So it is day… 4? I believe here in India. It is nice to finally be able to begin to integrate with the people after all the long flights. The Mission rented us a pretty nice “apartment” to sleep in. I feel very secure in there. Alot of gates and locks! It has also given us an opportunity to meet and begin a relationship with the landlord and his family. God willing, we can get into deeper conversations with them in the future.
Now to the kids. The kids are great. They all have powerful personalities and are hilarious. they refer to the male team members as “UNCLE!” and the female members as “AUNTIE!” It is so endearing! A few have caught my eye specifically. Saul (sah-ool) will always greet me in the drive way, running and jumping into my arms. He climbs all over me… it is actually quite impressive the positions he can get into. Then there is Marcos, he looks very sad, but smirks quite often. It almost brings a tear (sometimes it does) to my eye when I see him cuddling with my teammate Ben (Marcos’ favorite) He just seems to soak up Ben’s love. It seems like there is some deep hurt there, but the love God is giving him now seems to make him so happy. These are just 2 of the 17 kids. The names are a struggle for me, but I am slowly learning. (There are some REALLY crazy ones.)
The food is really good, but they are taking it easy on us. Pastor Sam (runs the orphanage) said “He doesn’t want to hurt us.” There has been only one really spicy dish. I bit into this fried… thing? and I thought I had bit into the sun itself. I survived though, and hope I continue with that trend.
Pastor Sam is a really solid man. He has a heart for the Lord and I am excited to get to know him, his staff, and his family. It is looking to be a great 4 months.
