Slums

The first two pictures are of the school we taught at today; It was deep in the slums. The second two are of some kids in the other school we teach in. The next two are of Indian roads. The one with the two kids is on the side of the road, they were beggars but loved getting their picture taken. And the last one is our toilet!! It is in the ground, and pretty amazing. 

My heart broke today as we started driving deeper and deeper into the slums of India. The things we saw were unimaginable, the smells we smelt were repelling, and the state of the people living was completely unsanitary. And that is the only way of living they have ever known, i doubt they have ever even been given the chance to see how the Western world lives. We are so fortunate with everything that we have. As we walked through the piles of garbage, a goat watched us while eating a newspaper, people were huddled inside little huts/tents that were completely falling apart. They wore no shoes, and barely any clothes. And this is the other part of the world, that not many people know about, or even care to know. When we arrived at the school all of the children were outside sitting in lines with plates in front of them, if they go to school they are guaranteed a meal which may be the only thing they eat all day. After we were introduced to the kids, we got a tour of the school, there wasn't much there but there was a place for them to learn and a kitchen to make the food. They split the kids into two groups and Kate and I got one group. We started with ABC's and went on to writing out simple words, after that we went over numbers, and math problems. They knew so much less english than the other school, but our hindi is improving so we were able to somewhat communicate with them. They were so cute, and they just wanted to be loved. (I want to take them all home with me) I am so happy that we are here to help these kids, this may be their only opportunity to learn english, so i pray that God uses us in mighty ways.