Sorry we haven't written in a while. Lot going on lately. Here's an update: We went to KGF last week (two hour train ride from us)...

Today is a special day that marks Ben's and my first year of marriage. I guess that makes us non-newlyweds. As we have been filling in ...

Bhuvanese cut his wrist with a machete today while trimming branches. He cut through three tendons. We were on our way to Metro (India's...

I'm realizing that I haven't really given much information about what's been going on at the home. Part of the reason is that we...

You may think that if you speak the same language, communication will be easy. However, you would be incorrect in your assumption. Even if y...

I’ve been doing some thinking about yokes lately. See, in India, you often see bullock carts on the road. They are long-horned animals wit...

I experienced my scariest moment in India last week. We learned about cultural sensitivity the hard way. A team from America had just arrive...

I thought I would blog about my experience wearing my first saree. First off, Periamma (houseparent) takes me to a local shop to buy one... ...

Shortly after midnight, I realized what was the highlight of yesterday. Fridays are our day off, and I convinced Lisa to visit the city cent...

Update: Tammy's surgery went great and they were able to go in microscopically, which means she can return home on Monday! Praise Jesus!...

Outside our room in the play area Imagine being woken up at 5 in the morning by the singing of 20 children. 30 minutes later, Indian sunligh...

This is a life in the day of Mariam L., 42, a sex worker in Kalighat, the poorest red-light district in Calcutta, India. I wake up around...

This will probably be our last post before India. Next week we will be out of town for 5 days and then we will be moving out of our apartmen...

Some cool answers to prayer we have seen lately: I wasn't sure what I should do about my Compassion sponsored child while we are in Indi...

We have some big news to share! For months now we have felt God stirring in our hearts and preparing us for a different direction than what ...