So, once again, I can’t believe that another week has gone by! It seems like I have been here for several months instead of a few weeks! Each day is packed with a new adventure or learning experience. Last week, I attended a disability awareness conference. About 20 community health workers from different parts of northern India attended the conference. The main purpose was to discuss ways in which services for the disabled could be included in the projects that these organizations were already doing. It was amazing to see these people become passionate about including persons with disabilities in the planning and implementing of community projects. I was so blessed to be able to talk to many of them and hear what they are doing in their communities to make a difference.
This weekend has been a little bit more relaxing. A group of us went to a Tibetian restaurant and we ate Momos (sp?). They are a kind of dumpling with meat inside a pasta shell. They were so good!!! (It was nice to have something that is not rice and not spicy! 
) Then, we went to this gorgeous river with the mountains in the background. It was so peaceful!
Today, I got the chance to visit another village that has a small learning center with about 10 children. Most of the kids go to a regular school, but attend the learning center for a few hours or a few days a week to get extra help. They asked me to give a few suggestions for a child that had some fine motor difficulties. It appeared to me that he had some intrinsic hand weakness and some visual perception difficulties. We also visited a few other children in their homes. The child psychologist from Anugrah was also there. I was so glad that she was there to discuss ideas with her! Together, we were able to make a few suggestions that the parents come do. We also suggested that they have a modified chair made for one of the children with cerebral palsy.
Here are a few requests that you can lift up!
K. – She is one of the staff at Anugrah who works with the early intervention children. Please pray for her mother- she is very ill and has very severe rheumatoid arthritis. K. is also very involved in her community. I went for a walk with her in the village and it seemed like everyone knew her. We meet one lady who is very poor and has end stage cancer. She has spent all her money on chemotherapy and is unable to pay for anymore. Her husband is also very sick and unable to work. Please pr*y for her healing and that the money for her treatment would be provided!
A. and D.- This is a young married couple that I met at the disability conference. They travel to different villages doing evangelism. They said that it is often hard for them because people are not very accepting of Christianity. They believe that it is “polluting” there culture to convert. They said they sometimes have to run away because people want to beat them up. But, they also told us of the blessing that they have recieved through this work. The L*rd is working and a small group of believers has formed. Please pray for their safety and boldness as they visit these villages. They also requested pr*y for a motorcycle to make it easier for them to reach the villages. They also need funds to rent a larger building to meet in. The one were they currently meet in too small.
Thank you so much for your prayers! I have been so humbled by the stories I have heard of the Lord’s faithfulness and the faithfulness of his people here!