We're back!
After about 29 hours of travel, we arrived in our driveway a little after 11:00pm last night. As we climbed out of the vehicle and walked to the front door, the first thing Whitney said to me was,
"Dad, our house is ten times bigger than the homes of the people in the villages we visited. Can you believe it?"
That comment alone was worth the 29 hours of travel.
I've been uploading photos all day.
Over the next few days, I'll share a few photo slideshows, so you can get a better view of and feel for what we experienced the last few weeks.
We were overwhelmed by hundreds of messages and prayers that constantly flowed to us from you during the trip. Words can not express our gratitude.
Enjoy the pics from our visit to the village of Thirumalaigiri, outside of Salem. If you haven't had the chance, you can read about our visit here.
(By the way, if you move your mouse over the show below and click it, you'll notice a box at the bottom right hand corner with four arrows pointing out. If you click that it, the show goes to full screen mode. Much better for your viewing pleasure.)
These images bring back such bittersweet memories. Bitter that any should live in conditions like this and sweet that our God has made a way for us to be a part of His agenda there. Thanks for going, for taking your family, for investing your heart.
Posted by: Julie Smies | June 29, 2009 at 10:37 AM