School prayer time Sunday

Every day he Rising Star school has a 30 minute inspirational non denominational prayer time before dinner We went with them today. My sponsor child, 12 year old Pria took me by the hand and we walked there. They take off their shoes and gather in classes on the floor of the cafeteria and have an opening song- this one was in English - then a man gave an inspiration message  about 15 minutes in Tamil. We had individual prayers and another song in Tamil and then a closing group prayer led by an older student. The girl who prayed was the same girl who was baptized at the Mormon church earlier that day.

After prayer time it is dinner and everyone washes their hands,and gets a metal bowl. Each class is in a circle and a large vat of rice and another bowl of curry are brought to each class. Today is the one day that they have non vegetarian curry. It was chicken curry reserved for Sunday. The washing water is not drinking water so they have drinking purified water. No one has gotten " Delhi belly" or food poisoning from she school.  Everyone eats with their hands swirling the curry in the rice. That is traditional.

   I also have a photo of where the volunteers used to sleep before the government changed the laws. That is our day room if we have free time.  At night this week we are in a western style hotel.




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  1. UnknownSeptember 6, 2017 at 8:06 PM

    Great to read your blog. I am just in awe of what you are doing there, helping the kids, living pretty much as they do, eating how they eat. It's heartwarming and you and Camille are inspirational. Diane S.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 6, 2017 at 8:06 PM

    Great to read your blog. I am just in awe of what you are doing there, helping the kids, living pretty much as they do, eating how they eat. It's heartwarming and you and Camille are inspirational. Diane S.

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