February Update

Its been a fun month at House of Hope. New interns arrived from Holland and America at the beginning of the month and the kids have had a great time getting to know them.

We also celebrated Valentines day by decorating heart-shaped sugar cookies! The kids loved it and were FULL of energy afterwards, of course :)

The boys at House of Hope would also like everyone to know that they LOVE football!

Its never a dull moment around our house! 

Happy Birthday Anush!

On Monday, Anush turned 13 years old. We celebrated with a rockstar guitar cake and dance party after school. Anush told us that he couldn't sleep the night before, because he was so excited about his birthday. In India on your birthday, it is traditional to take chocolates to school and give to everyone. Anush was so eager to give out chocolates to all his classmates and teachers. He came to the school office to give Sangita Aunty a chocolate and the first thing he said was, "Aunty thank you so much for taking me shopping for my new birthday clothes!" Anush's character is remarkable. He is a very kind boy, very rarely does he fight with any other children. He is always very respectful and has very good manners. He struggled in school some last year, but has worked really hard this year and is doing much better now. We are very happy that Anush is at House of Hope and we wish him a very happy birthday and new year!

Anush's Guitar Birthday Cake

Very happy birthday boy!

Sharing the cake

Prasanna, Angel and Tanmay enjoying the birthday cake and chips. 

Friday Fun Night

Friday night at House of Hope is family night. Interns and friends who work with House of Hope come for dinner with the kids and it is always a fun, LOUD evening. Before dinner the kids have a Bible study and sing songs. Then we all sit down (on the floor, Indian style) and have a yummy dinner of curry. After dinner, we usually play games. At the end of the night, the kids are exhausted and ready for bed. Its a great time to share life with these kids. Here's some pictures from our Friday Fun Nights....

Eating dinner Indian style

Daal, egg curry and rice

Tanmay says the food was yummy!

Swamini helping with the dishes.

Sonali and Ranjana

After dinner, Chetan "borrowed" Daniel Uncle's motorcycle helmet.

Who is taller?? Our boys are growing so fast!

Esther and Angel are friends. 

The boys ended the night by playing some football.