The Girls' New Home

For those of you who haven’t heard, we have moved the girls to their new home! After the surprise inspection, things were kind of crazy here. We had to bring the living relatives of those kids from out of state to Bangalore (a 5-day journey one way), we had to take care of a lot of paperwork, and the big project that we needed accomplish was to find a new home for the girls. The girls have never had beds, and the house that they were in was way too small for that many kids. The problem with this task was that no one seemed to want to give their house to rent once they found out it was for a children’s home. George looked for about a week at countless buildings and houses, but nothing seemed to work out. He finally asked his own landlord if they could take the girls there as a backup plan in case they couldn’t find a place, and it was a miracle that he said yes. The time came where we couldn’t look any longer and had to get them moved, as a follow-up surprise inspection could happen at any time. So we packed them up and moved them to George’s house, about two miles away from the boys’ home. Here are some pictures of the move, their new home, and the new beds they got a few days later:

The Bible college students helping set up the girls' new beds

They've never had beds before, so they were super excited. Some were even putting them to use right away!

What about George and his family? They moved in with Tyler and I in the apartment we’ve been staying in. The crazy thing is, it used to be their home until about a month before we got here. George felt the Lord prompting him to find another place to live but to keep their old apartment for guests to stay in (which was us), so he followed His lead. If he had not done so, we would still be looking for a place for the girls to go, leaving the children’s home vulnerable for another inspection—and if another inspection were to happen, they would have every right to close the girls’ home and take them away. It is an incredible blessing to see God’s hand in everything here, and George and his staff pursuing His will with all their hearts.

Thanks for all your prayers and support! Please continue praying for the team here as we adjust to the girls being far away; many of the children are siblings, and they’ve never been apart before. We will continue to look for a facility big enough to house all of the children, so be praying for that as well.