SUMMER PART 1

From May 11 to June 22, I will be living in Bangalore, India and Vasco de Gama, Goa, working for an organization called RR to serve and empower victims of sex-trafficking. During the six weeks, I will be teaching baking classes as well as administering lessons on health and nutrition, hoping to provide a loving space for learning, healing, and preparation for these women and their futures.

SUMMER PART 2

From June 30 to July 19, I will be serving at a mission hospital in Kapsowar, Kenya,with my family. For the three weeks we are there, I will be spending most of my time working in the hospital, but also making several visits to Kapchesewes orphanage to spend time with the 35 children who live there.

The Hydrangea

The Hydrangea
The hydrangea flower is a symbol of friendship, devotion, and understanding...and some say it represents all heartfelt and sincere emotions. My hope is to authentically love and sincerely serve the women in Bangalore, that friendships grounded in comfort and consolation would flourish over the six weeks. My hope is that the women I am serving in India would be filled with an abundance of hope...that despite the pain and brokenness and suffering of their past, that each one would know that they are absolutely beautiful and pure in God's sight, that they have worth and value that is beyond their wildest dreams, that they have the power to live new lives and be freed from the horror of their pasts. My heart longs to serve these women in a way that will empower them to bloom from roots of compassion and stems of courage, flourishing with hope for their futures.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Goa Bound.

Today, Steph and I are flying to Goa, and we will not have internet access until Thursday or so. We are going to see the status of the existing sewing program in the area, and see if Rahab's Rope can start up another program or two, baking as a possibility. David has also asked me to write up a possible structure for a scholarship fund to send girls from the slum to school, so I will be writing up various girls' stories and creating cases for possible education scholarships. I will write more when I can, and until then, I am trying to meditate on the truth behind this quote by Amy Carmichael: "After all, cruelty and wrong are not the greatest forces in the world. There is nothing eternal in them. Only love is eternal."
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  1. The Heald FamilyMay 26, 2010 at 1:42 PM

    Hi Emily!
    So glad to hear you are in India:) What a great opportunity and I am praying for your time there. We had lunch with Hollis and Margaret and the older girls after dropping off Frances at the airport. She has landed in Delhi and is sleeping now (i think:) I had no idea you were there until this week. Have a great time there - so excited for you!
    Cathy Heald

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