Letters

The letters are finally out....

I just realized that I never mentioned in this blog that three of us are going to India with CCS....Lynn, Megan, and myself. I mentioned earlier that Lynn told me about CCS but I never told everyone that we told Megan about this opportunity and she was so excited about it that she is joining us. We decided that since part of the mission of CCS is to develop a cross cultural world view we would share with people before, during, and after our trip. This sharing is allowing people to join in on the trip by supporting us emotionally, spiritually, and/or financially. Hopefully developing more of a cross cultural awareness as they join in the trip with us through our stories and struggles. So, we wrote a letter to tell our dear friends and family about this trip...hopefully, it allowed people to see our hearts with the entire trip.

My heart is more focused on the development of women in that culture. This may mean teaching them business skills so that they can create a successful weaving business, advocating their political rights, caring for children as the mothers receive an education, researching possibly solutions to better the life and health of woman, or other possible volunteer avenues. As I mentioned in the first blog, CCS does not place me until closer to the date of our arrival and will place me in a volunteer position that is close to my skills and interests to help both the Indian organization and myself have a better experience.

So, the letters explaining the organization and my heart (along with Lynn and Megan's heart) have been mailed (at least most of them)...along with a complimentary Indian tea bag so people can experience a little tiny bit of the culture.