This month we are working with a children’s home called Asha Mission (www.ashamission.com). This home has 32 different children ranging from 3 years old to 16. Many of the children come from families where their parents cannot afford to take care of them; however, the parents occassionaly call or the kids go to visit them. One of Asha’s main goals is raising the children up to be leaders in their communities; thus, the children do not get adopted out.
These kids blow me away! They are very well behaved as well as disciplined. Multiple times a day they have worship and prayer sessions. Not only that but a different child leads a Bible study every night. Talk about raising leaders up. Hands down, these kids have more Bible verses memorized than I do! I truely am learning so much from these children!
There are four different care takers. The main house parents are Sarma (sharma) and his lovely wife Susi. They are incredible people who left their jobs as teachers back in November to take over the Mission. Currently they have 2 biological children who are simply adorable! Then there is Rama, who is around my age, and Mina.
It has been incredible thus far being at this wonderful place! Orphanages are one of my passions so I am having the time of my life. During the days I get to play teacher with the kids and help them with their studies. After rest time, yes these children get rest time after lunch which is a brillant idea, we do V.B.S. So we’ve been teaching on the Fruits of the Spirit and having a blast. No joke, every time we go to teach them a new song, they magically know it. I will say it is quite nice because we can just sing all the more!
