Blogs from Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia - page 27

After leaving Varanassi, we had one nights rough camping to head along some very bumpy roads which really did my back in and made for very slow driving at about 10 miles per hour....we eventually made it to the town of Khajuraho and its famous temples. They were created in the Chandella dynasty and have erotic carvings all over the buildings featuring acts from the Karma Sutra.. I've added a few pictures for your amusement! After one night there, we headed off to a small town called Orchha, where we were rough camping again (not the best option with a bad tummy) but it was amoung beautifull cenotaphs. We spent the morning being shown around the palace, then a trip to the doctor for me for some antibiotics (the whole thing including his fees only cost ... read more

THank you all very much for your concern and prayers, but everything has healed! I thank some of you for your harsh but wise words in the light of the situation! I do agree that I have to look after No1 first and then I can help others! THis week our team went to a pastoral restort and helped with child care while the parents and others had a YWAM BHopal conference. I think this will be a highlight in the trip to BHopal, looking back on it now I can see how many people I meet and enjoyed the company of! One good thing was I got to be loud!!!, by the end of the week I partly lost my voice, deep husky and sexy!!! i LOVED THE KIDS and they loved me!!! A couple ... read more

Us guys are staying with Ps Phillip, while Eli is staying at the YWAM Bhopal base with Navin, Sukmati, Maltilda, and Mahima(bub, who is so scared of me, its been a week now and still I can make her cry, its a gift!!!) This week havent really done much as Ben(leader) scoped the scene to see what we can do! Monday, Leprosy, Tuesday, Slum, Wednesday is a study day, which I dont need as I have finished most of the work!!! THursday Primary school for a children check up, medical, and then onto a orphange. Friday we pray walked in the house, well a pray sit. Mixed in their is a whole lot of Intercession and Praise & Worship!!! Last friday night we had a DTS graduation and commisioning to go out! Our team is operating ... read more

The rickshaw-driver wanted to take us to the bus stand in Jhansi but we stayed firm knowing that bus to Khajuraho would leave from the train station at 11 a.m. We arrived in due time and were happy to get numbered seats, this way we could avoid struggling for the best seats, which we have come to hate. A couple of minutes before the bus' departure two white ladies came on board, probably mother and daughter, they arrived just in time. This bus also stopped at the bus stand and we were glad to have got in at the train station because now it filled up and quite many people had to stand. The trip itself was fine, although it took 5 hours, we arrived as fresh as paint because the bus was a so-called 'deluxe' ... read more

We liked Orchha very much, so we stayed in the hotel there also when we made an excursion to Datia, a city not too far from Orchha, it was possible to go there and come back in one day. We were only travelling with our day packs, so there was no need to hire a rickshaw only for the two of us and for once we wanted to do it the Indian way and took a tempo (= shared rickshaw) in order to get to the Jhansi bus stand. A tempo has more space than a normal rickshaw, according to Western standards it would hold 8 passengers, 2 beside the driver and 6 on two benches. The average Indian is shorter and frailer, so it is absolutely normal to have 8 people seated on the benches ... read more