India 2008 - Day One

Friday 29-Feb
Wake up call did come quickly. I forfeited coffee for the wonderful tea that India offers...

Saturday 01-Mar
Such a full day yesterday. Breakfast at the hotel with Lee and Ben and Stephanie and Ted and Michelle, of course. Our driver (Noor) arrived and took us to a shop to purchase our clothes. Beautiful and fabulous. A sea of vibrant colors and textures. Stations manned by many attentive small Indian men. Enthusiasm abounds as do inexpensive garments and personal challenges with money conversions. Ha ha!






We journeyed to the land that the girls' home is being built upon. There we met with the orphan boys who currently live on the land. Once the girls' home is complete, construction for the boys' home is scheduled to begin.




The medical camp was taking place that day. We were able to be a part of it but really enjoyed our time with the seven boys. We had purchased several different types of toys and play things to bring for them before leaving the states. The day was spent with them and all their new toys. Ben & Steph had an especially good time with the boys. After we left them that evening, we headed to a shoe store where Ben and Steph purchased two pair of shoes for each of the boys.

India 2008 - Arrival

Infusion of HOPE. "You're latter will be greater than your past."


29-February-2008




We have arrived! The early morning hour proved favorable for us foreigners. It wasn't as crazy as I anticipated. Hallelujah! The smell of smoke from burning items is in the air. I swatted at a few mosquitoes. The seemed poor, frail, weak. We were greeted by Lee & James & received leis of beautiful, wet, tinsel-decorated Indian flowers. Who knew?!? now we are snug in our rooms. The mini-refrigerator is extremely hot to touch on the outside but cool inside. The carpet in the halls exudes a smell I've never encountered before. It's nearly 4am. Wake up call comes quickly. I fade to sleep and wake tomorrow for a day of shopping and... Fabulous! Thank YOU for bringing us safely.

India 2008: On My Way!!!

Wednesday, 27 February 2008

Here I sit, finally situated in this aisle seat 43C. There is only one more row behind me in this aircraft. Oooh - international travel.... ~sigh~ Ultimate dreamer experiences. I know others have incredible dreams & adrenaline rushes... for me... All I can say is thank You to the One who makes a way for me - to triumph in His Name: Jesus. So the captain just came over the loud speaker speaking in Dutch (isn't that the language in Amsterdam?) and I am overwhelmed in my element. The languages, customes, foods of the world. Again, I say thank You for Your great love for me. Thank You for allowing me to make this journey! I actually feel as though I could go to Amersterdam and stay and be thrilled (even though I've never really had the thought to go there before - but really , why not?!?) Our flight time will be nine hours and thirty minutes.

Eight hours and thirty minutes later. How did that much time go by already? Actually I'm quite tired but was unable to fall asleep. So I'm really relying on the next flight. Need to complete more reading and get something on paper to teach!

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We're an hour away from landing in Hyderabad. When we were at the airport in Amsterdam and came to our gate... it was "wow." I could not stop smiling! Not in the Bay Area any more Toto! Ha ha.

Along these lines:
-infusion of HOPE ~ Your latter will be greater than your former; especially for you ladies!