Nagpur Mercy Home

One of the things RIMI wanted me to do during my visit was to explore the Mercy Home orphanage. In Jodhpur, I saw the orphans each day. But I was so busy with the classes that I did not get to interact with the children much at all.

So when I arrived at the seminary campus in Nagpur, I found an early opportunity to wander through the grounds of the Mercy Home and explore possibilities for interviews. It turned out that all the children were in school each day. And the "warden" (yes, that is the term they use for the adults who are responsible for the orphans and the orphanage) spoke absolutely NO English.

In fact, as soon as I started shooting this video, he vacated the room. Then shortly an American appeared and he returned. So this is the dining room for the orphanage. Well, I hope your monitor shows this with more light than mine does. On my screen it looks pretty dark. It's true that the overhead lights were off when I recorded this. But on my camera, the lighting appeared pretty good.

Well, I'll try another post with some still shots of the orphanage as well.

Meanwhile, I'll add this clip of the orphans at play. How many games of Cricket can you count? Trust me, there are more than a couple going on simultaneously.

I count four games going on simultaneously! An if you're curious about that white kids in this second vid: He came with his grandparents who are long-time supporters of RIMI.

FYI: I count at least 4 separate games. Plus, there might be a 5th in the distance near the beginning of the clip.

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