The best part of my day was I ended up taking 2 little girls to their home. They said to me…”you come to our house” (they are students from the village)…so I asked if it was far…”oh no, very close” they said..next thing I know, almost a hour later (“5 more minutes” many times they kept saying..and squealing w/ delight and excitement…we sang my songs and their songs along the way…..they will thrilled…), walking way out of town, up narrow trails thru forests, trees, the river, etc (beautiful!!) I come up on their little mt. village. They live on a farm w/ their gorgeous mother and younger brother’s family ( he lives in a separate house). Wheat is grown. Such a BEAUTIFUL place in the Himalayas on the side of the mountain along the Ganga…….dad was killed 3 years ago…he was a driver and had a car accident (I wrote about how crazy it is!!)..mom lives alone next to her brother who must support her…very poor family. She was so proud of her 1 cow and had to show me. brother has 3. The girls showed me their rooms and house…very clean and bare….it is Bretti’s Bday tomorrow., 11 yrs, so I gave them gum (Kiran is her sister, 9). They loved it and kept asking for more….Breeti asked me if I could give her a gift tomorow at school…”Barbie doll or some clothes”….funny! I tried to explain I do not have..but I still think she expects something anyways!! …I have more gum or stickers….Mom was a dear…she offered me chai and dinner…I accepted the chai only, not wanting to be rude, but not getting sick..I sipped the chai, so afraid I would be sick…(now I have just a slight tummy ache..). I finally left and got so lost on the way down the mt with lots of “mountain men” staring at me…..finally a man helped me get down to town…..a bit unnerving there for a moment.. I promised the girls I would come again (‘tomorrow’ they ask?). They were sooo proud and excited to march me thru the village with big smiles on their face as all stared…I loved this day for just this and the delight I brought to these little Indiam gilrs and their mother….
I need to remember this…I feel like I am not doing much at all, compared to the busy-ness of my life there…but I am touching lives, if not just 2 lives for today. They loved holding my hand and singing songs along the way. The smiles on their faces I will never forget!
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