Thursdays

Of my whole working week with CCD, Thursdays are most probably the hardest day of all. This might just be because I am so tired from the first three days of the week that I don't have that much energy, but it also possibly the most mentally draining days of my whole week.

Each Thursday I find myself at Rachawadee Girls home, the home designed for girls ages 8 through 18 with various disabilities. CCD has a day care centre that volunteers and Thai staff work in together. Some days girls are taken from the wards into the day care centre to do various activities while other days the staff and volunteers go onto the wards where they can reach into the lives of more girls. Each Thursday is a ward day, so when I'm there I join the others and visit the girls in several of the different wards in the orphanage. All the girls are really beautiful and great to work with and it is so nice the see the joy on their faces when they see us. However, I find going into the wards very tough at times. The care that is provided here is not the same as the care provided to children in similar situations back home and consequently it is really hard to see past the circumstances these girls are in.

Please pray for all these girls in the orphanages. Pray that the care they receive is sufficient and that they may be surrounded by God's love and care. Please also pray for the volunteers and staff that work with these girls, both on the wards and in the day care centre. Pray that they may continue to have the strength and ability to be a blessing in the lives of these girls.

xxx