This morning was the final morning of interviewing children on the scheme and registering new ones. We've registered 71 more children on the scheme, which means that there'll be 221 children coming to the church after school every day, of which 94 still need sponsors.

It was good to see Shiva at the church today; the lady we mentioned in Tuesday's blog who is suffering with tuberculosis. She goes into hospital next week for her treatment but brought her two children today to register them for the after school club. This means that they'll be able to go to the church each day after school, where they'll be supervised to do their homework as well as being given a meal.

This week we have been really grateful for two young students from the church who have volunteered as translators. They have been invaluable to the process, helping the mothers understand what we are asking and Rachel and Jenny have really enjoyed working with them.

This afternoon, the team went to an enormous Indian fabric shop to buy them each a new outfit as a thank you gift. On the way, we stopped at Chennai beach, the second largest in the world, for a quick paddle in the Indian ocean!

Tomorrow, we'll be at the church for a morning service, Sunday school in the afternoon and an evening service before we start our journey home.