Wetter than I have ever been....

Welllll...yesterday was interesting :) We got up super early to have some worship and breakfast with Irene and Roshan and Reema, and then piled onto a bus for a 2 hour drive to Jog Falls. At 830feet, Jog Falls is the India's tallest waterfall. It is only in existence during monsoon season (which is just beginning now). What we saw was pretty huge (see below);



But at it's height, it can look like this!:



I was unable to take my camera down into the canyon, so I am SO SORRY that I can't share with you how how awe-inspiring it was to see something that powerful. More pictures tomorrow, I promise :) The "trail" that we hiked down was made from rocks placed like stepping stones down a very vertical hillside. Because it has been pouring rain for the last 24 hours (and when I say pouring, i mean POURING) the whole trail was kind of like a waterfall in and of itself. Fortunately, nobody got hurt, despite a few slips and tumbles. God's hand of protection was on us :)
Not only was it raining, but the spray from the fall itself fills the entire valley around it's base with a cool steam that felt a lot like rain. 5 minutes into our 2 mile hike we were absolutely SOAKED. It was hilarious! :) But we had so much fun, so it kind of didn't matter.

Here are some pictures from after we finished the hike...

the girls...


ben and amanda


The guys had the bright idea of posing atop this marble pillar at a viewing station that we stopped at on our way back to Happy Home. They are......welll......I will let you insert and adjective :) ha ha ha !


Amanda, attempting to read the local newspaper


Some more pictures of our time with the kids as soon as we got back from the waterfall...


















This is Veena....she is sick this week, so please be praying for her!










Manni helps to milk the cows in the evening :)


After we returned to the hotel we all need to wash clothes. I don't think any of us realized how much work it is to wash all your clothes by hand! Needless to say, we all appreciate washers and dryers in a new way now !




Again, another amazing day in Shimoga. We are all sad to be leaving in a few days :(

Your prayers are being felt in a powerful way. Another of the hotel employees, Nagesh, is coming to worship every day. We are all hoping that he will come to know Jesus soon! So please add him to your list :)
Still no sign or word from Kumar...but we are trying to get a hold of him, so keep praying for him as well. Muthi came to worship again this morning as well. He is just glowing with his newfound love of Christ!

How beautiful is our Lord, our Creator, our Saviour. He is revealing Himself to each of us in new ways every day.

John Patton said today in our prayer time "we see these idols that men carve and build, but then we can point at a waterfall and say my God made this one" How true, how true. His beauty overwhelms us here...


with much love,

.Rebekah