THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Our 33+ hour trip home was good. We had one close connection in Mumbai and had to hire a local (non-English speaking) taxi driver to get us from the domestic airport, through crazy Indian traffic jams, noise and smells to the INTERNATIONAL airport. It was our last experience of India on the ground - complete with all the night time sights. We both cried at the thought of leaving our Indian friends, the children in all the children's homes we visited and, of course, the delicious food!

The colds that Karen and Rick had completely recovered from seemed to return for Karen during the one 15 hour segment from India to Newark NJ. We were picked up in Pittsburgh by Donna K and made it home safely to the delight of our aging cat. However, during the evening and all night, Rick was sick with the runs and throwing up. Blame it on the food he ate at Newark airport! We may have to miss Resurrection Sunday services at our church :-( We are praising God for his goodness to us and for sending His son Jesus to die for our sins. But He did not stay in that borrowed tomb! "He is not here - He is risen!" Hallelujah!

If you have been praying for us during this trip - THANK YOU! You have no idea how much that means to us. Also, please continue to pray, not only for recovery from the jet lag, Rick being sick last night, but also that we can effectively communicate what we experienced. It was not a vacation; it WAS hard work and many times, uncomfortable. However, the joy that we experienced cannot be replaced by "things" in this world. We in American have no idea how good we have it here - especially in regard to our religious freedoms.

We pray this blog made you feel as though you were there; caused you to feel the hopeless emptiness of the Hindu's never-ending cycle of reincarnation contrasted with the light and hope that the Christian ministries offer through Jesus Christ, and lastly, helped you catch the burdens & the joys of our Christian brothers and sisters in India.