I did an art show in October, entitled "A True Story," of the following paintings. It was an exhibit of 19 paintings, acrylic and mehandi on canvas. Each painting tells a story from God's Word.
Promise to Abraham
Alabaster Jar
Morgan, Bernard, our friend Abhi, and myself went up to a little hill station about 4 hours from where we live. We kind of felt like we were going through Jurassic Park, because the scenery was like a rain forest. We took a boat ride, hiked to the top of a hill, and rode through the mountains. It was great to see so much green...we don't get to see that much in our city. It was really amazing.
My roommate and I decided that since there are so many interesting sights where we live, that we'll start posting a photo of the day. I'm a little behind already, but here's mine from yesterday:
My very dear friend has come to visit me and I'm super excited and blessed to be able to have her here for almost 3 week! Yesterday, we went to a friend's house and they put mehandi on us.
I have a painting in my room that my friend saw and wanted one, so I painted her this the other night. I had painted the original as a reminder of several things...
One such thing is God's faithfulness. In the story of Noah and the flood, Noah sends out a dove to see if the waters have subsided. The first time, the dove returns because there was no place for it to land. The second time, the dove returns with a branch, and the the third time, the dove doesn't return, so Noah knew that the waters had receded. God always does what He says He's going to do. He said the flood would come, but God also said that He would protect and provide for Noah and his family. Though we may go through trials or storms, good days and bad days, or uncertain times, God is always faithful to see us through it. We just have to trust in Him and in his perfect timing.
Here is a short video I made with some of the photos from the play:
Perspectives Video
My good friend, Bernard, is directing a play here and we're all super excited about it. It's called Perspectives on the Cross and will be first performed at a renowned theater in the city. We're also hoping that it can be performed at the Gandhi Ashram. It's a cast of eleven people, including Bernard and my roommate, Anna. I took head shots and some group photos the other day. They're a good looking group!
This past Sunday and Monday was Holi, the festival of Colors. On Monday, people were throwing/spraying/pouring colors on each other. I made it through the day, with even wearing a white shirt, without having much damage.
So here are some of the photos from when my family was here! What a fun time we had! We went to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, where it was super cold, and the Taj Mahal. Then Mom and Dad came to my city for a few days. It was really nice to have them here.
Both, Bernard and Anna had/have birthdays this month, so we had a combined dance birthday party. It was quite an evening. Six of us prepared a special dance for Bernard, which included clips from 4 Bollywood songs. I'll give the link for the video of the dance when it's posted, but for now here's some photos of the evening!
Not only did my sister get to come, but my parents arrived on New Year's Eve and stayed til January 14th. I'll post photos from our many adventures later, but first I'm going to post photos from the last day they were here. They got to experience one of the best festivals of the year, Uttarayan, which is a kite festival. People start flying their kites to practice a week or more before the actual 2 days of Uttarayan. The actual 2 days are amazing! They have competitions and it's really a neat sight to see. If you have ever seen the movie, Kite Runner, it's exactly like that. Everyone tries to cut down each other's kites and whenever you get a cut, you scream and yell. At night, they attach lanterns to the kite string so all through the city you can see little lights glowing in the sky.
Day One : We spent the first day with our good friends, Abhishek and Sweeti and their family. They prepared a special kite day meal, which was quite tasty.
Day Two: Bernard and I went to his friend, Abhilash's house and then that night Anna and I went to our friend, Chaitri's house.
I was really happy my parents were able to be here for this festival. We had a lot of fun and were taught how to fly the kites. I even, made a cut, accidentally, but I did it!
I was so blessed to be able to have my sister here during Christmas. She helped out with all our Christmas gatherings and was able to meet all our friends. We had a different program almost every night beginning from the day she arrived on the 18th to the 26th. We were really busy but it was an amazing Christmas! Click on the links below to see photos from each event.
My sister came to visit mid-December. I was so happy that she was able to come visit. We actually lost her for awhile, though. We went to pick her up from the airport at 9 am and she wasn't there! One of her flights was delayed and then due to a ridiculous term that SpiceJet came up with called "preponing" she missed her flight to my city.
Even though it was almost a month ago now, my birthday was October 30th! Some friends and I went to a city up in the mountains. It was actually cold at night (had to where long sleeves and a jacket cold)! The days were still warm, but the combination was nice. A beautiful, clean river flowed by the place we were staying. Waterfalls are one of my favorite things, so on my actual birthday we went to see one that was about 40 minutes from where we were staying. The next day a few of us went on a safari on an elephant to look for a tiger. We definitely got very near it. Even though we didn't see it, we did hear, and ourThe tradition is that one of the goddesses was in a battle which lasted for 9 days. The enemy would only come out at night, so for the 9 days, people would dance during the night to give the goddess energy.
10:30 P.M.
12:30 A.M.
3:00 A.M.
After the 9 nights, the enemy, Ravana was defeated.
Click here to see Ravana being blown up on the 10th night.
This week's festival is called Navratri. It's a festival that lasts for 9 days, and dedicated to a god Mataji. This festival is all about dancing; they even have special outfits for the occasion. There will definitely be more photos to come, but this is what is currently happening at my apartment...
and this is what it sounds like for approximately 3 hours beginning at 9:30 p.m. and going til 12:30 a.m....every night...for 9 nights.
Katie, our friend Simone, and I went to an art exhibit at a nearby college this past weekend. It was rather interesting. The artist called the show "Sketches." It was a series of paintings all related to things seen in this country, such as a garland maker, vegetable wala, man sleeping on his cart...basically things that anyone can see on a daily basis. I thought the paintings, if just one was by itself, wouldn't be that visually appealing, but all of them together made for a nice exhibit of colors and thought.
This "sketch" is of a mat weaver
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