Neil Diamond

This week was a good week. A ridiculously sweaty, dirty, but good week.
We went back to the old person/mental home all this week and spent our time doing hard physical labour, as well as some not so hard physical labour. We cleaned out rooms whilst dodging wasps nests, threw sharp metal sheets off the 2nd floor, narrowly missing motorbikes and people and in the meantime met some awesome people. And it was good. Like Elizabeth, who runs the school there, the school which started with 60 kids and now has 600. And Maxwell Vincent aka "Love from above" who was a dementia patient there who told amazing stories and serenaded us with John Denver and Neil Diamond tunes, the latter of which he says has the best voice ever. Australia represent.
Then we helped build a road. Without asphalt, or tools. It involved us sorting through large rock piles to create an even rock surface which they will cover with sand. In the Indian heat. Ive never beaded so much in my life. But it was good.
Then we helped prepare their prayer room for painting by sandpapering the walls. Then we actually did the forementioned painting. And as always happens when painting with other people, we got it all over ourselves. And it was all good.
So in summary, blessing others is good. Especially others who have devoted time, effort, money and their lives to helping the "least of these." Pray for the home here, that God can provide more money and staff and a continued passion to serve for everyone there. Also pray for our team that we can continue to bless people in our ministry.

Oh, and a P.S, it was my birthday Friday!! It was a good day, I got some sweet books to read, we went out for subway for dinner and I got slightly awkwardly but warm-on-the-inside affirmed. Thanks Team, and everyone at home for your wishes, and prayers!!