I guess it's time for another update! Things are going so well. My new roommate has been such a blessing to have. Grace is an amazing person. It is nice to have each other.
The new children arrived at the restart center a little over a week ago. We went to one of their sunday services to meet them. They are so precious! They have quite the challenge ahead of them adjusting to a new life and learning two new languages. In order to be admitted to a good school they must first learn Hindi and then they will have to learn English as well. They are from North East India so they speak a completely different language. But they are learning quick and can already say, "my name is..." - so cute! Their first night in Delhi their faces showed the trama of their lives. Many of their parents had been killed by militants or aids and other diseases. Some still had one parent who had gave them away because they were unable to care for their child. But in just a few days we were able to see bright smiles and hear laughter as they enjoyed their new brothers and sisters and people who loved and cared for them.
I will begin going out to west Delhi to stay with them overnight. I am so excited to get to know them more and help them adjust to their new surroundings.
Please continue to keep all these children in prayer!
In the other slums the children have been completing their exams the past few weeks. This is tremendous pressure for any child in India as the outcome of these tests has much to do with their future in this country. So many children throughout India are committing suicide on a daily basis because of the pressure. So please keep these exams in your prayers as well.
As soon as exam time is over we will be holding a VBS for the children.
The pictures I've included are from the sunday spent with the new refuge center children.
The link I am including is an article that came out in the newspapers here. It discusses child labor. I will hopefully start posting more of these articles on a regular basis.
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