i am in india! praise God for our safe travel! no rediculously long lay overs, no lost luggage, no delays!! our plane trip to germany went really smoothly but it was really hard to sleep on it. we sat next top a really nice woman who teaches german in roswell new mexico. she was actually peyton's german teacher. small world! we got into germany around 9 30 in the morning and had to run to get to our next flight. we took a tram across the air port and had to take a bus. we did not use a terminal, we were outside and went up stairs to our plane. ive never done that before! on the eight hour flight to chennai i sat next to a wonderful lady, dolly, who has a baby names joshua with her. he was such a happy baby! never cried. it was so pleasant to sit next to them. ok. so, we got to chinnai and ruby was there to pick us up. it is soo hot here. hot and sticky even at night! we took a two and a half hour bus ride to the hospital that we are staying at. thought we would stay at the orphanage, but i guess not. there are two to each room. they are so great! we have our own beds and a bathroom with a toilet and a shower bucket haha. had a few run ins with GINORMOUS spiders, but hey. its india. what do you expect? right now im at ruby's house. some of the girls went to the market with ruby and some of us stayed here. anyway, we are going to the bank today to convert our money and we are going to go shopping in the local market after the bank. we will eat lunch and dinner here and then ruby wants us to go to sleep early tonight so that we can be over jet lag. man. im so tired. ummm i dont have a lot of time so here are a few things that i have taken mental note of:
there are cows everywhere.
they are sacred, so they can do whatever they want.
everyone is barefoot.
lots of people sleeping on sides of roads.
crazy drivers. we have gone by bus to a lot of places
and each time is a story in itself.
there are no stop lights, stop signs, no rules.
people honk their horns for everything-
to say hi, to be rude, to let other drivers know they are there, ect.
ruby's kids are wonderful.
it smells like spices here.
chennai is known for its silk.
other things: i have not gotten my sim card yet, i will soon though! im happy and healthy and so excited for what the Lord has planned for us here!!
love yall.
keep praying:)
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This is sooooo great. Have fun and please stay in touch as much as you can. I want to know specific things I can pray for you and your groups needs.
I love you.
Dad
Also I was reading over your wonderful blog again and you say you are staying at the hospital. Is that not the Guest House you thought you would be at or is it just on the hospital property?
I hope you get much rest and prepare for what God has in store for all of you.
PopDad
Little K, so good to hear what fun you are already having. I look forward to your future posts and pics!! I live for them!!! Keep POPPING in and keeping us posted. Love, popcorn : )
mr popcorn: specific requests:
that the Lord will continue to heal the hearst of these girls who come from broken homes. that our energy is renewed everyday, and for me, that i keep the Lord at the ceneter of ewverything i do. its so distracting here. easy to make things about "me". love that you have a blog!! love you so much
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