Everything is going well here! The girls are busy studying for some tests they have coming up... prayers for them would be appreciated!
I want to give you all an update about our flight home. Originally, we were planning on leaving sometime in mid-May, but that plan has changed. After coming here and talking to the Sisters and everyone involved, we realized it would be much better for everyone if we left earlier. School lets out much earlier here (March 31st!), and when summer vacation starts many of the girls who have family members still alive leave for a while to spend time with them. This leaves the Sisters free to get some much needed rest and spend time with their own families also. April and May are also the hottest times of the year where we are, so everyone likes to go on holiday in another part of India with cooler temperatures. We realized that if we were to stay until May 13th like we had originally planned, we would be a burden to the Sisters during the time when they're supposed to be resting, because they would have to either take us along with them on their trips or make some other kinds of arrangements for us. So we decided to come home earlier. We will be leaving here about a week after school lets out, which will give us some time to rest up and get ready for the journey home. The plan is to leave the children's home on April 8th, to arrive in Kansas City on the evening of the 9th. Leaving will be so bittersweet for us! I am having so much fun making friends here and getting to know all of the beautiful girls who live here, and it's going to be so hard to leave them. On the other hand, I'm extremely excited to see all my friends and family back home and get ready for what other adventures the Lord has for me! I know that this change is a part of his plan, so, although at first I was disappointed we were leaving earlier, now I'm accepting and even excited about it. And the great thing is, we still have lots of time to spend with the girls here! We haven't even reached the halfway point of our time, so I'm looking forward to having more fun and getting closer to everyone here!
You can be praying that we would face this second half of the adventure with as much energy, enthusiasm, and excitement as we did the first half! We want to finish strong! ♥
I want to give you all an update about our flight home. Originally, we were planning on leaving sometime in mid-May, but that plan has changed. After coming here and talking to the Sisters and everyone involved, we realized it would be much better for everyone if we left earlier. School lets out much earlier here (March 31st!), and when summer vacation starts many of the girls who have family members still alive leave for a while to spend time with them. This leaves the Sisters free to get some much needed rest and spend time with their own families also. April and May are also the hottest times of the year where we are, so everyone likes to go on holiday in another part of India with cooler temperatures. We realized that if we were to stay until May 13th like we had originally planned, we would be a burden to the Sisters during the time when they're supposed to be resting, because they would have to either take us along with them on their trips or make some other kinds of arrangements for us. So we decided to come home earlier. We will be leaving here about a week after school lets out, which will give us some time to rest up and get ready for the journey home. The plan is to leave the children's home on April 8th, to arrive in Kansas City on the evening of the 9th. Leaving will be so bittersweet for us! I am having so much fun making friends here and getting to know all of the beautiful girls who live here, and it's going to be so hard to leave them. On the other hand, I'm extremely excited to see all my friends and family back home and get ready for what other adventures the Lord has for me! I know that this change is a part of his plan, so, although at first I was disappointed we were leaving earlier, now I'm accepting and even excited about it. And the great thing is, we still have lots of time to spend with the girls here! We haven't even reached the halfway point of our time, so I'm looking forward to having more fun and getting closer to everyone here!
You can be praying that we would face this second half of the adventure with as much energy, enthusiasm, and excitement as we did the first half! We want to finish strong! ♥
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