Friday, September 23 

We arrive at the orphanage after a 6 hour drive through crowded cities and small villages. Driving here is quite exciting. Without a car horn you would not be able to survive the roads. They use them every time they come up to pass another car to let them know they’re close by. They also use them to let the drivers know they won’t be moving. So when both drivers are using their horns it is quite the experience. They don’t pay attention to the lines in the roads and while passing someone, they’ll wait till the last second to pull in front of the car they’re passing to avoid the oncoming car. All the while, using there horns to communicate. Anyways, we get to the orphanage and are welcomed with very warm smiles. The children were all taking naps so we had some time to take our stuff up to our room and get acquainted with the compound. It’s gorgeous here! We’re set back, away from a city and in the middle of many rice fields. Everywhere is soooo green. I love it! 

Once the children woke up we went to meet them. Some were timid and others came right up to us to hold our hand and to be held. They are so precious and beautiful! That night they had vespers and welcomed us with a bouquet of flowers picked from their compound. I didn’t understand much of the program because it was said in Bangla. Hopefully I will learn to understand most of what they say.