It's the end of the School year here in India, and one week later, the start of the new.
It's very warm ... snakes are coming out of hiding - they killed the "first viper of the season" yesterday. (When we asked if they ever came in the house, there were knowing looks ... :-~)
Rekha (~7 yrs old) is out of hospital, out of danger and coming home to Rupaidiha. They removed several kidney stones in Lucknow hospital. Hum bahut khush hai ("we are very happy")
We are now in transition ... we have a departure possibility and will be in the UK LONDON DERBYSHIRE DRONFIELD very shortly!
THANK YOU for all your love, support and prayers so far on this journey.
...it is impossible to leave Rupaidiha;
well, life with the Rambles in Rupaidiha will never leave us ... we may have the opportunity to be back to visit for a short while in a season or two ... we will let you know how, what & when ...
Completion:
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| Dilip & Mohammed (designer / engineers) celebrate the finished building project from the old water tower |
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Geoff & Pauline Williams from Sheffield
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Geoff & Pauline dedicating the new Mahima Niwas building
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| Kalpana, Ashika & Preeti at the cultural evening |
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Sushmita wants to be Principal-maam. Jyoti wants to be Basanti!
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| I came East to discover the meaning of life ... |
In the Jungle - Yeah (take 6)
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| huge hornbill high in the tree |
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| Welcome to the border - this flooding river has crocodiles (when they get a bit lost), & big cats leave their prints in the sand ... |
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| Quick paddle across to Nepal |
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| It's after meee...ow! (note the 4 front claws & the 2 rear - this one was running) |
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Termites the size of ... Roland from Sheffield!
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| Roy & Jenny Ramble with Dambar, Basanti, Esther & Oshin Thapa. |
Time to celebrate - 25 years of the Rambles in Rupaidiha!
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| Jyoti Kumar Sunawar is a Pastor from Kathmandu. He's a great singer. |
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| Spot the Westerner in the band! |
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| NOW where did that middle C go? ah THERE it is ... |
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Ok - enough celebrating - can we go out to play?!
ANNUAL PRIZEGIVING | |
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| Annual Prize Day - Cast of "Goodness Gracious Me" - actually a parable in Hindi about ... er .. something. |
Punjabi dance - these kids are good!
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Possibly our last trip to the Literacy centre ...
HOLI! no one escapes ... no political correctness about children, physically challenged etc ... all get plastered with coloured paint! |
Fab photos you two and what a wonderful job you have done. Lovely to read about it.
ReplyDeletePauline Woods
You can really tell you've had a good time. Love the one of you under the grass roof Roy and the one of Gill teaching. So what are you going to do now?
ReplyDeletethank you so much dear hearts!
ReplyDeletemay get to see you soon .....!
we have 2 invitations - two situations in Nepal and one from a Pastor who lives in Delhi but wants us to go with him to Nagaland (NE India) ... we will probably not do 6 month stints - it's too long for us! Supply teaching in the short term. Love you - thanks again for being close & reading this! :-)