Internet has been hard to find here in India. We literally spent at least two hours walking around, searching for internet that works. Finally, our search payed off and here I am. 🙂
My team is staying with Rise India Ministries. Ministry varies from day to day but basically it has consisted of:
- house visits to encourage Indian Christians
- teaching English
- youth children ministry
- working at a HIV/AIDS hospital
- spending time with women rescued from sex trafficking
Before landing in India, I had expectations about what it was going to be like. Basically what I expected was:
1. Smells. India’s famous for them.
2. Crowds of people
3. Heat
4. Food poisoning
Thankfully, none of these expectations have been met. India has been a wonderful experience so far.
It is the end of Spring here in Bangalore, so the temperatures are still pretty mild. It is wonderfully cool in the mornings and evenings, but it warms up quite a bit during the day. Still quite tolerable though.
Where we are staying, there are not crowds of people around. I had expected India to be a mass of people, but it hasn’t been any worse then previous countries. The smells haven’t been bad either. Every now and then, I’ll catch a whiff of something unpleasant, but those moments are few and far between.
Our hosts have been preparing all of our meals, so we’ve been able to sample delicious Indian cuisine without the Traveler’s Diarrhea. It’s been a great month so far and I’m looking forward to the rest of the month.
Now I have a new list for India.
1. Beautiful clothing, in every color imaginable. The markets here are a rainbow of color.
2. Wonderful people. Everywhere we go we are welcomed and stuffed full with Chai tea and biscuits (aka cookies).
3. Yummy, delicious food. A typical day’s menu is Indian style grits for breakfast, rice and curry for lunch, and Chapatti, rice and curry for supper. Chapatti is one of my new favorites!
4. People of incredible faith. In India, when a Hindu becomes a Christian, it is a big deal. Persecution becomes part of their daily life. Even their own family take part of it.
Ok, that’s all for now. I’ll try to post pictures soon. 🙂
