Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Pune”
“I, Garett Collins, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic…” This was the honorary speech I repeated at the Military Entrance Processing Station. I was 18 years old and fresh out of high school. I thought that the military was the right path for me and my …
photo credit: Jackie Streng “Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears. Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless …
Four teams. Seven countries. Hundreds of orphans. One giant party! Discover how fun it is to spoil the orphans!
by Amy, Children at Risk DTS student Sheetal had so much energy I could hardly keep up with her! She never stopped moving, talking, playing, and demanding that I do the same. I soon felt exhausted by her endless supply of energy. But then I realized she was simply lonely and craved loving friendship. Sheetal just wanted someone to laugh …
My friendship with Shekhar began with me helping him get water to wash his school socks. When I looked at him, I didn’t see an orphan who was abandoned as a baby–just a boy with a lot of energy who was small for his age. He’s six, but is about the size of a four-year-old. When I hugged him or …
Eunice is a sweet 13 year old girl who loves art. She is an orphan who is HIV positive and in the second stage of TB. Her health is a very big concern right now. Children at Risk DTS student, Ana, writes about the time she spent with Eunice. As we walked through the girls bedrooms to play outside, my …
Our thanks to WWIB, 103.7 for having our Children at Risk DTS team on the air today. We discussed our recent outreaches to Thailand, Myanmar and India on “Front Page with Mark Halvorsen.” For anyone visiting our blog who heard us on the radio, you can visit our website to learn more about what we are doing with children at …
In India & Myanmar, we worked with children rescued from the streets, from the brothels and from lives as child soldiers. We tried to recreate for them some of our favorite childhood moments by throwing them Friendship and Christmas parties. Many of our friends, families, and churches donated money or gifts to make these parties possible. Thank you!
A couple years ago, our DTS team was part of bringing a young girl out of a brothel. This year, we returned to the same brothel. We met the women who had cared for this girl and we learned their stories, too.
The YWAM Madison DTS students sound off on some of their favorite moments of a day they spent with some kids from Pune.
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