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 9, 2007
Seventeen Borewells and a Birthday…
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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
June 21, 2007
Voice message from Larry 7:30pm Wed:
They’re in Port Oransis for their last group meeting. They spent the day at the beach and shopping in town. They plan to leave around 4:00am Thursday and should arrive home around 10:30pm.
June 20, 2007
Voice message from Larry Tuesday afternoon 2:30.
They’re in Texas. They had a long lunchbreak in Loredo. They are headed to Ft. Ransis for the evening and hope to go to the beach. They will spend the rest of Wednesday there, too.
The missions group arrived home Tuesday evening! You can view their pictures at http://mexico2007june.snapfish.com/comcast2
June 18, 2007
Voice message from Larry:
The team slept in an extra hour on Sunday. Church starts at noon and lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. They got to meet people in the church and worship with them. A seminary student in Monterrey gave the sermon. In the afternoon, they got to rest for about an hour.
4:00-6:00 they set up for the fiesta. They set up chairs, tables, tents, and stages.The fiesta started at 6:00pm. Close to 500 people attended, and there were tons of kids. They had games, prizes, face painting, dinner, and a band. The fiesta ended at 10:15pm.They went to the construction sites this morning. The homes are not completed yet, but they’re getting close. A man who lives at one of the homes walks an hour to and from work and works a 12-hour shift. He works as a security guard, and there is no place for him to change his clothes at work. The buses won’t pick him up because they think he’s the police since he wears a security guard uniform. The team raised $175 and got him a bike and lock. (more…)
June 15, 2007
The youth team has people working at both home construction sites. The first site laid their foundation yesterday and put up walls today. They’re waiting for wood for the roof and are putting stucco on walls. The second site had to pull out stumps yesterday (mostly by hand, which took about four hours) , so they’re laying their foundation today. The kids in neighborhood around the job site are enjoying the coloring books and bubbles. They get to work on building relationships, not just houses.
Larry and Schaun met with a local pastor about his dreams for a rehab center, so they’re excited about some opportunities with that.
The youth team was at the soccer field, playing soccer with local teenagers and children.
No problems or sickness with the youth team!
