The Monday Look

Saturday Afternoon Walk at Galle Face

Miscellaneous Photos from a Couple Weeks Back

Another Preaching Appointment

T.G.I.F. and Quater's B-day Cake

Zeny an Paul have started a T.G.I.F. tradition (Thank God It's Friday) and Polly also made birth-day cake for all the birthdays from last quarter. Enjoy the pictures!

Buddhist Temple

On the way back from the wedding we stopped by a Buddhist temple near a military base. I hope you like the pictures...

Bible vs. Cell Phone

Makes you stop and think where our priorities are?
I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phones?
What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we used it to receive messages?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
What if we upgraded it to get the latest version?
This is something to make you go...hmmm...where is my Bible?

Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phones, we don't ever have to worry
about our bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill!

A Visit to Soundararaj's Home

My tuk tuk ride back

Mrs. Soundararaj

It was hard for me to speak Sinhala but after being there for a while it was obvious that we had one language in common...football!

Meal time. The food was really good

Neighboor's kid

The man on the right is a tuk tuk driver friend and the guy in the green shirt is Soundararaj with his wife standing next to him

His daughter reminds me of my little sister

Dunisha helping her mom

Soundararaj's three kids

the first son

Dinusha

Dinusha

I can't remember the boys' names

Soundararaj is the maintenance person here at ADRA Sri Lanka. However, his contract will end towards the end of next month. His son was recently seriously sick so I decided to go and visit them. Take some time to fellowship, enjoy some home-made Sri Lankan food (lovely!) and pray for them. I had a great time at their home and I had the opportunity to relearn some really valuable life principles. During my visit it was impossible not to notice the amount of love that was being shown in this family - between both parents and their three children. It seemed to me that every interaction was done with a special touch of love. Soundararaj's family is really poor. Being from the Tamil minority of Sri Lanka it is especially hard for him to find employment. This is due to ethnic tensions that have have been festering in the country for decades now. This family needs a comfortable place for the children to sleep. They also need support with the medical costs for the eldest son who suffers from a thyroid-related disorder. If you're interested in helping, find out how you can help. It's simple. You can post a comment here or simply e-mail me at esperant@gmail.com Enjoy the photos!

Preaching Appointment

On July 8th Dietmar and I were invited to preach at one of the local SDA churches about 1 hour 30 mins from the ADRA headquarters. Our Tuk Tuk journey there turned out to be less excruciating than I thought it would be. After the service we took some time to sit with the youth and talk with them. I hope you enjoy the pictures. Feel free to post any comments you may have.

Sri Lankan Wedding

Hey people, as I told you in an earlier post, one of my colleagues was getting married. Well, here are some of the pictures from the wedding party. I was unable to make it to the religious part. But nothing too speccial. It was in a catholic church setting so most of you have a pretty good idea what it was like. Nothing new. Enjoy the photos!

Sabbath's Always Great

Dietmar having a good time...

Zeny

The Coopers

Monk tunics drying

Rice field

Our usual lake...me gusta

Sri Lankan Tradition

Before a young lady gets married in Sri Lanka she gets smeared with a paste made out of flour, water, and yellow coloring. She then smears it on to others. Some kind of ...well I'm not sure what it symbolizes. One of my colleagues will be getting married this week. So stay tuned for wedding pics!