Ayubowan from Samudra Sri

So we are finally done at Lady Ridgeway Hospital. We had a wrap up ceremony yesterday and we all presented something we learned over the past 2 weeks and all the tutors we were working with shared a little something about each of the students. It was a great experience, but we are all happy to be free from the reign of Miss Gertie :) We had the day off today which we are using to prepare for a health fair that we are having for the kids at the orphanages tomorrow. It should be fun! We are doing health assessments and teaching ect.

On Monday and Tuesday we get to take day trips to different schools to do more assessments and teaching. On Wednesday we will pretty much be done with the work part of this trip and the vacation begins again! It has def. paid off to work super hard at the beginning. We will be traveling to Kandy and taking a 4 day holiday there starting on Thursday. We are all hoping to get to ride an elephant.

We have become great friends with the kids we are staying with. I even have several of their names down. I am going to be so sad when we have to leave them. I am already talking with the founders of the orphanage (Janet and Adam Salmon) to organize a trip back! They are two of the most amazing people I have ever met and I can't imagine not ever coming back. I thought this trip would solidify in my mind that I was not cut out for missions, but instead it has lit a fire in my heart for serving God in different places all over the world!

My mom keeps reminding me about how many people have been praying for this trip and I can't say thank you enough. As a team we have been healthy physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I couldn't have asked for better people to take this journey with me. Even after a 10 hour day we still love to be around each other! So thank you so much for thinking of me and praying for me.

I'll talk to you soon! (especially now that we have faster internet...)

Laura