Here are a few snapshots of our India trip:

Sharon was very popular with the kids at the orphanage

Most of the kids at the orphange wanted to be remembered.  So they would test you regularly to see if you knew their name.  I finally confessed my poor memory and suggested they write them down for me.  Some of them were too eager and wouldn’t wait until I fetched some note paper, with the result seen here.

We went to the village of Tongaturu to join them in a worship service.  As in all the villages I went to last year, their worship here is fervent.  I especially enjoyed watching and hearing the children sing and clap.  I wish I could understand the words.  I made a sound recording of it and will try to find a way of posting it.

When the workers finally get down to business they don’t let minor technicalities get in the way.  OSHA would have a field day with this if it was over here.  This painter is prepping the wall while dangling from a simple rope tied to a board.  I don’t even know what’s anchoring the other end.

This street market is actually located in a narrow side alley.  There was very little room to walk down the row of vendors.  Sharon took one picture, then they all wanted equal exposure.  The vegetables actually looked delicious, although we could only identify about 1/3 of them.

A couple more of the kids at Mercy House Orphanage

Two girls begging in downtown Jangaon

This old woman was actually sitting hunched up amongst all the vegetables she was selling.

More orphanage residents.  These are fortunate that their teeth are not yet mottled from the excess fluoride in the water.  One of the first things Roger and Jan accomplished upon their arrival there was to get the water treatment system in proper operating condition.

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Mike

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