Thank you so much for all your encouragement and support this past month. It was amazing how God used four different people to speak the same Scripture into my life: “Do not grow weary in doing good. For in due season, you shall reap if you faint no,” Galatians 6:9. By the time the fourth person said they felt God had given them a Scripture for me, I started to laugh because I knew exactly what she was going to say and started quoting Galatians with her.
The English program is now officially in full swing at our two new centers, Tangra and Balarampur. I feel so fulfilled mentoring the teachers there, and I’m so grateful for their teachable spirits. The students at Tangra all speak Hindi rather than Bengali, so they are really challenging me to step up my game. Today,
a friend of mine helped me create a small intro to Hindi cheat sheet, so I can have a little easier time communicating with them.
September 18, a 6.8 earthquake struck Northern India destroying numerous homes and claiming the lives of 68 people. The quake was felt in some parts of Calcutta as well, but the aftermath only consisted of some minor structural damage to a few buildings. Praise God that Calcutta was spared from the devastating effects of this earthquake.
A team of eleven lovely ladies from Washington came to volunteer with Project Rhino this past month. They were such a blessing to all of us. Four of the ladies were nurses, so they were able to assist with the much needed medical checkups at two of our Rhino Centers. The other ladies enjoyed loving on the kids and helping me with little projects for the children. One of the team members, Hannah, was so touched that she is seriously praying about coming back to serve with Project Rhino for a more extended period of time. If it is His will, please pray that God will open up the doors for Hannah to come and serve with me.
Please pray that God continues to guide and direct the leadership team of Project Rhino. Also pray for our Balarampur Center which is currently functioning without electricity. They need to receive funding so their solar panels will function properly to light up the dark classrooms again. Thanks for praying for us!
Note: The first picture is of me playing Duck, Duck Goose with my Tangra students. The second picture is of the Rhino teachers and me traveling to our Balarampur Center on a motor van because of the extremely narrow roads.
