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In 57 days Travis, Kati H, our fantastic photographer and I will be heading to Delhi to start this life long journey of Ashraya Mission. While in Delhi, we'll be spending time at Asha Mission Children's Society and their beautiful children.

Here are 57 ways you can be involved with this trip:

57. Read more about India. Suggested reading: Kim by Rudyard Kipling
56. Read about mission efforts in India. Suggested reading: A Chance to Die by Amy Carmichael and No Greater Love by Mother Teresa
55. Learn more about children living in the brothels. Suggested movie: "Born Into Brothels".
54. Eat some authentic Indian cuisine
53. "Like" our facebook page here: http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/Ashraya-Mission/158545360824828
52. Donate to Asha Mission Children's Society here: http://www.ashamission.com/help.php
51. Tell someone about Ashraya Mission and why it's important to you
50. Follow us on Twitter: @ashrayamission
49. Numbers 48 to 3 are suggestions for items that would be gladly accepted for the children for their Christmas:
48. Story books
47. Animal Crackers
46. Washable paint and brushes
45. Crayons
44. Protein bars (to help children gain weight)
43. Children's Tylenol
42. Lice shampoo
41. CDs of worship music (children love to sing!)
40. Any kind of crafts, etc.
39. Bandaids
38. Soap
37. Chapstick
36. Small stuffed animals
35. Erasers
34. Pencils
33. Balloons
32. Small bouncy balls
31. Underwear (children age 2 to 16, so all sizes are welcome!)
30. Socks (children age 2 to 16, so all sizes are welcome!)
29. Age appropriate nail polish/lip gloss for the girls
28. Bubbles
27. Camera film (the children were left 35mm cameras and they love taking pictures)
26. Stickers, stickers, stickers
25. Blank paper to draw on
24. Small photo albums
23. Legos
22. Small 'matchbox' cars
21. Chalk
20. Puzzles
19. Coloring books
18. Markers
17. Colored pencils
16. Pillow cases with cartoon characters on them
15. Play-doh
14. Glow in the dark stars that stick to the wall
13. Jump Ropes
12. Gatorade packets
11. Kool-Aid packets
10. Dum-Dum Suckers
9. Jolly Ranchers
8. Gummy bears
7. Twizzlers
6. Bubble gum
5. Starbursts (really any non-melting candy)
4. Children's vitamins
3. Make a financial donation to Ashraya Mission
2. Come with us. Seriously, the more the merrier.
1. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY

We're so excited to be going and can't believe it's right around the corner. Any help you can offer will be much appreciated.

Blessings,

KB

P.S. Today is a good day to listen to Josh Ritter...