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What do you do when your senses are overwhelmed?

Imagine the non-stop sounds of cars honking, bells ringing, cattle, goats, chickens, motorcycles, and music blaring. There is the smell of raw sewage in the air, mixed with the smell of the incense so many of the Hindus use. There is also dust and diesel smoke in the air.  There are so many people and so […]

Hard to understand…

      The trip to the orphanage turned out way better than expected.  It was fun and exciting to spend time with the kids.  What was most important was that they are very well taken care of by the house parents.  They were joyful and outgoing kids and promised to teach me a little […]

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India: Day Two

Shopping Trip Earlier Jay wrote about our shopping trip so I will spare you the details of it with the exception of telling about a couple of the young kids we saw working atthe fabric store. I noticed one of the kids was standing very close to me for a long time but when he […]

Shopping trip

                                  The first picture is from the top of the hotel.  A 365 degree view with a lot of people and buildings…  We went to a clothing material store this morning and purchased enough material for 17 pastors and their wives. The pastors will receive enough fabric to make a suite and their wives […]

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India: Our First Day on the Ground

Our first full day on the ground has been eventful and in some ways exhausting. Thirty-six hours in airports and airplanes with 5 flights tends to take it out of a person. And watch out for the fruit in the yogurt. Actually it wasn’t a piece of fruit, it was a pepper that looked like a cherry […]