Quick from Vijayawada!

Today we have taken a quick trip to Vijayawada for a bit of shopping and to check email quick so Matt and I can make return travel arrangements.

I have been having a fantastic time in Chiluvuru, it has definitely been encouraging in that old relationships have been rekindled and new ones have begun. I have dearly missed this village, it's people, the clinic, and it's staff... their hearts are big and full of love for others, it is very encouraging. There really aren't words to describe how I feel about coming back, but as I've felt before, it is definitely a home-coming, a piece of my heart will always be here.

I will not go into detail about all the people I've visited and interactions I've had, but I would like to say that we got to the village in time on Sunday to join the church in worship that evening... it was a fantastic worship experience for me, just being among such fervent worshipers... they sang without reserve, prayed aloud as if no one was around, and GopauRau (sp) delivered a passionate message, which we frantically followed by reading the passages as Revethi translated the references to us...

Amama has been feeding us well, probably too well... I haven't eaten this much in a long time... Going to need to diet when I get back... But the food is amazing! Another example of being spoiled with fantastic food...

This morning we visited one of the clinic's doctors who had a hip replacement last night, he is doing well and is hoping to be back at work in three weeks time. We have also stopped in Vijayawada to check internet quick and do a bit of shopping for spices to take home!

Well, don't want to keep Nagesh waiting, so I should probably be going... just wanted to let you know everything is going great in Chiluvuru, it's good to be back, and I'll be sad to leave on Thursday.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

Blessings,
John