Yesterday we had the great honor of visiting a very remote village on an island called Riya Lanka. We drove for about 1 hour, hopped on a boat propelled by 2 Indian men "rowing" with long bamboo sticks and were finally carried through the desert and over the waters to the island on a bull cart. It was quite an experience :)
Once we arrived at the village, all of the people had lined the pathway and as we walked through they showered us with marigold petals while clapping and smiling. It was pure delight.
We sat in on a meeting with the head elders of the village to obtain information which India Partners needed about the needs there. This particular village has been devastated many times due to tsunami's & cyclones. The goal is to help them rebuild in a way that they will be able to better survive any natural disasters in the future.
I am grateful to have experienced so much of India in so many different ways. I'm grateful to have been immersed in my own culture and to have been so blessed while being home. My heart is fully at peace.
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