After a day's rest (there were a flock of people who came for "counselling" - and one for an interview for a local magazine! - but sitting down and talking to people as opposed to standing before a few hundred people and preaching is definitely restful), my daughter and I flew down to Chennai via Bangalore.
We were received there by a friend Jessica and her father Rudy who set us up in a "guest house", a euphemism for a low cost hotel. It would have been quite comfortable were it not for the terrific heat in the city. We would have got the same thing in Mangalore too, except for the rains which cooled the place down. I told myself (and Lianne) that some mortification was good for the soul and settled in.
As the itinerary in Chennai was not as hectic as in the other two places, I got to spend some quality time with Lianne, taking in a movie (Superman Returns - the allusions to Jesus Christ were fascinating!), doing some sight seeing, meeting up with old friends, and eating traditional South Indian food!
We were received there by a friend Jessica and her father Rudy who set us up in a "guest house", a euphemism for a low cost hotel. It would have been quite comfortable were it not for the terrific heat in the city. We would have got the same thing in Mangalore too, except for the rains which cooled the place down. I told myself (and Lianne) that some mortification was good for the soul and settled in.
As the itinerary in Chennai was not as hectic as in the other two places, I got to spend some quality time with Lianne, taking in a movie (Superman Returns - the allusions to Jesus Christ were fascinating!), doing some sight seeing, meeting up with old friends, and eating traditional South Indian food!
The cave where St. Thomas (of 12 apostles fame!) hid before being martyred in 68 AD.
Swapna Abraham, a dear friend, with Lianne
A house along the road
Cone Dosa! Loaded with ghee,but absolutely sumptious!
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