Days 8, 9 & 10
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Day 8 Monday, June 25 Monday began bright and early as we headed to the Ladies College. Ladies College is a private, Christian school for girls preschool through high school. First on the agenda was chapel; and guess who the guest preacher was–Father Desmond, of course! While Rector at St. Luke’s, Father D was also [...]
Healing Service, Beach, and Church
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Day 5 Friday, June 22 We began the day with Eucharist in the chapel of the Retreat Center. Father Desmond was preparing himself and the group for a healing service that was to be held later that night. His lesson was based on 2 Kings 5:1-14, the story of Naaman’s healing. We gathered around the [...]
Elephants and Building
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We have not received a blog update yet but Mike Holmgren called and updated Emily that they were headed to Kandy and an elephant orphanage. I received a short email from Maizeanne saying that everyone was doing well and they were in Kandy and would be building tomorrow. They are working on bathrooms, roofs, and [...]
Poda Jaya School
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After breakfast, we headed out to the Poda Jaya School. The Poda Jaya School is a Buddhist-run elementary and middle school of about 300 students. Poda Jaya is in a very poverty-stricken area. The entire area had been wiped out by the tsunami, and eight years later has not yet recovered. Blocks from the ocean, [...]
They made it through their first day in Sri Lanka!
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The internet connection is not working right now in Sri Lanka but they were able to call briefly. Everyone seems to be doing very well. They visited the Poda Jaya school today and had fun playing sports with coconuts and listening to the kids sing. A friendly monkey even came to check out the visitors! [...]