Diary - Monday, June 14, 2004
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Well, hello everyone once again. I'm sorry it has been so long
since our last update, but Pat and I have been on the road for
the past couple of weeks and we have had only limited access to
internet facilities.
First of all, I'm very happy to report that Grant and Barbara
have settled into Jambiani with no major glitches and my last
e-mail from Grant said that all was well. Barbara has started
to take on patients and Grant is continuing to deliver quality
Chiropractic care to our friends at the Wellness Center. Grant
and Barbara brought a number of items for the clinic but most
impressive were the two new massage tables that had been donated
by a local supplier on Vancouver Island. We will post the details
of all of those who have supplied and sent donated items with
Grant and Barbara when we have all of that information in hand.
Unfortunately, our laptop computer is on the blink so I'm not
able to give you as much information at this moment about our
trip to India. I will be providing a very detailed description
of our time in Bangalore in the very near future. Briefly, we
were guests at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
in Bangalore and were privileged to see first hand, the amazing
work they are doing there to feed school children in the Bangalore
area. Presently the Akshaya Patra Foundation feeds over 50,000
school children per day as part of their mid-day meal program
and they are hoping to increase this to 100,000 children by November.
To say the least, Pat and I were absolutely amazed at the scope
of this project and with the incredible heart and integrity of
the people who are running this. As I said, I'll be filling you
in on all the details of this work when I can. You can read first
hand about this remarkable service to humanity on their website
Akshaya
Patra Foundation.
Pat and I will be spending a couple of weeks here in Sri Lanka
before we head out for Australia. I'm hoping to forward an update
from Grant and Barbara before we leave with their thoughts and
impressions.
We are well as we hope you all are and we look forward to coming
back with a more detailed update within the next two weeks.
Please take care of one another and until the next time, much
love to you all from Pat and I.
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