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 I'm writing a few posts to be featured elsewhere, for now, here at Pensieve, I'll leave you with my favorite photo captures of the day.
{I'll provide links later to guest-posting sites, but be sure and visit the Compassion Bloggers page to read teasers for everyone else's impressions from the day! You'll love what they say and how they say it, I just know it!}
Note: All of these are shots taken by me, but be sure to check out Keely's photography–a camera in that girl's hand is magic!
These people have little of material value; for you to sponsor a child might make the difference between life and death. Seriously.
these are beautiful! I can see why they are your favorites.
Awesome!!
Beautiful, Robin! Love seeing every update—it keeps you and THEM in our prayers!
Your photos are beautiful too 🙂 I was surprised to see some of them straight on and not crooked though 😉
Praying for you and the team this week. You are heavy on my heart and mind.
Really beautiful photos, Robin.
Robin, you did a beautiful job with these. I’m glad you’re home safe and sound, though I know you’ll be forever changed.
Your photos are making me home-sick.
…sigh…
WOW! I just found out you were in India. What a life changing experience. Be careful and I’ll be praying for you all.
Enjoyed sharing the day with you. Even if I was sick as a dog.
These are beautiful pictures of beautiful people. And each one teases the edge of a compelling story. Your photos (and Keely’s) are worth far more than a thousand words each.
Keep clicking that shutter release, friend. It opens the world to the rest of us.
Fabulous photographs, Robin. I watched Slumdog Millionaire last night, so my mind is creating all kinds of stories for the people in these pictures. No doubt their real stories are even more compelling.
George and I currently sponsor three Compassion children. We’ve been sponsors for seventeen years and still get a thrill reading the precious letters our children write to us. We’ve often talked about possibly visiting some of them. May the Lord bless you for taking that plunge! And may many be drawn into sponsorship through your photos and stories.
Love, Jeanne
I really don’t know if I’ve ever seen more beautiful children in all my life!
Praying for all of you…these stories are simply beautiful and heart wrenching all at the same time.
I am so thrilled you are sharing this. What awesome photographs! Magic in your hands as well. God is good! Hugs!
Those pictures are unbelievable. I’m so thankful we have the technology to share this with the world!! Praying for you guys!
I’m loving taking periodic peeks at your visit to a place where I long to connect with. Your photography is amazing!
I’m sure God is taking the time to break your heart with the things that break His.
Running through – or walking that is – India with you.
I just keep thinking, “These people are so beautiful.” I could look at these pictures all day.
You photos are magical. Blessings and prayers for each of you there for Compassion.
Your photos radiate their hearts…
*Thank you*!
All’s grace,
Ann
It is impossible for me to even imagine such poverty. Thank you for going there to share the truth with us.
I am so impressed by the color that is in everything —
bright. happy.
Our family has been follwing all your bloggs and we decided to sponsor another little girl. Her name is Aakanksha Rajkumar form the UTTHAN Child Developement Center. My kids picked her because she is 3 and they say we will be able to help her all her life and they all hope that we can go and vist her in a few years. Thank you for your writing and pictures they really help my kids see what difference there are in other countries. It has really opened their eyes. We will pray for the whole team.
I read everything the team wrote about the child survival program and I can barely keep it together. What a visionary project. Oh, for that kind of compassion shown to the unborn in my country.
I see hope in these faces.