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Mike Burbidge
Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Three Days and a Day in Pune

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The City of Pune, flourishing market for western companies, much more of a free market than other areas.


The Naomi fellowship, these women are full of the joy of the Lord, though they have been through so much.


They all call him "The father of our nation", and rightly so, few have loved this country more.


A palace where Ghandi was kept under house arrest, and where is wife and secretary died.



The less wealthy streets of Pune.


This big temple in Pune was preceded by many shops selling images and articles to offer to the gods here. It was quite

uncanny.


Outside the temple area was a river where many bathed and did their laundry.


The homes are real, the people are real, and the mud is real. The slums in Pune are no joke, people live their lives

here.


Pune is filled with malls and high-class stores in India's growing market economy.

The youth in Pune worship the God of the whole earth.


A couple of shady characters.


This couple administrates the YMCA in Pune. Their love for people is evident, and they have done much to bring the YMCA

to take poor churches under its wing and give them a place to worship on Sundays.


The youth group of St. Paul's church, Pune. They have a heart for the Lord and a heart for the poor.


The David family.


They live in India, but their lives are not too much different from us, as Pune is a very Western area.

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

You look too thin!! I am very ANXIOUS to hear from you. However I do understand that contact may be difficult due to heightened alert due to the Mumbai tragedy. I know that God will keep you safe and I will try to be patient and to not worry. . . too much. I love and miss you!
-Mom

8:19 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Mike,

Could you do Anthony's Mom & Dad a favor and have Anthony write us a short email just to confirm everything is ok with you two, since the Mumbia Train bombing.

Thanks
Chuck & Joann Cassise

10:17 PM  
Blogger Mike Burbidge said...

Don't worry everyone, we are fine. We ended up not going to Mumbai (Bombay) because the day before riots broke out and busses were being stoned by a radical political group that doesn't like Christians.

The bombings occured two days later after the group was taken care of (556 arrests). The bombings were definetly not this group, but a different one as the former would have nothing to gain.

We are safe in the Delhi-Gurgoan area--we will be heading to Varanassi this evening and will not be in the western part of India any time soon.

And of course I'm thinnner, I've been eating a lot less meat and sweating a lot more = )

Love you guys!

2:07 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

grandma said...

Mikey we all miss you so much and hope that you are coming home soon.
Was hoping for at least one e-mail from you. Please be careful in Bali.

Love,
Grandma

10:28 AM  

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