The last few days...

The last few days have been bitter-sweet. Saturday we tried to make a solution to the food and water waste in the yard of the children's home. Aaron dug a ditch along the place where the water spilled out, while I poured gravel where he was digging. Then we put sand over that...we still need to find out what we are going to do with the mud that we dug up. We thought it would be good for a garden or a flower bed, but we're not sure if we have enough time to make one or not...we will try.

The children all had exams the past week so we tried not to bother them too much while they were studying. After, they all have a 10 day break, starting Sunday, but most of them are going to relatives houses. It was kind of sad because we were excited to spend time with them up until we left, but then we found out most of them would be leaving today. So, yesterday afternoon through last night we just hung out with them, watched movies, played games, Aaron played guitar for them and then we all sang songs and and we handed out friendship bracelets that we made for them. Aaron gave them a good going away talk, but when I was supposed to talk I started crying...so I had to stop. Then like 6 children prayed for us taking turns.

We went to a village today. As soon as I got out of the car a woman from the congregation greeted me (wuntha namulu-"The churches of Christ greet you" Rom 16:6) and then she hugged me. We taught the children some bible stories, Ricky preached, then they put some cloth on our shoulders. We will miss India, the children and the villages. We are going to two villages tomorrow, then I think we are leaving for Vizag on Wednesday morning to spend some time there before our plane leaves Thursday from there.