We made it back to Austin Thursday evening. It was a LONG journey and I was very glad to be home! Here's a quick overview; I'm still sort of processing everything and still trying to get caught up on my sleep!
Our team had a great time working at the Good Samaritan School in Delhi. It actually reminded me a lot of my teaching English days in China after college! The kids were so cute and so sweet. The students and teachers all made us feel so welcome. The founder of the school actually had lunch with us each day. We did a variety of stuff each day at each of the school's three campuses, including teaching Bible lessons and songs, doing crafts and even playing some soccer. Our carnival went really well too and the kids LOVED the water balloons. They had actually never seen a water balloon before! We were able to visit and pray with quite a few of the children's families who live in the slums. We were also able to visit the Taj Mahal one day which was AMAZING.
It was a pretty tough trip physically as I came down with a cold about 3 days after we arrived and battled it most of the trip. I think it was a combination of lack of sleep, our busy schedule and just all the new germs. Fortunately it didn't keep me from doing any of the activities; I just didn't do the home visits one of the afternoons. Our apartment was actually very nice and even had AC!
One of the highlights was the group of 8th grade boys that I got to know. They were pretty rowdy and mischievious but also really sweet. We acted out the story of the good samaritan, did another lesson on anxiety, and they insisted I play soccer with them one afternoon. One of them then came to the carnival and we had a fun time playing games.
It was also great to meet some of the teachers at the school who have such a heart for the Lord. We were able to take part in a couple of the teachers morning devotions- Maureen and I actually led one! It is hard for them not to get discouraged- even at a Christian school, 60% of the kids come from Muslim families and the rest are mostly Hindu. The number of actual believers there is so small.
I will post all my pics soon! Thanks again for all of your prayers, support and encouragement! It means so much.
Our team had a great time working at the Good Samaritan School in Delhi. It actually reminded me a lot of my teaching English days in China after college! The kids were so cute and so sweet. The students and teachers all made us feel so welcome. The founder of the school actually had lunch with us each day. We did a variety of stuff each day at each of the school's three campuses, including teaching Bible lessons and songs, doing crafts and even playing some soccer. Our carnival went really well too and the kids LOVED the water balloons. They had actually never seen a water balloon before! We were able to visit and pray with quite a few of the children's families who live in the slums. We were also able to visit the Taj Mahal one day which was AMAZING.
It was a pretty tough trip physically as I came down with a cold about 3 days after we arrived and battled it most of the trip. I think it was a combination of lack of sleep, our busy schedule and just all the new germs. Fortunately it didn't keep me from doing any of the activities; I just didn't do the home visits one of the afternoons. Our apartment was actually very nice and even had AC!
One of the highlights was the group of 8th grade boys that I got to know. They were pretty rowdy and mischievious but also really sweet. We acted out the story of the good samaritan, did another lesson on anxiety, and they insisted I play soccer with them one afternoon. One of them then came to the carnival and we had a fun time playing games.
It was also great to meet some of the teachers at the school who have such a heart for the Lord. We were able to take part in a couple of the teachers morning devotions- Maureen and I actually led one! It is hard for them not to get discouraged- even at a Christian school, 60% of the kids come from Muslim families and the rest are mostly Hindu. The number of actual believers there is so small.
I will post all my pics soon! Thanks again for all of your prayers, support and encouragement! It means so much.
Anathi, the founder of the Good Samaritan School. It all started in 1979 when she began teaching a small group of slum children in her garage.
A class of 1st graders holding up their "creation" cutouts which we used to help tell the story of creation. They really liked it!
My group of 8th graders. We acted out the story of the good samaritan. :)
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