We left Mumbia on Wednesday & had some time to spare so we went on the boat to check out a mountain. I guess I'm just not prone to getting motion sick, cause man, this boat was all over the place.
It ended up being an emotional day for me, I didn't want to leave Mumbai cause I wanted to see those awesome kids again. I won't go into it to much, but I know that The Lord is working on me here. Sooo, we went to catch a train to Goa & out train was 4 hours late, so we sat on the floor & made the best of it. Played cards & read the Good Book and then a novel. I learned a new phrase T.I.I. meaning "this is India". On the train, I did my normal thing, then fell asleep. for a whole 12 hours. I went to sleep @ 4am & woke up at 4pm. I had something to cover my eyes & then some earplugs. So, now I'm back on the time at the states when I get up for work! As soon as we go to Goa (oh yeah, Mary tried jumping from the train, she fell and rolled & rolled, I'm glad she was laughing about it cause you better believe I was!!!) we dropped our stuff off an ran straight to the orphanage. We walked in while they were doing their devotionals, then they began to pray & when they prayed, they prayed out loud, all at the same time. It was so powerful, I couldn't describe the feeling in that room at first, but when they started to sing, the most beautiful song I have ever heard, I knew that what I was feeling in that room was the Holy Spirit. Amazing! The Pastor & his wife were so hospitable, very nice. We met the children & Yungami, who takes care of them. All were very amazing. We came back to the hotel, did devotionals & we all got letters from our friends back home which was great timing for me, & the rest of us I'm sure, but it made me feel like I had that person right there with me cheering me on, So THANK YOU, my friend!!! That meant more to me than you know! We woke up early & met Pastor Jason downstairs, he took us to a Fort with the children AND 65 other pastors & bible students. Again, these people were awesome. We went & ate lunch with all of them and then we all went to the beach to play. I spent a majority of the time with the kids playing soccer/football (I'm getting better at this game). This is also one of the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen, also had the biggest waves, too. We went back to spend more time with the kids back att he orphanage. Allison & I sang songs to the kids & then they sang songs to us, it was really funny cause I think I'm on video dancing or something, then Kelly, Allison & I played badminton, that was fun, but it's Monsoon season so the clay dirt was slippery & all of us were all over the place, but it was funny to all of us, I don't think anyone fell though, which is good. Then it was time to go : (
It's hard to leave them, but we have one more day with them tomorrow, then I'll pout, but not until then. Sooo, I'm trying to figure out how I can just come back to Goa after the last stop in India, and just stay here. I'm dreading the day it's time to go home....