Three of the seven tombs.
Golconda Fort.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Hyderabad Pictures
Typical traffic in Hyderabad. What appears to be a family of 4 on this cycle is actually a family of 5. You can't see the child steated in front of the father who is driving. Notice the location of the one helmet.
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Clinic worship service on Sunday night, January 11. The team of translators included Nagesh and Immanale. Troy had to endure three sermons from me during this trip. Two at the clinic church and one at the Mennonite Brethren Bible College.
Library at the Mennonite Brethren Bible College. The chapel hall is on the second floor of this building.
Four of our favorite buddies in the village. Three brothers in the back, Sharuk, Sameer and Salman and Sai in the front.
Cataract Surgery, up close and personal.
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Walking with Yacabu.
Troy and Pranita.
Written or spoken, we often were sure what was being communicated.
Troy and Pranita.
Catching up with Yacabu.
Eating with fingers. The food was WONDERFUL! Just be sure to wash your hands before and after the meal.
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Cricket Bowling lesson.
Tamapoori pitcher pump. The most popular watering hole around.
With one of the oldest members of the church at the clinic.
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Cricket Bowling lesson.
On the way home
Greetings from Amsterdam. Our flight from Hyderabad to Amsterdam was quite uneventful. Departed on time and arrived 40 minutes early. Any decreased amount of time on airplanes at this point is welcomed.
The new airport in Hyderabad is quite spectacular. Easily the nicest airport we have been in on this trip. It is quite amazing when I remember the old airport and the rest of the country.
Our time at the Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Shamshabad was quite meaningful. We enjoyed our time with Menno Joel. I preached in the chapel service on Monday morning. I have been fighting a cold for the last number of days and the day before we left the village, it settled in my throat. So my voice was pretty weak in preaching. Fortunately they had a good microphone and turned up the volume for me. Troy read scripture.
After chapel we got the grand tour of the ancient sites of Hyderabad by Menno Joel’s son, Sam. He was a lot of fun to be around and took us to Golconda Fort and the Seven Tombs of the ancient kings. Quite impressive architecture for their construction in the 1500 and 1600’s. The tombs were similar in design to the Taj Mahal only much smaller and constructed with local quarried stone rather than the white inlayed marble of the Taj.
I will post a number of pictures as I have not had the opportunity to do that for quite some time.
Our first flight started this morning at 3:35 a.m. this morning. We plan to be in Wichita around 9:30 tonight, although we will have added 11 hours and 30 minutes to the standard 24 hour day. I started the stopwatch on my watch when we boarded in Hyderabad. It is currently at 11 hours and 45 minutes. We probably have about 18 more hours to go of airplanes and airports.
Looking forward to being home again later today. Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers. This has been a wonderful trip in the midst of the challenges we faced.
The new airport in Hyderabad is quite spectacular. Easily the nicest airport we have been in on this trip. It is quite amazing when I remember the old airport and the rest of the country.
Our time at the Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Shamshabad was quite meaningful. We enjoyed our time with Menno Joel. I preached in the chapel service on Monday morning. I have been fighting a cold for the last number of days and the day before we left the village, it settled in my throat. So my voice was pretty weak in preaching. Fortunately they had a good microphone and turned up the volume for me. Troy read scripture.
After chapel we got the grand tour of the ancient sites of Hyderabad by Menno Joel’s son, Sam. He was a lot of fun to be around and took us to Golconda Fort and the Seven Tombs of the ancient kings. Quite impressive architecture for their construction in the 1500 and 1600’s. The tombs were similar in design to the Taj Mahal only much smaller and constructed with local quarried stone rather than the white inlayed marble of the Taj.
I will post a number of pictures as I have not had the opportunity to do that for quite some time.
Our first flight started this morning at 3:35 a.m. this morning. We plan to be in Wichita around 9:30 tonight, although we will have added 11 hours and 30 minutes to the standard 24 hour day. I started the stopwatch on my watch when we boarded in Hyderabad. It is currently at 11 hours and 45 minutes. We probably have about 18 more hours to go of airplanes and airports.
Looking forward to being home again later today. Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers. This has been a wonderful trip in the midst of the challenges we faced.
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