Thursday June 4th - Upon arrival to Dubai, for an overnight layover before we make our way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we toured Dubai’s famed Blue Mosque. The ladies were asked to wear the traditional abaya's (long black overdress) and the shela which is used to...
I'll be honest, LA and myself have never really been friends. I've tried, I really have, and I like to think I can become friends with any city but try as I might, it is at best a love hate relationship without much love. Be that...
One of the compelling reasons for my traveling to India was that Christina traveled there in 2007 while attending college at Samford University. Reflecting on how much she enjoyed exploring India’s culture and experiencing it’s people inspired me to travel there as well. Christina sent...
I love the adventures I had while staying with my friend Binu’s family in southern India. They knew (for reasons I will disclose later) that I was very set on riding a elephant while in India. Try as we might, we were unable to get...
While staying with Binu’s family in India, his brother matthew did a wonderful job of showing me around. I loved traveling with the family to Bhoothathankettu. Bhoothathankettu is a dam and tourist spot in Kerala, India. It is situated outside the village of Pindimana, about...
After bidding goodbye to my new friend Shibu and his family, I was driven 3 hours north by car from Pathanadu, India to Asamannoor to stay a couple of nights with my friend Binu’s brother Matthew and his family. It was such a privilege to...
In this small little seminary in the village of Pathanadu are 55 exceptional students who have traveled from all over India to study biblical theology. It was a memorable experience to come here to tell their story, only to be asked to share mine. I...
In the little village of Pathanadu, India, a couple of hours inland from the Arabian Sea, is a butcher who adores his family. He has three little girls that captured my heart. Unlike northern India, beef is more prevalent in the south, and as is...
After my bicycle tour in southern India came to a close, it was time to move inland from the Arabian Sea about 3 hours by taxi to the little village of Pathandu, India. Here I was to meet and stay with T Sackson Simon, the...
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable." Helen keller Saturday, January 31st, 2015 After my time in Chennai and now arriving to Kochi India, I felt that a break...
