In the evening, Mollie spoke briefly addressing Jesus’ admonition to let the children come to Him, the need to be childlike in coming to the Father. Andrew shared his response when ever he was asked why he was going to India, “I am going to visit my family.”
The morning consisted of a medical camp with a small number of children vaccinated. After lunch we headed out to Pulicat Lake, a waterfowl reserve, at the shore line of the Bay of Bengal. Climbing the very steep stairs to the lookout platform, we could see the bay in the distance.
Prassad announced a boat ride and we meandered over to the wooden boats. After a few moments of wondering how to get in, and where to sit, we pushed off from shore. We traveled roughly 20 feet before heading back to shore. Well okay….
And then understanding, the water is shallow, the boat with so many well-fed Americans in it was hitting bottom. We divided into two groups and with young men in the water pushing our boats went out in the lake. What a lovely end to the afternoon.
On our return trip to Kolladam to pick-up our overnight bags, we passed a very large hindu temple; built at a cost of over $100 million dollars. It was a reminder of why we are here; to share Jesus, the Light of the World, to a dark and thirsty land
