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Here are some photos from the day I spent with the kids at the Good Samaritan School in the Madanpur Khadar Community. I was able to have lunch with Sushmita and visit with Chandan (our sponsored children) while there that day.
Yesterday was one of the best days we have experienced here. We were able to meet our sponsored kids, Shushmita and Chandan. They both live in the Madanpur Khadar Slum Community. It was truly a heart touching experience. There are really no words to express what we felt. Sushmita’s family was so gracious. We had a great time of visiting in their home and sharing tea together. We were also blessed to meet Sushmita’s grandmother. At Chandan’s home we visited with his mother and sister. They told stories of him and their family. Both Sushmita and Chandan brought out their schoolbooks to show us what they have been learning.
Patsy is so great with kids and had a connection with the mothers that went beyond and way past the language barrier. All I know is that there were hugs and tears with no words but you knew what was being “said.” Again, truly one of the best days here…a day we will never forget.
If you sponsor a child through any organization, a trip to meet the kids will totally change your perspective on what your sponsorship does and the HUGE impact it has. We had an idea but I don’t believe truly understood until visiting the school and the kids in their homes.
We sponsor our kids through Children’s Hope Chest via Andy Melvin and the Unlikely Sons, one of the worship bands at our church, the Austin Stone Community Church. The band was in India a few months back and returned with a passion for the kids at the Good Samaritan School… particularly the 3rd grade class. They committed to sponsor the class all the way through graduation and we joined them in this commitment by sponsoring two of those kids through the Unlikely Sons and Daughters Fund. For more information about Children’s Hope Chest and the work they do in India, visit http://www.hopechest.org/india/.
It is 1:30AM and I am sitting in Jasola, New Delhi, India as I write this. In April of 2008 I came to India on a business trip with Cisco Systems. I was here for a month and my life was changed forever. I remember coming home, walking in the front door of our house and starting to cry. We have been blessed with so much and there is so much we take for granted. That trip ripped my heart apart and showed me the selfish side of myself more than ever.
There has never been a trip that has impacted me in the way that coming to India did. Patsy could see that from the moment I walked in the door. She knew something was different and our lives have never been the same since that trip in 2008. Yet, there was something I have always struggled with. I could never fully express to Patsy what I experienced in India. Words seemed to fail. I am convinced that India is one of those places that you have to come visit to fully get it. And now that has happened.
Patsy and I arrived in New Delhi, India last night. We will be here for 11 days with Children’s Hope Chest working in the Good Samaritan School that they partner with. For more information on this organization, check out http://www.hopechest.org/india/.
Below are a few pictures from my visit in 2008. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for this visit…stay tuned to my blog for updates and photos of our time here in India.
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