she came and that was obvious. She came up to me and kept begging. It's so sad that begging was so much of a lifestyle that it was normal to her and that it felt comforting. That afternoon I went with Kiley (base staff and from Oklahoma) to help kids at the orphanage with homework again. They didn't have a bunch of work so we ended up playing a lot of games. That night we had a unity teaching. Out of that we are supposed to go to everyone on our team and tell them things that we appreciate about them. It was really good. When you live with a team 24/7 encouragement becomes a little rare.
Wednesday: I was awake at 3am to go to Tiger hill (a good lookout to see the Himalayan range and the distant tip of Mt. Everest). The sunrise starts at 4am here in India. Once we got back at 7am we had a great breakfast made by Melinda. The rest of the day was chill but it felt like it would never end!
Today: We went back to the Salvation Army deaf school. We did 2 skits, taught them the Thai chicken dance, and played games. World Vision ended up being there as well to give the kids awards for a marathon they were in.
We leave for a village tomorrow and will be there until Sunday. I am currently preparing a message for the teens we will be working with on Saturday :)
We head to Kolkata a week from today :( I am going to miss Darjeeling!
Oh and I only have a month left in Asia!! I can't believe my time here is almost over.
Are they cutting your time in Darjeeling short? It seemed like you were to be there longer... but I am so glad that you really enjoyed your time in this beautiful place! Praying for a great rest of your visit and a safe journey back down to the lowlands...Hahaha! Miss you! Love, Aunt Karen
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