Hello family and friends! For me, it is midday on Friday September 26. Y’all are all sleeping Thursday night away. So crazy being halfway around the world from you!
We leave Hampi and the coffee shop tomorrow. We go to Bellary for a few days before heading to Bangalore to catch our flight to Nepal. The coffee shop ministry has been going really well! We had a music party yesterday. About 50 people came! My teammate Edie prepared all of the coffee and tea. I was the hostess! Taking orders, delivering drinks, refilling cookie trays, etc. 🙂 Steff, LeAnna, Tera, and Jordan were out with the people singing lots of Indian songs, Israeli songs and German songs (lots of trekker tourists in Hampi). A local music man brought over several instruments. It was beautiful and so fun! A great way to close out our ministry here in Hampi, by being with the people and serving them. Three girls are coming in one week to take over the coffee shop for a year. We are praying for their ministry as we leave!
We have been collecting donations for the free coffee and tea. This money first goes to cover the milk purchase for the day (water buffalo milk). And the rest of the money collects over a years time and goes back out into the community. Last year they paid to send some kids to school and to cover school supplies. So incredible that our couple of weeks here will leave a lasting impact on the village!
We will miss our little coffee shop Shalom Namaste All Tribes Cafe but we know that God has a plan for us in Nepal for month two.
Here are several pictures of MONTH 1 = INDIA:
^Rooftop in Bellary India at sunrise. I look so sleepy, I had just woken up! 🙂
^Some kiddos trying to peek in while we were eating a meal with some local church families
^Rooftop photo session, so silly 🙂
^A typical lunch in India: roti and naan, rice yogurt, fried rice, dahls and curries. That’s a spoon in a soup. Other than that, eat with your hands! Oh, and don’t drink the water!! Bottled water only!
^View outside our coffee shop
^Nighttime photo of our coffee shop!
^Meal time at one of our favorite restaurants in Hampi: the Laughing Buddha
^View from Laughing Buddha, a look across the river
^Group shot! Team Jesus Jewels 🙂 L to R: LeAnna from Tennessee, Tera from New York (our team leader), Steff from New York (our team treasurer), Jordan from Georgia, Edie from Colorado, and me from Texas (squad logistics leader) 🙂 🙂 🙂
^The view behind our group shot just above – beautiful!
^Our first day off!
Love y’all 🙂 Hope y’all enjoyed my pictures! Find more on instagram: @whipavi
PRAY FOR safe travels for all 7 teams (44 of us total) to Bangalore, a night at a youth hostel, and then our flight to Nepal October 1. PRAY FOR our last few days of ministry in India. PRAY FOR me as I am giving the sermon/testimony at church on Sunday in Bellary!
Next post will be from MONTH 2 = NEPAL!
