I have had a lot of questions about what ministry looks like here in India. So for a small taste, let us walk through my noon-1pm everyday, where I spend the hour with Jasmine from Courage Home:
I transition Jasmine from preschool We pass our friends as we begin our
to one-on-one time with a fun activity. journey to the bookshelf. At the
namely, dancing or spinning on a bookshelf, we select two books to take
scooter^ with us into the next room
As Jasmine holds the books in one hand,
she uses her guide cane in the other. With verbal and hand-over-hand help,
I guide her with my voice, and small Jasmine puts her guide cane away, and
taps on her shoulders. We make our feels her way along one wall to the shoe
way through a doorway, around a rack. Where she then knows to set her
corner, and to a basket. book and herself down!
After reading, we stand up (which Once through the doorway, Jasmine
involves me propping Jasmine onto would like a break. So I pull out the
her hands and knees, and a lot of clapper for extra fun sound motivation,
prompting) and I direct her into rather than her having to hear “Come on
the “puzzle room” by walking Jasmine, you can do it.” For the
down the cooridor outside. hundredth time in the last 40 minutes.
When stamina, or annoyance from hearing my voice kicks in, she makes her way to the cabinet. We (hand-over-hand) open the doors, feel around for options, and pick out a “puzzle” and some sort of sensory activity.
Today’s choices were a ring stack When she moves her foot in rebellion
And bubbles! But did Jasmine want and accidently knocks down the rings,
to participate? Ha! This is my every we’re in business! But guess what?
single moment response from this It’s 1 o’clock and time for lunch.
All the children get undressed to eat
because they honestly get extremely Before I know it, it’s time for afternoon
messy (which we would too if we ministry.
couldn’t see what we were eating
or doing.) So we end our
morning with a hug, a kiss,
and a “See ya tomorrow!”
