Greetings as you emBark with us on our last destination: ...home!
Throughout our journey we have climbed mountains, awakened to the peacocks song, taught health classes to orphan children, and taught the value of women to the poor, powerless, beaten, and destitute. We have lived withe many orphans and ate what they ate, slept how they slept, adapted their style of toilet use (which was pretty difficult at first). We have regularly worn traditional clothing, learned the significance of various festivals, and seen the effects on Hinduism and the caste system of today's society.
The children, staff at Bethania Kids, and the friends we have made in India have taught us the value of family, community and the beauty of life in the midst of suffering, struggle, and poverty. They have taught us that there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome.
We hope that our blogs have encouraged you the past for months. And we encourage you to cherish your family, community, and all that you have because all things in life are a gift to be cherished.
Serve and love others with your whole heart and never give up because you could lose all that you have in a moment.
Serving the people of India was not always easy, but it was always a tremendous blessing.
When I, Erica, first decision to teach health in India alone (Catherine joined the team later), many thought I had lost my mind, and, now, here we are with a boatload of memories and over 200 orphan brothers and sisters and a many communities we can call home. We have also taught health, English, music, and massage, which changed the lives of more people than we know of.
So...! remember: Follow yours dreams, don't give up, and shoot for the stars.
Also, we are writing this on a friends phone, so we will add pictures from the last orphanage mid-November.
Throughout our journey we have climbed mountains, awakened to the peacocks song, taught health classes to orphan children, and taught the value of women to the poor, powerless, beaten, and destitute. We have lived withe many orphans and ate what they ate, slept how they slept, adapted their style of toilet use (which was pretty difficult at first). We have regularly worn traditional clothing, learned the significance of various festivals, and seen the effects on Hinduism and the caste system of today's society.
The children, staff at Bethania Kids, and the friends we have made in India have taught us the value of family, community and the beauty of life in the midst of suffering, struggle, and poverty. They have taught us that there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome.
We hope that our blogs have encouraged you the past for months. And we encourage you to cherish your family, community, and all that you have because all things in life are a gift to be cherished.
Serve and love others with your whole heart and never give up because you could lose all that you have in a moment.
Serving the people of India was not always easy, but it was always a tremendous blessing.
When I, Erica, first decision to teach health in India alone (Catherine joined the team later), many thought I had lost my mind, and, now, here we are with a boatload of memories and over 200 orphan brothers and sisters and a many communities we can call home. We have also taught health, English, music, and massage, which changed the lives of more people than we know of.
So...! remember: Follow yours dreams, don't give up, and shoot for the stars.
Also, we are writing this on a friends phone, so we will add pictures from the last orphanage mid-November.
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