Dindigul Update

Hi Brothers and sisters back home,

 We are on a journey up to the tribal village for a service but the road is winding a bit too much as we have fragile stomachs (jackie,Beatty, and Lauren),  and  its another 3 hours to go ,  two hours too get to where we are so we thought we’d grab the chance to update the Blog.     Train journey was really good,  we all had a wee bunkbed so we were able to catch up on some much needed sleep,   Took about 8 hours, then were met by Brother Abraham and wife Ruth,   some went to his house and other to a really nice hotel.    Had lunch in hotel then went to Abrahams house to lay the foundations for the new clinic.   We had a service in the church  ,   the worship there was something really special,   the Holy Spirit was amoungst us and the worship singing was the best weve ever heard,   very powerful praying and a couple brought their baby daughter Eunice forward for Baptism,  it was a very special moment and what did we sing?    Welcome to the Family of course.       After service we were taken to the land to lay the foundation for the clinic,  we each laid a trowel of cement along with prayer.    We then had a wonderful dinner in Abrahams garden which you could call the equivalent to the garden of Eden,  a very peaceful garden where you easily encountered  the Living Christ.       Had a really good sleep in hotel,   then breakfast, then a walk around the town of Dindigal,    purchased a few gorgeous indian outfits  for Beatty to take back to the pupils to dress up in, who had a made a huge contribution of fundraising for the many causes out here that we have visited.  In the afternoon we visited  village people up in the mountains,   its was like stepping back in time,  kids with no shoes, very simple way of life, a bit like the days of old in the Bible.    On from there back to Abrahams,  Jackie and Lauren both had upset tummys so had to go back to hotel the rest stayed.   It was raining very heavy and Beatty thought the art class for that night may be cancelled,  but 6 made a huge effort to learn some craftwork,  and Beatty had a real enjoyable experience with the small group,  the lights kept going off but this did not deter them in any way,  their passion to learn is unbelievable,  the craft matrials were left for the sunday school kids.      Had a nice lunch and we are away for a wee stroll around the market,  Kodaikanal is a lovely place , in the middle of the jungle,  monkeys all around, beautiful flowers and fruit trees in abundance,   as we drove in it was quite funny as there was washing out on the line everywhere, and we discovered that it is a big laundry place.   

Love to all our family and friends back home and we will see you all soon.

God Bless and take care.

goodbye (Vanakkam)

Beatty, Lauren and Jackie xxx