by Robin | Apr 29, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International, Photos
Seeing my life flash before my eyes has become routine in Calcutta; after a 90-minute, harrowing, honk-accompanied bus-transferring-to-rickshaw ride, we reached our rural destination, one of Compassion International's Child Survival Programs. Because...
by Robin | Apr 14, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International, Good causes, Kids, Mom stuff, Personal
The first time I saw her, the solemn look in her eyes flooded my head and heart with questions–Was she really as sad as she looked?Was she just camera shy?Is she happy?Does she know she is chosen?Pinki Roy has been waiting for over six months for a Compassion...
by Robin | Mar 19, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International
This is one of those times I wish I had my finger on the pulse of every Pensieve reader, to tiptoe into your respective minds to know what I could say in an opening sentence to compel you to read the rest of this post.Please stay…you're not just welcome,...
by Robin | Mar 5, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International, Faith, Family, Personal
If I think about it long enough, it's almost enough to render me babbling and catatonic, curled into the fetal position underneath our non-existent baby grand:In less than two months, over the course of a week, I'll find myself airborne almost 60 hours;...
by Robin | Mar 3, 2009 | Compassion - India, Compassion International
Please… Don't click this picture unless you want to look into the face of a child who wants nothing more than to be a part of your life. What you'll find out, is you want nothing more than to be a part of his or hers. And those children...