Another day over

Its 10 PM.

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Where did this day disappear to?

It seems like such a blur.

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Sheba just came back from checking in on Mr. Babulnath. He has started TB medications - after finding out that his sputum is highly contagious. For the first 2 days he vomitted, but today he was able to keep his meds down.

Just before Sheba went over to the JSK centre, I returned from there.

We had a Youth Against AIDS Festival Volunteer meeting. Though we did not see as many folks as we had wanted to see - we are grateful for each hardy soul who showed up. 38 days to go. Lots of things still very much up in the air.

Spent a short time with the kids before they slept. We talked about the little girl who worked in Namaan's house. What an amazing trust her mistress had in that girl. How one small nameless girl could change the destiny of kings! The kids are asleep now. They love stories.

Looking back to the afternoon: latter part was a mad scramble to get ready for the evening meeting. How to structure it to get the best use of the time? Who will come? How to move the process forward...

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Early afternoon. Staff meeting. Reviewing visits to different homes. Some of them so broken. Some showing signs of physical healing but still rotten inside. Others where some signs of change are present. What to do with Mr. Babulnath - switch him to the government TB programme. Do we know whether he will stay?

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Before noon - supervised Asha and Enoch's lunch. Read Bambi while they ate. Prayed for Asha as she went to school. Enoch had holiday because of his Open House - Sheba had gone there in the morning - and then came to the JSK centre for her normal 11 - 3 shift.

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Just after noon - had a long talk with Indrajit Sunderam - our main speaker for the YAA Festival. How are we going to end off with enough of a bang to make a longer term impact on the young people we are catering to? We talked about the process of pledging - and also the challenges of intentionally walking towards accountability and life.

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Mid morning. Emails - proposals sent. Planning for the day.

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9 AM. Team devotions around Mr. Babulnath's bed at the centre. Giri talked about how Jesus must be exalted in our lives. Powerful stuff.

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Showed up at the office at 8 AM. Got some computer work done in the first hour there.

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Early morning (no specific time given to keep pride at bay) loving wake-up by Sheba - Bible - prayer.

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Many hours ago that was. This day is history. What will tomorrow hold? If tomorrow comes?

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Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord by soul to keep...