I hope this blog finds you doing well. I found myself on an emotional roller coaster earlier this month because of how much some of our learning centers were struggling. The good news is that attendance has increased dramatically at the center for which I was most concerned. The highlight of my month was when our volunteer team from New York came and ministered at our village school. They even taught me how to make doggies out of balloons. The kids absolutely loved them!
Right now, I am busy starting a new Project Rhino Center in Tangra, which is known as the China Town of Calcutta. Tangra consists of many Chinese restaurants and leather tanneries. Mostly, I have been assessing students in order to determine their educational level so that I will know how to plan my lessons accordingly.
Another center that I'm involved with starting is in Balarompur, which is an agricultural village located two and a half hours south of Calcutta. I had my first chance to visit this remote location on August 16th, and it turned out to be quite an adventure. The first two hours of my little road trip were pretty uneventful, but the last leg of my journey involved traveling down a narrow bricked pathway in an auto-rickshaw with water surrounding us on either side. Each time we hit a bump or dodged a cow in the road, I became terrified that I would fall right on into the green, murky water. It was all worth it when I finally got there, and was greeted by 180 smiling faces.
God has answered another one of our prayers! A very experienced local teacher is going to start planning lessons with me. This will help me out on so many levels. Her greatest contribution will be helping me synchronize our curriculum with the Country of Indian guidelines.
As you continue praying, please pray that attendance will increase at all our centers. Thank you again for all your prayers!
Note: The fist picture is of me and a Balarompur student, and the second picture is of me testing a student at Tangra.
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