Drive Thru

One thing that we have been missing out on here in India is the convenience of the drive thru. Stephen and I are not huge fast food people but we do enjoy an occasional Taco Bueno or even just a DDP from the comfort of our vehicle. Well today we had a break thru in this area. In Hyderabad there are colonies, what we would call neighborhoods in the USA. As you turn into our colony there is an amazing man who sells bananas. We love this man and visit him almost daily. You give him a few rupees and he will give you a few bananas. We are still not sure of the exact price of each banana but we do know that it is a phenomenal deal. Today we were driving into our colony when Becca asked to stop by the banana man. We pulled up, she rolled down her window, handed the banana man several rupees and he handed her the bananas. Moral of the story is this: on the days we are missing fast food we can stop by for drive thru bananas on the way home = )

Independence Day!

Today was Indian Independence Day. All of the schools and businesses were closed, everyone was celebrating with their families and the Indian flags were flying everywhere. But it was a little strange to be in a country that is not your own, to be celebrating a holiday but it does not feel like a holiday to us. Now I know how our Indian friends in the US feel on the fourth of July. It was a fun day, the city was full of excitement and life, but also a day that I felt a little like a foreigner. Does that make sense??

Playing Catch Up

We just celebrated our two month anniversary of living in India. The time has flown by and I have to get this blog going before there is too much to catch up on!! So I might go back and update you on things that have already happened but I might just try to start updating weekly from here on out!! Life in India is good. We are getting to experience things that are honestly once in a lifetime. Daily there are cow and water buffalo walking down main intersections like it is nothing. It has also been incredible getting to share about Jesus with girls and guys here. For most of them, it is the first time that they have clearly heard about God's love, God's Son and the amazing grace based relationship that He offers each of us!! What a great reminder for each of us about the simple truth!!