We have been in India for 12 days, Here’s a little glimpse of what it is like…

BT= Best Thing * NSGT= Not So Good Thing

Place: Ambala, India (3 hours north of Delhi) Bright colored clothing, Street food everywhere, Many places to shop!, Wild near accidents always about to happen, Thousands of cows just strolling around, incessant honking (each motorized vehicle has its own unique horn),

BT- Eating in fly infested hole in the walls and not even batting an eyelash.

NSGT- My goodness even China wasn’t this dirty!

Home: Savoy Hotel

BT- Large Rooms open up to a lawn surrounded by a high white wall; very Marie Antoinette.

NSGT- A bathroom so dirty that even a gas station clerk would shudder to enter. Needless to say it is hard to get me in there to shower. We had to set mandatory shower days for our team!

 
Ministry: Visiting people’s homes to share the gospel or encourage believers, Teaching at Belveree School, Hanging out with Nursing Students at Philadelphia Hospital.

BT- Sweet hospitable new friends and amazing food at every home

NSGT- The constant “Dio” from said delish food

Contacts: Geetangeli, Mama, Pastor, Powan (Translator), and Baba

(old man who seems to be around a lot; we love him!)

BT-They love us, spoil us, feed us, help us communicate…

NSGT- zilch! They are completely adorable.
 
 

Transportation:
Autos (motorcycles with a cab attached) and Rickshaws (bike with a carriage)

BT- If you squeeze 11 people in then you don’t flail around as much nor feel the impact of all the potholes.

NSGT- If you squeeze 11 people in then there is a greater chance one will pop out one of the open sides and no one would notice.

I absolutely love India! My team is just living in this constant state of joy. Maybe it is the halfway point approaching and we are all reflective like, but we LOVE everything the people, the ministry, the sounds, the food! It’s greatness.