Hmm, so what would my dear fans like to hear from me? Ha! We are three girls staying in a very large Nepali house and seriously, never a dull moment. Siam is my friend from India who graduated Bible college this past May and was sent here to Nepal to do her ministry. She has been faithful in going to our girls center downtown and building relationships with them. It was exciting to come back and see how close these girls have grown to Siam since I was last here in June.
Monique and I, although we can't be expressive through language, have been able to become friends with many of these girls as well. Each day is a challenge as we trust God to let His love be the motive and purpose for everything we are doing. It's difficult to see the hurt that the girls' experience and the way that they live. I'm starting to learn about holistic ministry and what it actually means... like what it means when I'm in the reality of it, or at least trying to figure it out. How do I find that balance of helping these girls through an inner transformation and at the same time helping to meet their physical needs? Some days the girls share their desires to leave their work and find a new life, then the very next day will be high off of drugs or busy with "customers". But the one lesson I'm learning over and over: God did not call us to be successful, but to be faithful.
There are so many stories and experiences I can share from the past several weeks, but Monique is SO good at keeping up with all those details I thought you could visit her blog: moniqueinindia.blogspot.com :)
I do want to share about one girl I've written about before, Saru. I met her back in March. I sat and had chai with her on several occasions planning out our downtown center and how she would bring in girls from the streets who are involved in sex work. She had the heart to help them as she knew it is a life they don't deserve; so many of them lured in from the villages with the promise of a good job. In May we lost touch when she took a job as a dancer at a bar. I recently found her again, 7 months pregnant, living in a small underground room with her two daughters and a man she calls her husband. She is hurting and lost, but I can still see that her heart is the same, loving and compassionate. All I can do now is show her I care and love her and her children. So if you remember, keep her in your prayers!
Well, it's Saturday now and Tuesday we will be heading back to Delhi until the new year since my visa here has expired. There Monique and I will work closely with our education programs and other ministries.
Okay, it's super cold here! (I don't think they know what insulation is..) I think I will head down to the kitchen for some hot tea!
