I'm here!! It is currently the third day since I've been in India. So far it has been full of trying to get over jet lag (which I am obviously not over yet. It is 4 am right now..), meeting the girls and the other volunteers, touring the other homes, and doing a little shopping.

A few pictures from the rooftop! 

This last one is actually the view from our bathroom window. The little bird in the corner decided to come sing to me during my shower. :)

  

 Thus says the Lord:

“Cursed is the man who trusts in man

And makes flesh his strength,

Whose heart departs from the Lord.

For he shall be like a shrub in the desert,

And shall not see when good comes,

But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,

In a salt land which is not inhabited.

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,

And whose hope is the Lord.

For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,

Which spreads out its roots by the river,

And will not fear when heat comes;

But its leaf will be green,

And will not be anxious in the year of drought,

Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

-Jeremiah 17:5-8

There are so many opportunities to trust the Lord. Especially here right now, while I am adjusting to everything. Praying that my focus would be on him, and that I would not trust in man.

Countdown

Well, the countdown has now officially dropped into the single digits. 9 days until I board my plane here in America and set off for this wild, wild country.
  I can honestly say that I am terrified. I am afraid that I am going to mess everything up. I am afraid I am not going to know what to do. I am afraid of leaving home. I  am afraid of being a Momma. I am afraid things aren't going to work out.  I don't think I've ever felt so deeply the fact that I CAN'T DO THIS.  There is nothing in my own self that is able to do this at all, much less do it well.  So I turn to the Lord. He is able, and doesn't make mistakes. He is able, and has all knowledge. He is able, and He is always there. He is able, and He will Father these girls. He is able, and what He has started, He will bring to completion. What rest there is in Christ!

Prayer requests:

-That these last few days at home would be spent wisely. My schedule has already been filled pretty full, and there are still things that I know need to be done, but I am not sure how to fit it all in.

-That God would bring wisdom in determining which group of girls I should be working with. Right now there are two options, and as it is right now, I am going to be spending a day or two with each of the rooms and then deciding. I am praying that God would make it abundantly clear, and that there would be unity among all the different people involved in making that decision

-Wisdom for  my packing/flying. I am kind of nervous about flying over by myself, so extra prayer for that would be appreciated!

AAGH!!

I Just bought a ticket for India!!!  Lord willing I will be leaving the States on the May 27th and arriving in Hyderabad on the 29th. How crazy is that?!?!?!