And so it begins...

I'm leaving for India in the morning! Please, please keep us in your prayers as we travel to London tomorrow and then on to Kolkata on Sunday. We will have a few days in London to hopefully catch up with some of our friends who live in the city that we've met the past couple of spring breaks and I'm so, so excited to spend the weekend in my very favorite city. When we get to Kolkata, we will be working with an organization called CRAWL (Children's Resolution and Women Learning). We will be working each day with street children… children who have no parents, no bed, and often no food. They live on the streets of this huge, filthy city, and they are shunned by the society in which they are a part of. We will be working with people from around the world to feed these children, educate them, and treat their wounds (hopefully physically and spiritually). I'm not gonna lie... I'm pretty nervous and I've definitely asked myself a few times what in the world I was thinking when I decided to do this. Despite the many mission trips I've been on and my church's idea of "roughing it" a few times in high school... I'm pretty sure I've never experienced anything like Kolkata. But I guess I'm about as ready as I'll ever be. I've had one too many shots, one too many discussions about malaria, and way too many trips to wal-mart. Two suitcases later with a few too many pounds (pray for kind Delta ticket men) and I guess I'm about ready to go. I'm getting my hair cut off in the morning and then headed to the airport. I hope I'll be able to keep you updated through this blog... I promise I will do my best to write on a somewhat regular basis! Thanks in advance for your prayers... see you in London!