In January, I traveled to India on a medical mission to help with a free vision and dental clinic for the impoverished people of rural Andhra Pradesh. It was an amazing experience, and it changed a lot of things in my life. When I came back to the USA, I stopped blogging... partially because of the confusion inside me, and partially because of the clarity inside me. I wasn't ready to let it all out on the internet, but I also wasn't ready to write whimsical posts as though all that jumble wasn't eating at me.
Soooo... that's my belaboured explanation of my long absence from Words and Whimsy. I've been processing, taking some private time to focus on other things. I have a few fun posts planned for the next couple of months, and I hope you all enjoy them as much as I enjoy creating them!The big news is: I'm moving to India in September. !! I'll be teaching English to a group of largely orphaned children at New Hope School in Chillakallu, Andhra Pradesh, and I'll be helping the ministers there with a writing project. I get to live on the grounds with New Hope Children's Home and spend time with the sweet children I've befriended over the past few years. It's an amazing opportunity, one that blesses and challenges me beyond explanation. I finally confirmed dates and bought my ticket, so it's actually happening! Full steam ahead from now on, and I plan to update as often as I can along the way. I've been handed such a beautiful path, and I know that it's important for me to share each step: not only so that others can see what God does, but so that I can better process and remember His providence and care. Setting up a memorial to His grace.
Keep up with my trip on my new blog, Loving the Untouchable.
Love,
Chelsea
