Lina, and I watched the Slumdog millionare again. We watched together with Onjai who watched that movie for the first time. Then I watched “Bilu” also a bollywood movie. It was a great movie. It talked about family and friendship. Then I read the book called “The shack”. And later on I watch Sea Patrol.

I stayed in the apartment today because I had a dysmenorrhea. I took a pain reliever which I am allergic to. So I put an ice over my eyes before it started to swell. It worked. There was no chance for my eyes to swell with the ice pack. After a while I watched some bollywood movies in the television. It was nice to be alone and have time to rest and sleep.

Lina and I had a long day today. We went to see Diana at Andheri which is 45 minutes train ride and 30 mintues by rickshaw. We spent a lot of time in the train. The train was from Kurla to Dadar about 20 minutes then dropped off then change train from dadar to andheri. Then after our visit we rode a train from Adheri to Kurla station then changed train from Kurla to Thane to visit another client Naoko for prenatal check-up. Then we rode a train again from Thane to Kurla. At 7pm we went tot he guy’s house to get the food going to our station friends for dinner. We had a dinner with three Indian famiies in the station. We were eating at their houses with no roof so we were eating under the moon and the stars. Plus there was no electricity so we just use a lamp. We had a great time though. We were all full.

Lina and I woke up late in the morning. Then in the afternoon we went to see a client Lalita at Andheri. We rode a train about 45 minutes and walked about 20 minutes. Before going to their place we dropped at McDonalds to eat ice cream. The heat of the sun was very exhausting so the ice cream was so refreshing. We had a wonderful time with the couple. Lina was teaching about what to expect during labor and delivery. We were given apple juice and some Indian food.

Today is our off day. But Lina, Ahoi and I went to Khogar to visit Ram who is in the orphanage. We really had a great time playing with the children in there. There are about 16 of them. They seem very happy. The founder of that orphanage just arrived from the US and got them crocs and quilts. And then we had our lunch at the Chinese restaurant. Then we went to another orphanage to visit Ram’s brother Lakhan. He was very malnourished and almost near to dying when we saw him in the station. Lina was the one who referred him to the orphanage. We were so happy to see him gained a lot of weight. It was sad because they changed his name to Samuel. Lina is trying to figure out to let the two brothers will be put in the same orphanage. After visiting we dropped by and visit our station friends and then go home. It was a very long day. It was exhausting but fulfilling.

Today iss our off day. Lina and I slept the whole morning. Then we went to Vashi in the afternoon to shop and eat at our favourite place the “subway” and then we ate watermelon natural ice cream very yummy.!!! We went to hypercity to buy food. We went home and then we watched “waking up the dead”. We used to watched it very week. It is like CSI. We really like it.

I woke up around 10 am. I went to the guy’s house to help with the Kids club. I met Aishwarya. She is very beautiful 8 year old girl. She is very smart and speaks English very well. We had a wonderful time with the kids. We had games and bible story and new songs. It was fun but I was exhausted after. I went home and I slept about an hour before we will go and visit our station friends. But I did not go because I was not feeling well so I stayed home and I watched movies entitled “Provoked and Traffic Signal.” Those were nice movies. I love the “traffic signal because I met one of the casts in person. She is the mother of Aishwarya a little friend of mine.

We had our team worship and meeting for the week. After the meeting, my friend and I watched movies “Water” and “every child is special”. These movies are very good. I really like them. I really learned about life from it. Then after watching we went to our friend whose child is sick. We checked if he still has medicines left. While we were on our way there was a very pretty child who has bandage on her foot. She told us that her toe was cut because of accident. She followed us to our friend’s house. Then after a while the child’s grandma went to the house and asked for some help with the medication of her grand daughter. She showed us all the prescription. So my friend decided to help her and we went to the pharmacy and bought all the medications that were needed. My friend bought shoes for her also. She was very happy and had a perfect smile until we parted ways. We arrived home and had our dinner. At about 9pm we went to meet a new client who is pregnant for the first time. She happened to leave the neighborhood. We had a great time there. After she was checked we went home but we dropped by the store to buy ice cream and beet root.

We had our morning worship with an Indian family. Then after the worship we went to check our pregnant patient up. Then we went home. A new member of the team came from Hongkong so we planned to have a dinner in the restaurant. My friend was not able to come because the carpenter who repaired our door was not done yet. It was an awkward time but I survived.

We had our morning worship at the guy’s house. After the worship I stayed in there for the Kid’s club activities. We had a wonderful time. Those children were so amazing. Then after 2 hours I went home and took a nap for 35 minutes. Then we went out to visit our station friends. I brought with me my nail polish and I was polishing all the girls in the station. It was a great time.

We went out to do a 3 week check up on the patient that we delivered at home. But we dropped to our other patient first because we left our weighing scale there. Then we went to check the patient. The baby gained a lot of weight. Breastfeeding is very great. Then we went back to our other patient where we got the weighing scale to do prenatal check up on her. There was no problem. Then we went home. I took a nap while my friend and the other team prayed for Ahoi. Then we went to a TV station. A friend invited us to go there to see her workplace. She is a floor manager. It was a great place. We got to see every room in there where they do the shoots. Then we were able to watch a live show giving awards to the people who have great contributions to other people. We left before it was done because it was so late and we need to go back home which is two hours bus drive. It was a great experience though.

We went to a Municipal court to follow up the birth certificate of the station children with Emma but to no avail. It was just a waste of time. Then we just went home. Then I went to the guy’s house to help with the Kids club. We had a great time with the children. They are all smart. They all speak English. I taught them a new short chorus and they loved it. Then we let them paint and draw then we had some other games. It was fun. Then I went back home and took a nap.

My friend and I were making list for midwife, doula and home birth requirements. Then we watched the movie “Slumdog Millionaire”. A very nice movie two thumbs up movie. It was very interesting because I saw some of the places and situation in the movie. It is a movie that must be watched. Then we went to the guy’s house to meet two Indian believers. They were so nice and we had a good conversation. My friend and I ride in their car going to Bandra the place where our patient live. It was our first time to go at their house. It was a perfect place where we dropped because we found the house right across the street.

I woke up and read some books. Then I went back to sleep. I was not sleeping good last night because I was having an intermittent stomach ache that woken me up. I did not attend our team meeting. I just stayed home and rest and watch some movies. It was so great to have a break from every day activities.

We had our morning meeting. We planned to go to the concert but it was canceled because we just knew that it is very expensive. So went to visit our patient instead. Then we went to the big mall in vashi but to our dismay the train changed route. So we train another train. Then we met the guys in the mall. I really wanted to eat chicken. We bought chicken at KFC. Then we went to the hypercity to buy groceries. Then after dinner we went home and then we do prayer walk in the neighboring place in the guy’s house and the station.