TouchingHeartsForHim

Hello and Greetings Family and Friends,

    From Cuttack, India, blessings and good tidings in Jesus, our Life our All! We first want to say thank you to our Father for blessing us before we left, with family and friends with kind hearts and helpful hands !! ( and those who offered ). For safe travel and helpful people pointing us in the right direction. For the Mountain of Baggage that God allowed to be loaded in Columbia, SC, and we didn't see it again til Delhi!!! I can't imagine what JFK Airport would've been like with around 550lbs. of luggage!! For the warm hearts and hands waiting to take us to our new home!
   We arrived in Bubaneshwar,around 9:30p.m.( the only delay happened in Delhi, we were to have arrived at 7:30.) We had two cars loaded with us and the luggage and then THE TRAFFIC!!! O dear!! Jon, you warned me... but, obviously there is nothing like being in it!! Every time we arrive at a destination,I have to praise the Lord for keeping us and the hundreds (make that thousands depending how far you go, and it doesn't have to be very far!!) near our bumpers safe!!! It was around midnight til we got in and settled. We were thankful, yet exhausted (30 hours from home to home!!).
   David had the apartment all nice. Plus had put goodies and welcome cards on the pillows! We have a beautiful third floor apartment. We are told it will get almost unbearably hot in April and May! Try 120 degrees!!! Right now though we are enjoying almost perfect weather!!! 70's-80's =). We shall enjoy while we can!!
   We have now visited three of the ten children's homes. Today we enjoyed our service at the largest children's home, around 130 beautiful children, and they also have lots of people come in for the service! It was a packed house,and afterwards everyone is fed!!! Beautiful service, though not able to understand the words yet, the Spirit was very powerful!!! I held little ones in my lap, as tears ran down my face, dear ones these people know what it means to WORSHIP POWERFULLY!!! Service began at 10:30 and finished at 2:00p.m. !! I believe it cannot be explained , but must be experienced!!! Let us know when you can come and visit! =) We are going to try and keep this updated frequently!!   Thanks again SO MUCH for the love, care and prayers!!! We are feeling "covered" and PTL for that!! This is the update and praise post; Louis may add some prayer requests.
   Praying all are doing wonderfully back home!! We love each one of you and wish you God's blessings as you daily serve Him!             Our love and prayers,
                                                       Melody for the Hege's