On the train to Mumbai One of the first things you notice about the city is its constant foggy conditions; you can see a maximum…
There is much to catch up on… We took all the children out for a meal on Christmas eve – all the children were very…
They were all sat outside the main building illuminated only by a few Christmas stars, their faces shining with happiness as they saw some visitors,…
Everyday between 5.30 and 6am everyone is woken up, either of their own accord or by an elder boy. Following the awakening is morning prayer…
The bus speeds along the dust road towards the orphanage building leaving a dust cloud behind it. All the children with beaming faces run to…
We arrive at the station a few seconds after what must have been the only on time train that day had left. The next train…
Train to take us back to Ooty Ooty is a town right up in the mountains and is famous for it’s tea and also is…
The dinner wash-up An engineer who is helping with the construction winds down the window of his small orange car and the bristles of his…
The foundation of the new orphanage has now been completed. We have helped fill in the holes with rocks and filling in the sides of…
It’s now day 4 into the building of the new orphanage and the metal pillars are to be placed today along with the cement. We arrived…