Hi this is Jo!
These are my favorite memory's that I would like to share with you.
The first day we went to Novahu's home , he said he wanted to show us the school from his house, so we went to the top of his home, and we could see the kid's waving from the school just a block away. We all were filled with joy and we did not even meet them yet.
While eating lunch we were all really excited to meet the kids, after we were done eating they asked if we were ready to see them and we all said "YES" and went down stairs. There they came, one by one with a brief pause for a cow crossing. "OH HAPPY DAY" are dream is finally coming true.
We each got a t-shirt too. I thought you would like to see a picture of my dad and Creamy Fester wearing theirs. As you can see, the clothes sizes are different there then they are here, XXL just won't cover it!
Here are some of the kid's in the library.
Oneday we went to a field behind Novahu's house to play Cricket. They did not explain how to play it so I was taking pictures. The kids said "come play akka", and I said "maybe". Novahu said I should just try and once I hit the ball I did not have to play any more. So I said yes, and guess what happened, I HIT THE BALL on my first try. You know what that meant, I did not have to play any more. So here are some of the pictures I took.
First here is me after I hit the ball.
Novahu...
Shekinah...
Rajany...
T-auntie
Uncle HeadBuck...
Auntie HeadBuck...
We have been back from our trip for about 3 weeks now, and I miss everyone there terribly!
What I experienced there was true joy in the simplicity of their lives, whether it was playing games on the bus, in the orphanage, or at the school, it made me feel so warm inside the way everyone was so connected with each other.
We have already decided to start "workin' 4 change" again so we can go back,
Madhavapatnam is my home away from home!
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Johanna
