Latest News from the trip

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29/01/12 - am
Well the time has arrived for us to leave. It is 5am in the morning and we have just left the hotel to head to the airport .

Please pray for a safe journey home.

28/01/12 - pm
We arrived back in Bangalore at 6am this morning and have spent the final day agreeing a way forward with the Fishermans Trust regarding the campsite toilet block..

We have also been shopping in the centre of the city. We are going for a meal at 7pm and will then head back to our hotel for the final night before we get up at 4.30am Sunday morning to head to the airport for the flight home.

27/01/12 - pm
We are safely on the train and on our way back to Bangalore.

Please pray for a safe trip..

26/01/12 - pm
We have had a really good day. Pete has spent the day repairing damage to the hospital windows and Chris has been servicing laptops and equipping the admin office. Talks are going on about how the IAF can support Neerekshe. One possible way is the provision of an IT suite in the future.

25/01/12 - am
Arrived Neerekshe at 11am after our very long train journey. We were collected by Shadrach at the station and taken to the supermarket in Raichur to buy essential items for our next 3 days. We are just about to have our meeting with Neerekshe.

Please pray for a positive meeting so that the IAF feel we can support an area of their mission over the next year.

24/01/12 - pm
We have had another successful day with the Fishermans Trust in Bangalore. Pete has had a meeting to discuss a link with the Fishermans Trust to provide funding for a toilet block on the campsite. Chris has been servicing laptops and repairing them in their head office.

Both of us are now on our way by taxi to the train station to catch the overnight train to Raichur.

Please pray for a safe trip on the train and that we can get some sleep on what is a noisy train. Particularly pray for us to wake up in time to alight at Raichur at 8.15am.

23/01/12 - pm
We've just had a really successful day looking at the campsite the Fishermans Trust use. Raj was explaining the vision and what they would like to achieve on the site. They would like to build a toilet block on the campsite as they currently only have two toilets, which is not enough for the youth adventure camps they run.

The IAF and the Fishermans Trust have a meeting tomorrow to see how they can support this going forward. Please pray this is a success and some key decisions are made.

23/01/12 - am
Hi everyone, after a long flight we have arrived at Bangalore. It's currently 7am local time and it's 30°C! We have met Raj and Andrew.

After a 25 minute car trip we have arrived at our hotel where we will spend tonight (Monday). We are going to spend the day with Raj and Andrew talking about their charity 'The Fishermans Trust' and how IAF can support them.

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