Our second week in Pune we went to another children's home. This was a very different home as it has been up and running for 17 years. It has a great structure and people who know what they are doing. The best part is that they had a flat above the office where we could stay on our own for the week. It gave zoe a chance to cook her own curries! The house was made up mostly of street children and the children of prostitutes. Some have families and part of the programme is to help them become reunited. There was a girls and a boys house in the same area. The children did not watch TV but loved to play games and had long periods of worship and dancing. They were even treated to a few David sermons 
and story times! we had a art and craft time which was complete mayhem and left Zoe quite frazzled!!! We should explain that they don't really do art and craft so it was very exciting for them and they were all very loud and quite hyperactive!!!
The food in the house was true Indian and required us to eat with our hands, which caused much amusement to the children until they showed us the correct technique!!! We did have a treat each morning not just being opposite the mosque and hearing their many calls to prayer but an even earlier wake up as the water was not working in the boys house and they came to the flat to shower at 5 am!
After our week at the home we returned to adore India and went on a trip to the city of Aurangabad. While we were there we went to the mini Taj. This was built by the son of the man who built the Deli version. It was very grand and now we do not feel the need to make the long trip to the big one! As we were closer to the mountains we went to some 3rd century caves. After our time being tourists we we went to the village on the outskirts of the town. They are in the process of buying some land to build a church for the area. At the moment the church meets in a field. There was a big turn out for the service - obviously they hadn't been warned that David would be speaking!!!. Luckily there was a translator which made it easier for him and them! Some even came forward for prayer at the end!! 
and story times! we had a art and craft time which was complete mayhem and left Zoe quite frazzled!!! We should explain that they don't really do art and craft so it was very exciting for them and they were all very loud and quite hyperactive!!!
The food in the house was true Indian and required us to eat with our hands, which caused much amusement to the children until they showed us the correct technique!!! We did have a treat each morning not just being opposite the mosque and hearing their many calls to prayer but an even earlier wake up as the water was not working in the boys house and they came to the flat to shower at 5 am!
After our week at the home we returned to adore India and went on a trip to the city of Aurangabad. While we were there we went to the mini Taj. This was built by the son of the man who built the Deli version. It was very grand and now we do not feel the need to make the long trip to the big one! As we were closer to the mountains we went to some 3rd century caves. After our time being tourists we we went to the village on the outskirts of the town. They are in the process of buying some land to build a church for the area. At the moment the church meets in a field. There was a big turn out for the service - obviously they hadn't been warned that David would be speaking!!!. Luckily there was a translator which made it easier for him and them! Some even came forward for prayer at the end!! 
We are now back in a very wet Goa. When we first came back we found the clothes we did not take with us had gone moldy in the draw. So David fixed the broken washing machine and zoe washed!! The tiles in our room have gone mouldy and the roof leaks it so much fun here! But on a positive note the rats have gone!
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Lovely to hear of your evangelistic time and great photos to boot. Well done, we keep praying for you, how much longer do you have before you return home?
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