We have now left India, and we are back in the UK. Our lives are a bit of a whirlwind still here, and we have been in 4 different places since arriving, and as a family of 4 we are living out of one suitcase.
Well, I guess before anything else is said, I should really take the opportunity to apologise to all our readers that we have been pretty busy recently, and so we have not been very (ie AT ALL!) good at updating our blog recently. We have however had quite a few people comment on the fact that there hasn't been much there recently, which is reassuring that people are actually bothering to read it!
We have had quite a few functions and goodbyes in India, and it has been generally quite an emotional time. On a couple of occasions I found myself with a tear in my eye I must confess, and even in front of patients sometimes! People have been tremendously encouraging and supportive, and have said lots of nice things to us! It is important that we remain conscious of our human failings against such a barrage of compliments and well wishes!
A couple of weeks before we left, My work place at JSK, where I was based for 3 years, had a very humbling 'goodbye' party for all our family.
The staff of JSK sang a song for us, and they gave us gifts and some kind words. They did a presentation of some of the patients we had been able to impact here in India, and they also gave me a scrap-book full of their reflections on our time in India. As well as this, we were presented with a small plaque with a picture of the leaves of a tree that was planted to commemorate the death of a young boy we had treated, along with a verse of scripture and a quote from the boy himself. It was a very special tribute for us, and a memory that I will always cherish.Well, I guess before anything else is said, I should really take the opportunity to apologise to all our readers that we have been pretty busy recently, and so we have not been very (ie AT ALL!) good at updating our blog recently. We have however had quite a few people comment on the fact that there hasn't been much there recently, which is reassuring that people are actually bothering to read it!
We have had quite a few functions and goodbyes in India, and it has been generally quite an emotional time. On a couple of occasions I found myself with a tear in my eye I must confess, and even in front of patients sometimes! People have been tremendously encouraging and supportive, and have said lots of nice things to us! It is important that we remain conscious of our human failings against such a barrage of compliments and well wishes!
A couple of weeks before we left, My work place at JSK, where I was based for 3 years, had a very humbling 'goodbye' party for all our family.
the staff singing
A slide from the powerpoint that was presented
Praying for our future
