India is so wonderful 
i love these kids so incredibly much and even though it is 110 degrees and counting they are just so happy. We have been playing games with them every morning. We get up at about 5:30 pray, then we eat, and then we have a big competition between the yellow team (aka the best team), red team, blue team, and purple team. The kids love it!!! After that they have chores and we sit around inside because it gets to hott to play outside. They eat at about 1:00 and then we have prayer again at 2:00, they have chores and we play until 6:30 which is evening prayer. That is when we do skits and fun songs. The most beautiful noise that i had almost forgot, those kids screaming at the top of their lungs to the God that saved them even though they are dirty and hott and thirsty, they have more joy then any of us could ever dream about having. It has been so humbling being here. Me and my team memebers sleep in a room with a fan, it is so incredibly hott that we just sweat all night long. It is so rough but then i think abotu the kids i nthe room next to me that are squeezed 3 in a bed and have no fan and my heart just breaks for them and for my own selfish feelings. I pray for each one of our team members to never forget the harsh conditions and for it to teach us and i pray for each of you that you are blessed and do not have to ever live (long term) in such conditions but that you keep in mind the things we have in America aer not privelages thy are blessings. I miss each on of you and your encouragement helps so much! i love you and iwll hopefully post again soon!!!
110 and counting!!
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June 27, 2009 at 9:18 pm |
Hi my love!!! I sure do miss you! I love reading you blog bc i can just hear you saying all those things. You are so amazing and I know that those children will never forget you or how much you loved them!!! And if you think that you are ever going to forget how blessed we are in America, I will just turn off the AC and we will sleep in the heat for the whole semester! Kidding, but really, we could!! I LOVE YOU and I MISS YOU!!! Can’t wait to read again! Give those kids a hug for me, you know I wish I could do it myself!
June 28, 2009 at 3:03 am |
some lyrics for ya, ure doing great!
Victory consistently, train all year to be enemies misery
no stress visibly, neither does it into me
I think positively, u cant harm me mentally
Not physically, not spiritually
Youll never get rid of me,
I am the epidemy of this is what you did to me
Nothings what you did for me, nothings what you give to me
I take whatever im visualing, I break all of the limiting
I shake all of the gimmicking, the fakery, the trickery
Nurse how sick is he, worse im sickening,
Ill be at the finish line first how quick is he,
Ima make sure they mention me, for the next century,
I aint wit the bickering, im full of dignity,
Im full of energy, pull out the inner me,
A bull after dinner meat, I stood in the winter heat,
It could be the end of me, but good be defending me
June 28, 2009 at 1:54 pm |
Ryan, I just read your message to Blake. We are praying for all of you and hoping you are able to have strength and energy despite the heat. You are in our hearts and I am hoping we can learn too from your experience. thank you for sharing.
Love the Leavitts
June 29, 2009 at 2:11 pm |
Ryan,
We are so blessed by your blogs.. We are so proud of you.. I can not imagine at your age going and enduring all that you are but how rewarding it is to be over in another country watching young children praising God despite the heat and hunger.. WOW.. Amazing!! look forward to more wonderful blogs!!
God bless YOU!!
Billie and Tiff
June 30, 2009 at 5:10 am |
Umm I want to come play!!!!
June 30, 2009 at 5:39 pm |
Ryan,
You are so beautiful inside and out. Reading these keep me encouraged and God is working through you in so many ways. You are in my prayers.. I love you and miss you.
-Leah
July 1, 2009 at 9:46 pm |
I miss you! I wish I was back there with you! Cannot wait to have you back
I am so proud of you, but I really need you to update more often… THANKS! I love you, Baby loves you, Rod loves you… See you soon!!!!!
~Sissy
July 6, 2009 at 1:54 pm |
Ryan, I’ve been to that orphanage as well and my eyes swell with tears as I think of the kids I love there that you had the chance to love on! I will never forget being back in the states and taking a long shower and the moment I put the soft towel to my face I burst into tears realizing that “my kids” in India would never have that experience. I’m praying like you, that you guys never forget that experience there. My weeks in India still impact me today! Thank you so much for continuing to share!