It is Good Friday today and I woke up with breath smelling like last nights curry, nothing good about that.
Its been a tough journey so far and we've only been here for 4 days [two weeks to go] but its been hard on the sense's, mentally, physically and spiritually. There is a lot to take in and I am in the process of contemplating..... WHERE IS GOD IN THE CITY? Of course I know the pet answer,'God is omnipresent', but my heart tells me differently. The city is full of homeless people living on the pavements and living in slums, make shift houses made from things that people have thrown away, bits of wood, metal, scrap, plastic, anything really. 18 million people living in Kolkata and these are the registered ones. It is estimated that millions more who are unregistered are living on the streets. The traffic in the city is dense where anything goes. yellow taxi's, tuk tuks and rickshaws both the hand and peddaled variety. There are no laws on the roads with no health and safety practices in place, so risks are constantly taken. Travelling on the roads is very entertaining for the team and scary. There is constant beeping all day and throughout the night. The beeping is a way of life and expresses many meanings.........
1. Get out the way I'm cutting you up.
2. Let me through or I'll go into the back of you
3. I almost went into you *#~? fool
4. Don't argue, you're are a Tut Tut and I am a truck.
5. No you can't get through
I joke. But living here is no joke and its been a real shock to me as I have never been anywhere so poor as this. I can see how it touched the heart of Mother Theresa.
Up until today I have been feeling a sense of hoplessness and questioning where God is? Today I have walked through the city and have experienced how resourseful the people are and this has given me hope. God spoke to me saying 'Just because you cannot see hope it doesn't mean its not there', I found that encouraging. Of course I still have many questions but I am begining to hear the still small voice of God. But I waiting in anticipation that His voice will get louder as i unravel the reason I have come here in the first place
Mare
Its been a tough journey so far and we've only been here for 4 days [two weeks to go] but its been hard on the sense's, mentally, physically and spiritually. There is a lot to take in and I am in the process of contemplating..... WHERE IS GOD IN THE CITY? Of course I know the pet answer,'God is omnipresent', but my heart tells me differently. The city is full of homeless people living on the pavements and living in slums, make shift houses made from things that people have thrown away, bits of wood, metal, scrap, plastic, anything really. 18 million people living in Kolkata and these are the registered ones. It is estimated that millions more who are unregistered are living on the streets. The traffic in the city is dense where anything goes. yellow taxi's, tuk tuks and rickshaws both the hand and peddaled variety. There are no laws on the roads with no health and safety practices in place, so risks are constantly taken. Travelling on the roads is very entertaining for the team and scary. There is constant beeping all day and throughout the night. The beeping is a way of life and expresses many meanings.........
1. Get out the way I'm cutting you up.
2. Let me through or I'll go into the back of you
3. I almost went into you *#~? fool
4. Don't argue, you're are a Tut Tut and I am a truck.
5. No you can't get through
I joke. But living here is no joke and its been a real shock to me as I have never been anywhere so poor as this. I can see how it touched the heart of Mother Theresa.
Up until today I have been feeling a sense of hoplessness and questioning where God is? Today I have walked through the city and have experienced how resourseful the people are and this has given me hope. God spoke to me saying 'Just because you cannot see hope it doesn't mean its not there', I found that encouraging. Of course I still have many questions but I am begining to hear the still small voice of God. But I waiting in anticipation that His voice will get louder as i unravel the reason I have come here in the first place
Mare
Thank you for posting Mare. Love how you can make me laugh and cry in a matter of moments! Thoughts and prayers are with you. Lots of love x
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