In the village
Thursday, June 30th 2011
A few weeks ago Rajamani ( see picture ) asked me how he could learn to understand me better. My speaking that is not some weird spiritual journey into my inner psyche. Since I had been contemplating means to get a closer look at the normal daily lives of our Indian brothers, I immediately suggested
Hot Work
Monday, June 6th 2011
It’s 95 degrees and 60% humidity here in Chennai so its actually a bit nicer out than it has been. For those of you who are familiar with the seasons of Southern India, May is the hottest month of the year. Mid June the rains are supposed to start and help cool it down some,
A Death on Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 24th 2011
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to anticipate possible civil unrest around Anantapur in southern Andhra Pradesh following the death on April 24th of the religious leader Sathya Sai Baba. We recommend U.S. citizens avoid traveling to Puttaparthi in Anantapur, as well as Whitefield (near Bangalore) and Kodai Kanal, Tamil Nadu, the sites of
Without a Broom
Sunday, February 20th 2011
Question: How do you know men are in charge in India? Answer: Because when you install a new phone line, you drop it off the roof, let it hang down the side of the building, and drill a hole in the window frame of your living room to get it inside. If you want to
Diwali
Saturday, November 13th 2010
Last week was Diwali, one of the most popular of the Hindu festivals. This is the festival of lights. There are some stories associated with Diwali ( also sometimes called Deepavali ). These stories have to do with good princes conquering evil kings, and gods who bring light to a dark world. Diwali commemorates the
New Things
I am always learning new things about India, which is of course to be expected and part of the fun. For example today a couple of younger people stopped by my apartment asking for money to help an organization called CRY. An organization aimed at helping children in India www.cry.org . And ended up finding
Help Needed
The wife of one of our pastors in koppedu district needs heart surgery within the next couple of months, or else the doctors say she will not make it. The price for the surgery comes to about $850 in USD. Not much for Americans but far beyond her husband’s means. Considering the time sensitive nature
Benches Beyond
Thursday, October 14th 2010
Teaching – October 11th – 14th Fresh from my victory over the bull, close enough for me anyway, this week was teaching time at the Bible School in Nidubrolu. There was some miscommunication over the subject matter. Jyothi apparently had understood that I was going to be going through the whole book Ephesians, where as