Planning Amidst Poetry and Prayer

Hello all! I am so excited that you will be following along with me on this journey! Here's a brief overview of what I will be doing...

- Touring New Delhi, Agra, and Kathmandu with Lara and Faythe (5/15-5/25)
- Working in Dhaka and Khulna with girls from the slums (5/25-6/3)
- Teaching at the Academy of Integrated Christian Studies and preaching at various churches in Mizoram (6/3-8/17)

If you don't know how this all came about, let me briefly explain. Students at Princeton Theological Seminary are required to spend one summer interning at a church or hospital before completing their degree. One option provided by the school is interning at an international location. I applied to the program and interviewed with the supervisor at my top choice (AICS in Mizoram). They accepted me, and the past few months have subsequently consisted of preparatory meetings, vaccinations, and planning! The next two weeks will be full of last-minute planning, though part of my time is devoted to Poetry and Prayer, a class I am taking right up until the day I leave!

Although the main reason for the trip is my field education for seminary in Mizoram, I decided to take advantage of being in another part of the world. For the first three weeks of my trip, I will be traveling around Northern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, I will be working with a woman from Northern California who has been living in Dhaka for two years and who is currently working with young girls from the slums. I am excited to learn about Bangladesh, to play and love on these girls, and to shadow the woman I will be working with.

I will attempt to blog every couple of days. However, unlike my trip to France, internet access will be very iffy. Power outages are common, and I am prepared for the unexpected. Please feel free to comment on my posts; I would love to hear from all of you! If you have more personal questions or comments, please email me at kelsey.pagh@ptsem.edu and I will try to respond as soon as possible.

Here's a quick way to find what time it is for me. (And, yes, India is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead.)
India Standard Time

The next time you'll hear from me, I'll be on the other side of the world!!!