Incredible India

Well let's see! :) Since leaving Kenya before Christmas, I've been home in Canada--which was fantastic. Then I was off to India for just under three weeks and I've just returned now to the USA.

India was incredible as always--though much too short this year! Here's some of my favourite pictures and memories from the trip:

We had several nurses along on this trip, so we held four different medical camps. This was the first one--it was held in a Hindu temple.

Well the others were working, I was entertaining the kids outside the window. Some were waiting for parents who were inside while others came over just to see what the commotion was all about.

 This little church was so packed that many more people stood outside the windows to watch and listen.

 We always get an enthusiastic welcome when we visit the Alvar Helmes Mission Hospital.

One of the major highlights each year is the plays the kids at the ALC Home put on for us each year. This year the girls did the Wedding at Cana and the boys did Jonah (you can see Jonah being dumped out of the boat above).

Sunday morning at God's Peace Temple. These are all regular members, but during Sunday School in the morning we had several kids wander in to watch the story of Daniel!

Here's a picture of one of the cutest people I saw in India! :) Isn't she adorable?

My favourite Indian game is called "Cubadee". It involves two teams trying to eliminate each other by tagging members of the other team or dragging them to their side of the field. That doesn't really explain it well...you'll have to visit India yourself to really get a feel for the game!

 

Sunrise over the Godavari River. Every morning we stayed at Pastor MP's, we walked out to the river with his daughter Annie and some of her friends.

Some of the girls from the ALC Home decorated our hands and feet with henna.

That's all for now. I'm in New Hampshire at the moment--trying to catch up on emails etc. Hope all is well with all of you!