When we went to India the last time we said we would be back in 2 years. It is so hard to believe that 2 years is right around the corner! This January we will be making the journey back to our Indiafamily. We leave on January 20^th(209 till then if anyone wanted to knowJ) and we will be back on February 1^st. We have been“Workin’ 4 Change” to raise money for this trip and we are ready for another exciting adventure!!!  Thinking about how much WE have change in the past two years I can only imagine how much our little friends have change too. God blessed our family with the wonderful opportunity to go to India in 2011, seeing our church’s ministry was such a gift! We are all looking forward to seeing the children again, being able to talk with Novahu and his family, seeing the woman in the Cutting and Tailoring Center! Just being there!

There is not much more to say I guess, we will try and keep this more up to date.

May God bless you all!

The Landowski Family

And now a word (or two) from Emma...

Hello Everyone!
First I would like to say that I am really sorry for not putting this out sooner, I have a problem with staying on top of things. Anyway, I would like to talk to you about all the amazing opportunities we had while we were in India.


One of the big things was laying our hands on and giving blessings to everyone that came to the house churches. It meant a lot to me to take part in this spiritual practice, not because I feel that I am better then them, or that I can heal all their pain; but that they could see my love for them and my love for Christ through my touch. Mother Theresa was quoted saying, “we are all pencils in the hand of God”, during these times at the house churches I truly felt that connection.


Here are pictures of some of us giving the blessings.

I would also like to say how happy it made me when I spent time with all the little “shine brites”. As I am writing this I am looking at the orphan pictures that we have on our kitchen wall; I am remembering the times when they would just sit on my lap, or we would play hand clapping games. I loved being with them! I miss all of the children, but it makes things easier knowing that I will go back someday. (Hopefully two years!)
These are some pictures of me and the kids. . .

This little "shine brite" is extra special to me because she is the one I sponsor, her name is Archana...

While we were in India I made many new friends, some of which I am corresponding with through emails since we’ve come home. Pradeep, Novahu’s nephew is very good at keeping me posted on everything that is going on there. He also has been teaching me Telugu in exchange for some German vocabulary .
This is a picture of Pradeep, his sister Siri and me…

I am so grateful that my family and I had the opportunity to go to India and see the fruits and labors of Joyful Journey Ministry. I know that not everyone wants to go to India, or if you want to you might not have the means to go, but I hope that with these posts on our blog and the different stories we have shared with you, that you can know in your heart that this is a wonderful ministry. Whether your contribution is prayers, money, or time, it is making a difference in the lives of many. Thank you for your support.
My hope for all is that you can find the wonderful Joy of Serving others! As Gandhi once said, “the best way to find yourself is to loose yourself in the service of others”.

God Bless each and every one of you


~Emma


p.s. I will keep after my dad until he posts his final words! :-)