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Praveen and Jam
A couple weekends ago we took an overnight train to Bangalore for the Karnataka Christadelphian Youth weekend. When we got onto the train we all felt a little bit uneasy about the coming night sleep, but it turned out to be just fine. However, the way we woke up was a little bit unsettling. Prabhu Kiran, one of the two Shunem boys that came with us, tapped each of us on the back saying, akka anna, we just missed our stop! We got off at the next stop and had no idea where to go. Luckily we weren’t too far off, so our ride soon showed up...
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This is Shiva Kumar He has been at Shunem for just a few months now, but seems to be fitting right in. He only knows a few words in English, and is so cute when he says them. My favorite is jam. He says it more like jahm, and it is just the best. He is also extremely ticklish and will wiggle and squirm his way off of my lap when I tickle him. I told Auntie Sarah about how ticklish he was and she laughed and said, “He has a very cute face, but he is full of bad words.” So apparently he walks around all day saying curse words in...
read moreLocked Out
I'm writing this from the office computer, so I will have to apologize for the lack of cute photos of kids. Next time.
read moreChickenpox
Radhika, Monika, Soni, and Moni all had it. Until they got better (within the last couple days) they spent most of their time locked in their room to ensure that not too many kids would have it at the same time. The door to our room is right by the window to the sick room, so whenever we were coming or going they would rush over and say "Hi akka! Hello anna!"
read morePlayground Fun
Yesterday we had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with the five youngest kids at Shunem who get home from school early. Vamshi, Pooja, Vinkatesh, Kamlakar, and Sangina were too much fun. We played on the playground, watched them climb around, and took lots of great videos of them being goofy.
read moreDay One at Shunem
Our First Day at Shunem After 17 hours of flight time we finally made it to India! When we got to the airport we weren’t entirely sure what to expect. We were pretty sure someone would be there to pick us up, but hadn’t actually confirmed anything. Thankfully Tim Galbraith (Uncle Tim/Tim Daddy) was there holding a sign that said “Shunem Home” as soon as we picked up our luggage. Because it was so early in the morning we didn’t get a real sense of how crazy driving in India can be; there were only two cars going...
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