Well, what a week it's been! The people here are amazing - so generous and hospitable with so little. Yesterday was a blue gloss day for me (Val) and Neil finally finished his artwork in the underwater scene room. The women then prepared a meal for at least 15 people as a thankyou for our work during the week. Yesterday afternoon we went to the British High Commission for tea, having been invited by Wendy Butler, wife of Deputy High Commissioner. It was good to hear how supportive she is of Asha's work - she recently invited 25 children from the slums for tea, which was quite an experience for all apparently! We were joined by another group from St Stephen's in Twickenham, who are working in another slum.
This afternoon we are looking forward to going to the opening ceremony of the Community Centre/Medical Centre we have been painting. We are sure the women will have done a fantastic job cleaning and decorating the room ready for this occasion and we know the rooms will be well used.
One memorable incident yesterday was a young boy who had never seen a football before and was absolutely delighted to be given one of his own! He kept it clutched firmly to his chest!
The lads here seem to use balls made out of strands of old inner tubes and they are incredibly skillful at 'keepey uppey' - or 'tonghi' as they call it.
With a little free time this morning we hope to visit the Moghul Gardens at the Presidents Palace and maybe do a bit more shopping - looking forward to yet another exhilarating auto-rickshaw ride in the cut and thrust of Delhi traffic where the rule seems to be 'he who dares wins!'.
So much more we could share and lots of wonderful pictures to show on our return.
Val & Neil
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