The Newest Member

Sadly I cannot get this picture to attach in the right direction, but if I could you would certainly see that this is possibly the most beautiful baby ever created and also the newest member of our FC (ministry) family.

Congratulations John and Jenny! Baby (not yet named) born on Sept. 15, 2010.

Bug In My Ear

I laid down on my bed last night and heard this weird squeaking in my ear. At first I thought it was the pillow, but then I could feel something moving - inside my head.

It was weird, somewhat uncomfortable and just plain icky.

I finally put some cooking oil in my ear, let it soak in and then turned my ear outward toward a towel on a pillow and watched the end of Memoirs of a Geisha (hey not much on at 1:30AM - esp. when you only have about 10 English channels...)

The fluttering eventually stopped and I went to bed. I guess the bug may still be in there - as long as he's not moving, I'm happy.

Somewhat Unfair

Here are two entry tickets from our visit to the Taj Mahal this week. The yellow one is mine and the orange one is Natalie's.

Hmmm, what is different?
Got it? Yep, the price of the tickets. The yellow one (mine) has the cost in the lower right hand corner - 20 rupees. Natalie's - 750 rupees.

I think the money I saved on my ticket by being a "Person of Indian Origin: (Married to an Indian citizen) was about the same as it cost me to become a PIO.

Village Meeting With Pastors

Dad getting garlanded.
Ben teaching on worship. O. translating.

Lunch prep. Really.

Games - funny! They didn't really "get it" but they had a great time.

Relaxing - look at that GREEN!

Our Hotel In Udaipur

(Coffee Shop)

G. - scared of dog. (not in picture)

G. - finally convinced dog is not coming.

Taj Mahal 2010

Here we are on Monday at the Taj Mahal in Agra. I had been there once before we were married for a few brief minutes. It was fun (if a little hectic) to go back. Once in 10 yrs in certainly enough. The Taj is crooked!!! (Maybe I just scanned it that way...)

Natalie

E.

C.

G.

P.

Natalie

Us. Set up in true Bollywood fashion.

These were our "professional shots."

The Trip So Far In Random Pictures

The Karuna kids awaiting our entrance tonight.

Team Meeting with Dad and Ben on Monday. Worship & Hope.
Relaxing Time

Human Knot for the first time in India. I've never seen some of these people laugh so much - ever!

O-Kay. Sweet baby.

Visiting families. There was a serious amount of slurping going on. Check out the tootsie pops.

More visiting. That is a colorful photo.

Giving out some gifts from loving friends in the US.

New T-Shirts from Dad.

Ready. Set. OPEN your gifts!

Blues Brothers: Lukesh and Naresh.

Natalie being garlanded.

Playing the Jelly Belly Bean Boozled game. Poor Anil got a bad one.

Playing Bean Boozled with the youth.

Human knot with youth.

Welcome Dance in church on Sunday with E. & C.

Dad Coming

My dad is coming next week - He'll be arriving in Bombay around this time next Friday!!!

My niece, Natalie (AKA "Map") is also coming to stay with me for 6 months.

And both of them will be joined by another man who will be here the 2 weeks with dad. Fun!

Uniforms

All our Bible students were in uniform today for the first time... well, at least those who have their uniforms. Some haven't paid for them yet but will and then get them. Anyway, it was a small class today with only 5 students in my fist year Bible College class so I was just going to play hangman or something (with OT terms) but 3 of my 4 children are sick. So, I said, no OT class today, hangman or otherwise, I've got 3 sick kids and I want to go home.

One of the students stood up and said, "Ma'am, before you go, we want to pray for your girls."

:)

I love my students...

India's 64th Independence Day

The 15th August (or India's Independence day happened to fall on a Sunday this year. So, after the school programs early in the morning - we all celebrated in church! Praise the Lord for FREEDOM!
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Choir in Indian flag colors.

Special song (also in flag colors) - you go girls!

Bible College boys performed a special dance/skit.

Kids watching from the sidelines since there was no room to sit.