This past weekend was probably some of the most fun I've had since being in India. On Friday we went to the prayer meeting and it was great, but ridiculously long. It was running on IST (India Standard Time), meaning everything runs late and at a very "relaxed" pace. We didn't eat dinner until 9pm, which was no fun for my stomach. The food was good, but super spicy.
On Saturday we woke up early and went to Kumily. Kumily is in the mountains near the tea plantations so it was pretty chilly, which was a nice change of pace. I think I wore a sweater all morning. First, we went to the gaming sanctuary and while we didn't see any white elephants, we did see a monkey crossing the road! Then we headed to the elephant junction, where we rode an elephant for 30 minutes in the forest, fed it, and then bathed it with coconut shells. It was so much fun, although I do have to say I was a little scared of the elephant since I've been reading about tourists being killed by angry elephants in the Hindu Times newspaper lately. But I guess our elephant was pretty tame.
Today is Indian Republic Day, so there isn't much going on. This morning, Kim and I went to this little girl's house (we've been teaching her English). Her house is back in the jungle and there's a whole village back there we never knew about. Since there's not a road leading out there, I didn't even realize that people lived back there. We were playing with some of the kids and this little boy came running out with a bottle of nail polish and painted my nails. It was hilarious. My nails, and most of my fingertips, are painted silver now.
We are starting VBS week tonight at the Children's Home. I'll take a lot of pictures of the kids and try to get some up later this week.
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Hey Laura!
I loved your pictures and your blog! Keep up the good work you are doing for the Lord! Tell the kids how much Jesus love them...when necessary use your words!
I am praying for you! Blessings!
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