Happy, Happy Holiday Week

 As the children were not in school for the past week due to a holiday (Mahatma Ghandi’s bday was last Sunday), Rachel and I found ourselves orchestrating and leading activities, crafts, and games for them. Some mornings were filled with inside games or homework/ study time and the evenings were always a time for outdoor games and running around on the playground.( A few took some spills on the gravel, but have been sporting their battle wounds proudly for the past few days.)

Besides spending extra time with the children this week, it has also been special because of the evenings. One evening was spent watching the 22 Menon girls get their nails painted by “Mama”. They were all in the house in droves! It was so wonderful to see what a mother’s love does. Another evening was in spent in celebration for Mama’s/Aunty Usha’s birthday! (You can imagine how 52 children react to ice cream and cake.)

And still yet, each day gets better when I think of days like today. The 30 Cornerstones (who were once beggar children or whose have parents are lepers), are strongly encouraged to see their parents on the weekends.  I saw one girl yesterday with her family, sitting outside. And as I passed by them, the other Cornerstones I was walking beside began telling me whose parents were coming. The ministry of what the hearts and love of Christ do for the children and for their parents is one of the greatest things I have ever had the privilege of being a part of.

You would never know the injustices these children have escaped by looking at their faces. Everyday I see them and all I see is hope, joy, and love. I see no insecurities. No fear. And no worry. Because they are sure they are loved and they know who Jesus is. And they live every day out of that knowledge of truth. When I grow up, I want to be a child. =)