7/30/98: Breakfast at Picadilly, non-Indian food now seems rather dull… Tour boat to Elephanta Island and the “City of Caves”… Now ruins surrounded by lush jungle and wildlife, it was a marvel…
Neither Static Nor Passive
7/29/98: Feeling a little bit run down… busy exciting days, and not enough sleep in the tropical heat and humidity… Visited Victoria Terminus to look into trains to Hyderabad… Visited another house…
Weather And Traffic Patterns
7/28/98: A visit to another house church was cancelled due to cyclone alert in the city… I decided not to go to Pune with Pastor A… Did go out to nearby restaurant…
Church Leader Prayer Meeting
7/27/98: Invited to attend a meeting of Mumbai church leaders… Leaders clustered into small groups of prayer for over an hour, their prayers sounding as an a cappella song of murmuring worship……
A Sunrise For My Soul
7/26/98: Wow!!! What a day! Attended the service at New Life Church… three hours… Together with Christians from India, Iraq, Kenya, US (besides us)… Prophetic words and interpretations… Invited to share a…
The Arteries Of The City
7/25/98: We took the train from Churchgate Station north to Mumbai Central Station. We are getting a feel for the arteries of this city, as well as the bones. Roger H had…
One Thousand Million People
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A Very Long And Complex History
7/23/98: Slept in a bit, then took a 2:00PM bus tour of the city. In four hours, we made a very long and complex series of stops, which appropriately reflected the very…
The Best Way To Get To Know A City
7/22/98: We woke early and spent the day walking about. Exploring on foot is the best way to get to know a city. Searched for a tourist info center. Found it, but…
Tales Of India
7/21/98: Very gladly arrived alive in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) at 5:00AM, and stepped into our own tales of India. It was very hot and in a downpour. Through customs quite easily. Checked…
Out Of Africa
7/20/98: Up early, a busy final day in Kenya, before a terrifying flight to India… 7/20/23: Re-reading my diary entries from our time in Kenya was a surprise to me. I recalled…
A Small World
7/19/98: Went to church and connected with John and Pearle S. I recognized them from a photo that our mutual friend, Keith H., had shown me back in Chicago. They invited us…
A Good Scare And A Better Laugh
7/18/98: A busy day with more errands. We withdrew cash at an ATM, and purchased 60 rolls of film in preparation for our travels through India. Then I was pickpocketed… NOTE: Photo…
Job, Career, Or Calling
7/17/98: More errands downtown, including another visit to the Embassy of India because we still don’t have our visas. We ended the day with dinner and a game of UNO with the…
History And Danger Go Hand In Hand
7/16/98: Up late, demonstration, lunch out, railway museum, lots of walking. NOTE: The photo above is from the facebook page of The Nairobi Railway Museum. 7/16/23: Our visit to the The Nairobi…
Graphic Design 101
7/15/98: Today I spent three hours with Stefan H. at Life Challenge Africa going over design basics, desktop publishing methods, how to get the most out of his image scanner, etc. He…
Beautiful Masai Beadwork
7/14/98: This morning Ruth and I helped Martha and some other SIM folks do some moving. A new guest residence and new office space… NOTE: Photo above shows a Masai woman bedecked…
Always Be Prepared
7/13/98: We walked downtown to do several errands: obtain visa for India, confirm flights, use internet cafe, drop off film… NOTE: The screen captured photo above shows the website front page of…
GOAL!
7/12/98: Went to church at Nairobi Baptist with the Stan & Martha B. Nairobi is a cosmopolitan city with a large number of international residents working in the fields of business, government,…
Be Cautious, But Fear Not
7/11/98: We made breakfast for the J’s this morning. Scrambled and fried eggs, with bacon and freshly made doughnuts we purchased from a student fundraiser at RVA… NOTE: Photo of Nairobi skyline…
Sunshine And Pizza
7/10/98: Ruth spent the day volunteering in the hospital office. I moved our stuff from the campus motel to Bill & Carol J’s home because no other rooms opened up… NOTE: The…
Engine Trouble
7/9/98: Up way too early at 5:00AM so we could head upcountry with Dr. B and Bill J. for an overnight trip to some villages for “house calls…” NOTE: The free stock…
Cold, Windy Place
7/8/98: Someone told me that “Kijabe,” the name of the town we’re in, means something like “cold, windy place.” It has lived up to its name during our stay… NOTE: The free…
Reconstructing Lives
7/7/98: More photography in the OR today. First was a wound exploration on a TEV patient… NOTE: I am reluctant to post any of the photos I took in the surgical unit…
In The Hands Of The Great Healer
7/6/98: Today I spent several hours in the OR with Dr. B. taking pictures of surgery… NOTE: I am reluctant to post any of the photos I took in the surgical unit…