We’ve spent a month pouring into the same 27 smiling faces, helping with homework, chores, tears and laughter. We’ve scolded, hugged and lived lives with these kids. But now the month is … Read more about Ends and New Beginnings
Blessings for Karan
Karan was not my favorite kid when we first got to Asha. He was loud and rough and just plain too much. He had arrived there a few days before us and was not able to go to school yet. … Read more about Blessings for Karan
Created in HIS Image
So often, we think things are supposed to be perfect. We pray for things to work out in the way we think they should and anything that’s not how we want it is not right. I know so often that I … Read more about Created in HIS Image
A New Lesson Everyday
In four days, I will be officially three months into the race and heading to Nepal. Three countries down, eight to go. Three months isn’t a terribly short amount of time, but it feels like … Read more about A New Lesson Everyday
Makin’ Friends
So, before coming to India, I thought I knew what my favorite part was going to be. I knew I liked the food. For all of college, you could have easily found me at any of the Indian food restaurants in … Read more about Makin’ Friends
Bringing People Jesus
Every night, I get to worship with 30 of the best kids. We sing songs, pray prayers and teach them bible stories. Sometimes I feel like I’m reliving my childhood through them. I’ve taught … Read more about Bringing People Jesus
Hope is Growing
cI wishI wish I could explain to you what a blessing it is to be here and working at Asha Mission. There are no words to suffice. The place is full of love, joy, spirit and happiness. The place is … Read more about Hope is Growing
This is Life?
When we stepped into the place, the first thing I noticed was the sign above the entrance. “Satya Jeevan Leprosy Society” it said. With a picture of a doctor leaning over a patient’s … Read more about This is Life?
And What Can I Do?
India is a nation full of poverty, sadness and despair. Daily we hear stories about the lives of the kids here that just wreck you. Stories that I can’t even imagine. It’s so easy to feel … Read more about And What Can I Do?
