Hi All - well 5 days later we are almost 100% back on our feet and hopefully, what I think was food poisoning, is well and truly over.
As a result of Makaia, Jvarn and myself being sick, we have had a couple of quite days although we still managed to visit a waterfall (robbers cave) with our hosts and another wonderful family from here and yesterday we went to see a ministry in Haridwar.
Haridwar is only 60 kms from here but it took us 3 hours on a bus to get there. Sadly, Haridwar is not a nice place. Haridwar is where many people make their pilgrimage to, to wash away their sins in the river and to dedicate their babies (this river eventually flows into the Ganges). The town is overshadowed by the tallest statue that I have seen (to date) in India. There were an amazing amount of beggars, deformed people and many sad, desperate looking people just roaming around. While not wanting to offend anyone, I am left to wonder the point of serving gods that leave people so sad, poor, destitute and desperate looking. Maybe one should consider the point and value of serving such gods.
On a bright side, today we visited a lady who takes in girls that have been challenged by life and teaches them sewing, embroidery and cooking. There is a cafe that the ministry runs serving great coffee and food and a shop where the dresses, bags and embroidery are sold. The profits from the shop and cafe support the girls and their training.
As a result of Makaia, Jvarn and myself being sick, we have had a couple of quite days although we still managed to visit a waterfall (robbers cave) with our hosts and another wonderful family from here and yesterday we went to see a ministry in Haridwar.
Haridwar is only 60 kms from here but it took us 3 hours on a bus to get there. Sadly, Haridwar is not a nice place. Haridwar is where many people make their pilgrimage to, to wash away their sins in the river and to dedicate their babies (this river eventually flows into the Ganges). The town is overshadowed by the tallest statue that I have seen (to date) in India. There were an amazing amount of beggars, deformed people and many sad, desperate looking people just roaming around. While not wanting to offend anyone, I am left to wonder the point of serving gods that leave people so sad, poor, destitute and desperate looking. Maybe one should consider the point and value of serving such gods.
On a bright side, today we visited a lady who takes in girls that have been challenged by life and teaches them sewing, embroidery and cooking. There is a cafe that the ministry runs serving great coffee and food and a shop where the dresses, bags and embroidery are sold. The profits from the shop and cafe support the girls and their training.
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