I'm going to try and remember things to tell you, but after spending most of the day in bed with a migraine, my memory and general brain function isn't serving me all that well.
Starting this morning after morning tea, Priscilla and I bathed the twins in the kitchen sink. They absolutely loved it, smiling and laughing the whole time! It was nice to have beautiful clean babies to put to sleep afterwards!
The night before last, Shavani slept in my room and the good little girl only woke up 3 times, fed, had her nappy changed and went straight back to sleep. Bless her for being so good! Priscilla and I then babysat all day, which was really nice but after 9 hours and following a broken nights sleep, we were a little exhausted. It's a good thing they're so sweet.
Apart from that, I can't remember what I've done this week.
The weekend was a tough one. Maxine, the director of the Mission, was brought home from the ICCU in Delhi, to a local hospital, and then transferred back to the Farm in order to die at home surrounded by her family.
Saturday was the funeral and while it was interesting to see the Mission / Indian way, it was very sad, not only for her family, but for the effect her absence will have on the children. It was also my first burial experience which I also found a strange and scary concept. Despite all this, I felt so blessed to be here and be able to offer a shoulder to cry on and a hand to hold.
Life is going on 'as normal' and the kids seem to be doing generally really well under the circumstances. There's a few foreigners around, a girl from Ireland, another girl from Adelaide, Rick and Maxine's daughter from Tasmania and just today arrived a girl from the US who's here long term who works as a teacher.
Hopie and I spent the evening a few days ago getting henna-d. Beautiful matching peacock patterns on our left 'non-working' hands.
I made a lemon cake yesterday in a gas-stove-top oven, and surprisingly it turned out really really well. Yippee!
It's Priscilla's birthday on Friday and I'd love to make her a cake, but she doesn't particularly like cake... And I was planning a gorgeous chocolate mud cake with chocolate ganache. Maybe we can eat that and she can eat licorice...
That's all for now. Absolutely loving it and very much aware of God's amazing love and provision and work in my life and the lives of His people...x
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