Building A Home

Originally posted on October 9, 2011.

It all began with a bike ride through the small villagessurrounding Rising Star.

We were on our way to visit Raja Kumari, the science teacher at RSO, to celebrate the

construction of her new home.

In India, you never move out on your own. A woman lives with her mother and father up until the time she gets married to the man her parents choose. Then, she moves into his family’s home and is expected to serve her husband and her new father-in-law.

Raja Kumari has grown up living in a hut, five people living, sleeping and eating all in one room.

As a gift to her parents, Raja Kumari and her sister have spent years saving up enough money in order to start construction on a concrete home. Last year, they finally had enough money to make this possible and the home should be

completed in the next few months.

It will be painted a sweet bably blue.

I hope you all remember the blessings of a home and a bathroom. Back home, we are truly blessed for the privileges we have. Don’t take them for granted.