This post is a little out of order, but I wanted everyone to see it. Kasturi is 5 years old, but not shy about saying grace.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Brand new Christmas clothes!
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in providing the children with Christmas gifts. Here they model their new outfits with flowers in their hair. :-)
Kalai Selvan handing out morning idly packets.
The kids got a special meal for breakfast on Christmas morning. Each child got 4 idly with sambar and chutney. Idly is a South Indian specialty made from rice and dhal flour ground to form a batter. Then the batter is steamed in trays with cupcake-tin-type indentations to make a fluffy, round, "pillow" shaped idly.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Kids make Christmas ornaments to decorate their Christmas tree.
The kids made doves and candle ornaments symbolizing Christmas peace and the light that they can be in the world by sharing peace with others.
Our first day -
After landing at the Coimbatore airport, we went to pick up the children at school. Here are the younger boys and girls waiting in their classroom. December 23rd was the last day of school for them, and they were waiting for the older children, who had exams that day.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
We made it!
After almost being snowed in, a long 14 hour flight direct from JFK to Mumbai, a hotel layover and another flight to Coimbatore, we finally made it to India! Check out John helping with the luggage in the next picture. :-)
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Tsunami Kids at play - new video!
The children have fun playing and picking cherries from the trees to eat.
Sangeetha & Soundaraya's story
John shares the heartwrenching story of Sangeetha and Soundaraya. The two sisters survived the tsunami with their family. Then lost their parents to arson when their refugee camp was burned to the ground. They both still need sponsors.
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