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India - August 2007
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August 19, 2007
What does sacrificial love look like? This is one of the journal entries we were asked to write about while on the trip. My response:” Sacrificial love is loving of others before yourself. Demonstrating compassion in all that you do and everyone you touch. It is embracing the poorest of the poor, the dirtiest of the dirty and the richest of the rich. Sacrificial love allows a great inner peace, a peacefulness that radiates itself from the inner soul to the outward body. Others around you can feel and see the lovely energy that protects you and comforts them. The sacrifice of oneself brings about the highest reward – peace and knowledge with thyself to serve others.”
Theresa Cummings.
August 14, 2007
Internet access was very difficult to get, even in Tuni, where it has been reliable in the past. The team has arrived safely in Kansas City, but not without some excitement. We almost missed our flight from Delhi to the USA. Nearly missing flights became a theme for the trip. In India, they were kind enough to hold the plane for us. America is a different story. Once on the plane in Delhi we waited nearly 3 hours for departure clearance. Our original route included Pakistan airspace, which happened to be closed for the day due to their independence day celebrations. Eventually an alternative route was found, with fifteen minutes to spare. Had it been approved 15 minutes later the flight would have been cancelled because the crew would have exceeded their flying time. This team was used to cutting it close on time. We did, however, miss the flight from Chicago to KC. Due to the delay in Delhi we were landing as it was taking off, there was no way we could make it in time, especially since we still had to get through customs. (more…)
August 9, 2007
Seventeen Borewells and a Birthday…
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It has been three days since I wrote. The team has been busy since then. We traveled to Trichy by air. We did not stop at a hotel. We did not rest. We did go straight to our first water project. We visited three water wells and were finished well after dark. The next day, we rose early to dedicate 12 water wells in one day! Many of the wells are at orphanage sites. We didn’t get much time to play with the kids because we also had to catch an overnight train that evening back to Chennai. (more…)
August 5, 2007
Overall, today was an excellent day. We started with breakfast and a group activity. Then we headed to a large AG church (the same one I attended last July for those who have been on this list for a while). This church runs two services simultaneously – one in Hindi in a large gymnasium and one in English in another auditorium in the building. They have three service times each morning. We attended the English service at 11:30am. We thought it started at 11am so we arrived early. We found our way to the children’s services where the kids were singing songs. They invited the visitors from the USA to sing with them. Everyone had a blast and it was certainly one of the highlights of the day. Shortly after service started. We found our way to some seats and enjoyed worshipping with this very lively group. The pastor noticed the white faces in the crowd (its kind of hard to miss a group this size) and had us introduce ourselves during service.
We decided to give the team a unique experience – a ride in a tutu (pronounced: toot toot). What’s that? (more…)
August 4, 2007
Have you ever seen the television show the “Amazing Race?” Well, it is one of my favorites. It combines two of my favorite things – travel and competition. Basically, they start with 12 teams who travel around the world, facing obstacles and challenges along the way. Teams are eliminated at certain stops when they are last to arrive. The surviving three teams race to the finish. The first to arrive at the end of a 3-month tour around the world wins $1 Million. It is probably the only TV show I know what time and day it is on and try to watch as often as possible. For years a girlfriend and I have talked about applying to be on the show. After this trip to India I don’t think I will need to. Why? Because I feel like we are living the Amazing Race! (more…)
August 3, 2007
We have arrived in Dehli. At the end of Day One the adventure has already begun! When we got off the airplane, our ride wasn’t waiting for us. We took four prepaid taxis to the hotel. Two taxis got lost, but eventually we all arrived safely. We are checked in to our rooms and preparing for a good nights rest. Tomorrow morning we leave early to Chennai. We will spend a couple of days there sightseeing, then on to Trichy. I will write again from Chennai.
July 31, 2007
In less than two days 19 travelers will be coming from different corners of the world to converge in Chennai, India. A couple from China and Australia by way of Malaysia. A couple from California and New Mexico. Fifteen of the travelers will be leaving from Kansas City on Thursday. We will all meet up in Chennai on Saturday to begin our life changing journey. (more…)
July 30, 2007
The next WFC India team will be leaving on Thursday, August 2nd! Check back here for updates from Sheri! Please be praying for the team and the people they will be working with. Here’s the team:
- Katherine Acosta
- Krissie Allen
- Matt Badgett
- Paul Chang
- Kimberly Chang
- Donny Cosse
- Theresa Cummings
- Michael Cummings
- Lynn Flora
- Kathy Hawkins
- Corissa Nelson
- Darlene Terry
- Kenyon Warren
- Sheri Stacy
- Schaun Colin
- Bob Gettemy
- Mike Viser
- Daniel Whincop
- Fiona Whincop
