St Lukes in the mountains of Kotagiri India
My friend Princys grandfather pastored this church for many years. ...
My friend Princys grandfather pastored this church for many years. ...
Princys family - (from photo above) Grandmother - Ruth Samuel. Cousin Sherin. Uncle's Mom: Achamma. Uncle : Vinu. Aunt : Esther. Baby : Shapthika. Sister in law : Carol Brother : Sam Godwin Mother :Lilly Grace. And Princys words not mine (?) - And most important person in our family he is standing in the center, he...
With memories of our tearful goodbyes to Binu’s family still lingering, Carissa and I were picked up at the Coimbatore airport by Princy’s mother and father, Immanuel Manoharan and Lilly Grace who is a as beautiful as her name. They immediately welcomed us into their home,...
During mine and Carissa’s flight from Cambodia to India, re-watching The 100-Foot Journey was great preparation for the experience that lie ahead. The movie is about a family from India who suffers the tragic loss of their mom (and wife) leading the father to move the...
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...
What an honor to again be asked to tell my story at the neighboring church to the seminary. Sharing trust, faith and change to an audience that included a lady grieving the loss of her brother who had died unexpectedly just a week ago. Another...
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...