India is a place of contrast, chaos and contradiction. You don't have to be here long to see and understand it. Billboards of glamorous people and high rises stand over slums made from concrete, dirt and plastic siding. The people here are also a study in contrast, we have found beauty in an Aids clinic and also in the slums of Bangalore.
In the mornings, five of the ladies on the team begin the day by serving at an Aids clinic, while two of us get the awesome privilege of tutoring/teaching two little girls who live at the clinic. The young girls are two of twenty-two children who live at the facility. The two young girls are orphans, like all the girls in the facility, both parents having died from aids. We are teaching them the alphabet, numbers and colors. We also sing with them, tell them stories and just generally love on them. They are two beautiful jewels.
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| Rahab's Rope Volunteers - India |
In the evening, our team heads out to the slums to minister to young girls ages 12 to 16. You have never seen such beautiful smiles. Their smiles are such a contrast to the ugliness of the poverty that surrounds them. We tell stories from the Bible, sing worship songs, and help the girls with their English. They are so smart!
Each one is learning at least two languages, math, science etc. What a blessing it is to hear their voices sing out songs to God, praises, and yet they live in a dark place filled with idolatry, superstition and a sense of hopelessness. There is so much pain here and yet we find ourselves singing and laughing... even dancing with these young girls. Wherever Jesus is, there is hope.
Please pray for these young girls, that They would truly give their hearts to the one true living God who created them and loves them so much.
Blessings,
Calvary Chapel East Anaheim Volunteers
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