Disaster on Departure

Last night around 10:00 pm Sudip’s brother called and said that the wall behind the orphanage fell down. The orphanage is at the lowest point in the village, and the property directly beside the building is owned by a man who is quite careless with his construction; there is also a ten foot drop from his land to the orphanage property. So beside the building, the man built a wall to hold up the earth from collapsing on their building, but the wall was poorly constructed. Sudip has complained endlessly to the man, but he only provides excuses. It has been raining since the night before last, and the wall could not hold all of the earth heavy with the rain, so the wall fell down. The girls’ side of the building was damaged heavily, but no one was hurt. Sudip and Anne Lise took the girls to their apartment last night, and they are trying to find a place to rent for them today. This morning after packing, we played a game with the girls. No one is really sure what is going to happen with the orphanage building and where everyone will stay, so please pray that arrangements will be able to be made quickly so everyone will have a safe place to stay.

We are flying out today at 2pm and will reach Calcutta at 4pm. We will be in Hyderabad on Saturday afernoon.