Hello All!
The interns had our first day of work on Monday! It was just our orientation but we got our official job titles and learned exactly what the expectations were and what we would be doing. As planned I am assigned a different orphanage every month that I will be staying in to basically be a "mom" to the 10-12 girls that are living there. I will cook, clean, wash, help with homework, and of course play with them every day! I'll be able to have an office day Monday where I'll be able to Skype and update the blog and catch up with friends! I am so excited to begin!!
The plan was to leave for the villages this afternoon (Tuesday) but unfortunately, as things usually happen in India, that was not quite what happened. I'll try to spare the gory detail but around 4 this morning I realized I was not going to be going to the village. I spent the whole day in bed sick, sick, sick!! I am so lucky that there is currently an American family working with ICM who was able to explain to everyone at ICM what was going on! Also thanks to Jake and Becca Taylor for listening to all my graphic symptoms and telling me what to do and what medicines to take. Finally about 9 tonight my fever broke and I'm feeling a little back to normal! Thank God for no needed hospital visits and for caring friends and family back in the US!! Silver lining? Figuring out how to make Netflix work in India and watching my all time favorite TV show, Charmed!!! :D
Bummed a little though because this will put me back a week from going into the villages. I'm grateful that it's even an option to stay in an air conditioned apartment with normal bathrooms and kitchens while I get back to normal but sad that it even has to be an option! Trusting that God has something up his sleeve this week and excited to find out what that is!
Hoping to get some much needed rest and looking forward to getting better and finishing this week out strong!
Sending love!
Grace
The interns had our first day of work on Monday! It was just our orientation but we got our official job titles and learned exactly what the expectations were and what we would be doing. As planned I am assigned a different orphanage every month that I will be staying in to basically be a "mom" to the 10-12 girls that are living there. I will cook, clean, wash, help with homework, and of course play with them every day! I'll be able to have an office day Monday where I'll be able to Skype and update the blog and catch up with friends! I am so excited to begin!!
The plan was to leave for the villages this afternoon (Tuesday) but unfortunately, as things usually happen in India, that was not quite what happened. I'll try to spare the gory detail but around 4 this morning I realized I was not going to be going to the village. I spent the whole day in bed sick, sick, sick!! I am so lucky that there is currently an American family working with ICM who was able to explain to everyone at ICM what was going on! Also thanks to Jake and Becca Taylor for listening to all my graphic symptoms and telling me what to do and what medicines to take. Finally about 9 tonight my fever broke and I'm feeling a little back to normal! Thank God for no needed hospital visits and for caring friends and family back in the US!! Silver lining? Figuring out how to make Netflix work in India and watching my all time favorite TV show, Charmed!!! :D
Bummed a little though because this will put me back a week from going into the villages. I'm grateful that it's even an option to stay in an air conditioned apartment with normal bathrooms and kitchens while I get back to normal but sad that it even has to be an option! Trusting that God has something up his sleeve this week and excited to find out what that is!
Hoping to get some much needed rest and looking forward to getting better and finishing this week out strong!
Sending love!
Grace
So sorry you got sick! That's got to be scary. I'm excited to hear everything you've been doing this week. Hopefully you can pick up on the daily life things this week while you're still in the "city" part and have English speaking friends around. Praying for strength, peace, and understanding for you this week!
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