- Happy Children
Cooking rice for childrens dinner
As we prepare for the January trip to India I keep thinking of so many wonderful memories of the trip this past February.
Our trip to visit Pearl’s Home in the village of Santamagular was very interesting. The roads and the traffic were frightening, people drive fast, pass when there is no open road ahead, I was sure we were going to meet a big truck head on or run over an ox cart or herd of water buffalo or someone on a bike with a loaded cart or a tractor or, well the list goes on. I kept a vision of a whole host of angels hovering over the car, and I prayed a lot. We did arrive safely and were welcomed by everyone. We visited with the children, the Joshua couple who are caretakers of the home as well as the old ladies in Maggie Home. I remember that my feet were so swollen, one of the old ladies was sitting on the ground beside my chair, she massaged by feet and ankles for about 20 minutes. It was such a loving thing to do.
Peggy took pictures of each child for their sponsors and we all took lots of photos of the homes and the village area. We had a sharing time when each of us told something about ourselves, why we were there etc., and then the children sang for us. The children were given small gifts of a lollypop, a pencil and the girls were given a hair ribbon.
At the end of the evening we were treated to a nice meal. We had just sat down at the table when the lights went out, a common occurrence in a village. When the lights go out in a village in India it is VERY DARK. But, what a surprise when 2 people used their cell phones to give enough light to find a lantern!
I am looking forward to more adventures in January.
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