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Gappy

Posted on Nov 28, 2011 in India | 1 comment

When we arrived at Shunem he didn’t have his two front teeth, and hadn’t had them when he arrived here in June either. His gums were super thick and we saw no evidence that new teeth were ever going to come in.

Honey Bees

Posted on Nov 25, 2011 in India | 6 comments

About a month ago we noticed a huge swarm of bees buzzing near our room. When we went investigate we saw a big hive connected to the vines snaking their way up the wall. We weren’t sure what kind of bees they were, so we figured we should tell someone. If they were some dangerous sort we wouldn’t want them attacking any children or old people.

Rajalaxshmi and Sailajah

Posted on Nov 17, 2011 in India | 4 comments

The Best of Friends There are two little girls here named Rajalaxshmi and Sailajah. They are both so so sweet. When we first arrived at Shunem, Rajalaxshmi had only been here for a few weeks. She walked around all the time just crying or looking lost. You could have her sit down next to you and try to make her smile but she always just looked so so sad and would never say a word. Sailajah had only been at Shunem for a few days and had just gotten over Hepatitis B and was too weak to even walk around. When she got healthier she turned out to be a bit of a menace. She would walk up to other kids and even volunteers and just slap them as hard as she could in the...

Andrew and Pavi’s Wedding

Posted on Oct 17, 2011 in India | 2 comments

We recently took another trip to Banglaore, though this one was just for fun. We met a lovely couple while we were there last time and they invited us to their wedding. Their names are Andrew and Pavitri, but she just goes by Pavi. Despite being three westerners taking on the Indian railway system, everything went just fine. We got to the Bangalore station at around 6am and walked to the flat. When we got in, Bruce Parker said that he had a message for me (Colton) from Linus. “Linus wants to know if you will help him with the ceremony. Here is a list of blessings and wisdom that he would like you to read. That’s all I have for now.” Certainly unexpected. I barely...