Isaiah 49:15
The Lord answers, “Can a woman forget the baby she nurses? Can she fell no kindness for the child to which she gave birth? Even if she could forget her children, I will not forget you.”

God wants us to know that we are His precious little ones - His Children – and that when we come to Him, we show faith in Him which releases Him to care for us.

Parents are to be a mirror image in the physical realm of what our relationship with God is to be like in the spiritual realm.


These passages in my bible study really stuck out to me while serving at the orphanage this past week. I wondered WHO is supposed to care for these kids in the physical realm. None of these kids have parents and if they do they do not treat them right which is why they live at the orphanage. Our team was only at the orphanage for 7 days. It was not a lot of time, but enough to fall in love with all of the children, to love them like they deserve to be loved.

This was my third time at this orphanage (blows my mind saying that). Every time I come to this place, I am amazed by the children. Even though they do not have parents to set the example of living a godly life, they all do. Even though, they do not have parents to care for their physical needs, they are all taken care of. By WHO….GOD!!! God has and will continue to show favor upon that little orphanage because of their faith and obedience.

On trips like these the goal is to go to a place and serve the people, teach them, assist them and encourage them. In India, it was quite the opposite. The children are always serving us, teaching us assisting us and encouraging us. If we had to go to the bathroom and they saw us carrying a bucket to the well, (yeah…you have to fetch water) they would run up and take the bucket ad get the water for us. As soon as we were done eating, they would take our plates ad wash them. I was washing my clothes and within seconds ten little girls were with me scrubbing them clean.

It was and always is a valuable lesson to learn how to truly SERVE! There needs to be no reward or thanks. There needs to be no expectation or receiving the same care or treatment. I was taught this lesson by a beautiful group of children…gotta love that!!!

Amma Mamma!! Amma is an older lady who lives in the girls dorm and cares for them day and night. She is the REGULATOR (she calls it control). When I was at the orphanage in December we became good friends. She told me (through a translator of course) that she has prayed for me everyday since! We had a lot of laughs this time. She is very affectionate and constantly wants to be hugging or kissing on us. She needs as much love as the children. We spent a lot of quality time together. I feel very fortunate to have a friend like her!!!

Y-E-L-L-O-W TEAM!!! I was the leader of the yellow team for the Emmanuel Orphanage Olympics. We had a few hours each day that we would do organized sports/games with the kids. I had a group of 5 boys. They were shy at first, but opened up real quick! They enjoyed every second of the Olympics. One day I just happened to be wearing a yellow shirt at morning prayer (5:30 am). Next time I saw my boys, they were all wearing yellow. It was really special.

As our time in India is coming to an end I have mixed feelings. I am going to miss the children so much! They have truly impacted my life and for that I am thankful. I am also excited because the rest of the trip will all be new for me. I have not been to Uganda, Brazil or Peru! I love new experiences so I am really looking forward to what lies ahead. I am also very hopeful that it is not quite so hot everywhere else!!!

Those of you who were with me the first time in India are laughing right now aren’t you. I was the one who prayed that God would make a way for me NOT to go to India. Now, I have been here 3 times!! FUNNY HUH???

Thank you all for your prayers!! Please continue to pray for health, safety and cool weather for our team!!

Love, Kim