It's Official

I just received confirmation from Heart Touch that I will be going on the December/January trip to India this year! I'm incredibly excited to be doing another international trip with this wonderful organization! I'm also thrilled that two of my fellow volunteers from the Cambodia trip will be going to India as well.

As soon as my firstgiving fund-raising page is set up, I will let everyone know. Honestly, I wasn't even going to bother with the fund-raising for this trip because it always feels a bit strange to ask for money. BUT, a few people have expressed that they would like to donate and previous contributors have told me that they really liked being able to feel like they were a part of the trip, even though they couldn't physically go with us. So, I will put it out there again. Any and all contributions are incredibly helpful and appreciated (even a few bucks helps!)!!! And I am completely committed to covering the cost for whatever funds I can't raise. The time and monetary sacrifices I make for this trip will surely be worth it, just like they were for Cambodia. :) And, as before, I plan on blogging the trip so that people can see what they helped to make happen.

Time Flies

My how time flies! It's hard to believe that it's been over a year since my trip to Cambodia. Sadly I had to miss the trip this past year because I've been back in school. And I can say that my heart felt heavy with sadness when the other volunteers were over there with the kids. Of course, I was also thrilled that the kids were getting their attention, love and massages and loved getting status updates on them. The fact that they all knew immediately what the Heart Touch volunteers were there for and were demanding their massages right away was just heartwarming to hear.

Unfortunately, I will be in school during the next Cambodia trip as well. But I've heard that there might be a trip to India to do similar work during my winter break... I'll let you know what happens! :)