Right now, we are sitting in a train station killig time on the computer. After we "blogged lastnight, we walked to the hotel, which meant in the street, that was scary. Today we woke up bright & early, got picked up by Jaison to go back to the Goa orphanage. We 1st stopped by to see our bible school friends that we made yesterday. They worshipped with us, it's exactly what we needed. We praised God with song & laughter & friendship. They are very amazing people, brothers & sisters in Christ is what we are & making us feel like family wasn't a problem. THEN (my favorite part) we picked up the children & took them shopping for new clothes!!! They were so excited because they have never been shopping before. I got to pick out outfits & make sure they were getting the right size. HAHA, I can't stop laughing cause the look on their precious faces was priceless. They were gratefull & were having a blast. They are to cute for words. There is a guy here named Yang Mi, he is 25 & takes care of the children in the lower half of the orphanage. He used to be an orphan himself & has decided to follow the path that God has made for him to walk, and he does it proudly. We talked with him a little outside while we were waiting for everyone to pay for the childrens clothing. Compared things about our parts of the world, talked about God (Hello, my favorite subject!). We headed back to the orphanage where Melona, Jaison's wife, had been cooking for us the whole day. I love rice! what can I say, I love curry more!!! I love spicy food & I haven't met my match here yet, but I'm enjoying taking on the challenge. I think I may be the only one who can hang though, cause the others don't seem fond of it, the super hot stuff, that is. You guessed it, I took her up on seconds. I decided to go down to the boys rooms & see what they were up to. I walked in & they were playing with the toy cars we got them. Yang Mi showed me the gifts they made us. They had drawn pictures & made crosses that were yarn stitched. These boys have talent! These pictures were so amazing! Then they sang more songs to us, some of which I learned so that I can teach my kids when I get home. Then we went upstairs to sing some more, we did our bible story. They had a blast doing it! I absolutely love interacting with these children. We played more badminton & I almost took quite a fall skating through the clay mud, my feet are stained cause I was wearing flip flops (that's right, I gave up on the sneakers)! I got to listen to Yang Mi's testimony and found out how much he loves to sing, helloooo, I so knew that by watching how he alsways sings with the children. I got to talk to him for a good while after that & feel like I made a good friend. I have a pen pal now, yay!!! It's heart breaking to hear some of the things we do in the states aren't even going to be possible for some people here or in other countries like India. A plane ride for example, they just know they won't get to, and they don't even mind, all you do is share with them the fun of it & they find that just as amazing. We prayed for the children & then they prayed for us. It's amazing how they pray out loud all at the same time. The Holy Spirit, I'm telling you guys, He has been drenching us with His presence. I love this place. I love these children, I love this trip. When we were saying by yo the children, I turned around and just cried. I really just want to stay here with them. Bleh, I'm tearing up now just thinking about it. But I know that it's going to be harder in Kerala leaving them. I guess I'm tired of leaving. I always just want to stay. But I really like Goa & hope that The Lord needs me here again soon. I have this video on my camera that has the boys singing the most beautiful song & I have played it over & over again just to hear their angelic voices. Anyways, keep praying for us, dear friends. And pray for those children, too! One of the 1st things I've decided to do is support an orphanage here when I come home. I'm hoping that with these stories we are sharing, that you might want to come out here and see for yourself & make the same decision I have.

Much love & blessing,
Tia