Rising Star

A lady contacted me a while back about her plans to take her daughter with her to work at Rising Star (an amazing organization we visited in India last summer…more about that back here). Together, this mother and her daughter have figured out a way to raise money for the school…

Our last two rotations at Rising Star were done in the school helping to tutor the kids individually (more on that back here). During these two days Max was able to present the kids with the books he had gathered for his Eagle Project. It was one of my favorite…

We are home. We are jet lagged like nobody’s business. And we are in love with our washer and dryer…and refrigerator and A/C.  And In and Out burgers 🙂 Just a couple questions between unpacking and church… When do the kids see their families? Rising Star is like a boarding…

There are some pretty frequently asked questions people have asked as we have prepared for our trip.  Here are the answers.  (And remember, I’m so far from an expert, but I’m trying to learn all that I can.) Why are you in India? I explained my Indian fascination back here.…

Our next two days at Rising Star were spent tutoring and teaching the kids at the actual school. We loved having that opportunity, especially since we knew so many of the kids by then, and also because it involved Max’s eagle project. In the morning they have this little ceremony…

Our second day here was our “medical” day.  It was probably the day most filled with anticipation as well as trepidation.  To be in the midst of these people so afflicted and outcast from society (the “untouchables”) and to be able to reach out to them and smile at them,…

We have three rotations that we do here at Rising Star: 1) construction, 2) medical and 3) education.  We do one each day.  Then in the evenings we hang out with the kids, have dinner with the other volunteers on the roof, and then we go help the “housemothers” read…

We are in India.  It is quite surreal.  I cannot believe we are actually here. Surrounded by all these cute kids at Rising Star.  Two-hundred-and-thirty of them to be exact. We got here on a Sunday afternoon and after us girls changed into our “Indian gear” that girls wear here…