Dan, one of the guys on our team,(the one in the picture with his back to us) is an avid journalist (I dont know if that is the right word) But anyway, he is always writing in his journal and keeping track of what is going on. This is a recent journal entry that he sent to me of our time in Pasakha....I thought I would share it.
Also here is a short journal tribute to Heather.
31Mar08
3:43 pm
Another person worth commending is Heather Crane. It seems that often she is in the mode of saying that she is not going to go to Buxa but then usually ends up feeling convicted that she should go. If I recall correctly from one of her comments, she saw as one of her main purposes in this trip being to minister hospitality to the team by fixing Western style breakfasts in the morning. Indeed the line up was really good. In addition to her world class tea mornings and afternoons, she served up an incredible morning lineup. Eggs and potatoes the first day, pancakes the next, and then oatmeal and this fabulous home-cooked granola on the morning we left. She also brought along pistachios and dried fruits such as apricots and dates. Moreover, she had baked cinnamon rolls which was a real treat the morning we were in Raja Bhat Khawa, more than enough for each of us to have one. While it is easy to commend the good qualities in the short-term team, I find that it is all too easy to take for granted the strengths of my teammates here on the ground, and to take their acts of washing the feet of the saints for granted. So I don’t want to take lightly the love and care with which Heather ministered to us.
Thank you Dan for your encouragement, and believe me, the cooking was as much for me as it was for everyone else. It made a huge difference to be able to eat a western breakfast, instead of a huge plate of rice and ema datsi (chilies and cheese). I was blessed to be able to cook this time, because it is the first time they have let me.
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