Christmas

While all our families had wonderful Christmas lunch in Achachan's house in Kattappana, we had Christmas lunch and had some fun playing games and watching Jesus movie.

Annmariya joined us with her room mates. Some of our neighbours and few friends from the Church joined us.

Christmas Carnival

21st Dec was the Christmas Carnival - an event to raise funds for missions. Our family also enjoyed participating and also making and selling sandwiches, tea & coffee.

Kids enjoyed painting their faces.

Blessing for Abhishek

On 13th Dec, Abhishek and Abigail had their School Annual Day celebration.

Abigail was in the welcome dance and she did very well.
Abhishek was in the Drama. Also he was blessed to be the BEST STUDENT IN SCIENCE IN JUNIOR SECTION. He got a rolling trophy for that!

Trip to Kattappana

We had been praying for many years to take our colleagues, staff from Bangalore Church to Kattappana to visit our family and places. Finally God answered our prayers and in the first week of Dec. 10 of us could go to Kattappana and had a wonderful retreat. Georachen & family worked so hard arranging the house and preparing wonderful food for all of us. Chechy made delicious payasam, Amminichechy and Ennammachechy made delicious Rabbit fry. We had wonderful prayer times and lessons and devotionals on the mountains and in Anchuruli. All who came with us were so appreciative of the service of all our family members. They were also amazed about the beauty of the wonderful places God created in and around Kattappana.

Safari

Beena & I went for a National Leaders' Retreat in Bennarghatta National Park. It was a great time of learning and fellowship. We also had so much fun watching the nature and being with the wild animals. Spotted deers, barking deers etc. were always around us and were very friendly.

Please click the photo below to see slideshow.

National Park

Film city picnic

It was exciting to have a day out with family to Film City in the outskirts of Bangalore

Sr.Glory's Visit

It was exciting to meet Kunchi today at the Railway station. She came here for the centenary celebration of their congregation.

Wedding Bells

Lakshmi  was the first house maid we had when we came to Bangalore.  Abhishek was very close to her. Later on she went back to college and finished PUC & Degree and is working for HOPE now. It was great to see her getting married to Suresh  on 16th Oct 2008.

Trip to Kattappana

It was great to go to Kattappana with Abhishek.  As he got his Dusserah holidays, he was desiring to be in Kattappana.  I also wanted to go there and plan a retreat.  This upcoming retreat in December is for our Church staff who are my colleagues and best friends (12 men). These are the brothers who helped me so much in my spiritual life. I had been requesting to visit our place for a long time and finally they agreed.  

We reached there on Friday afternoon.  Had lunch in Achachan's house and met Achachan, Chechy, Benjamin and Angela.  

Abhishek was excited to meet everyone there.  

Georachen &  Ennammachechy graciously allowed us to have the retreat in our old house.  Next day Achachan helped me to book a vehicle to bring our team from Dindigul.

Highlight of the trip was that Abhishek had his first Bus journey all alone in his life.  Georachen and Amminichechy left him in the Bus yesterday evening and he reached Bangalore today morning.  I was there at the bus stop to pick him up.

 

Kindly see the slide show in this blog wher I have put some of the photos I took when I went for my prayer walk to the hills.

Trip to Kerala

Kids started their Dusserha Holidays. Abhishek wanted to be in Kattappana for few days. I wanted to organise a retreat for our colleagues - those who are working for Church, in Kattappana. So we are going to Kattappana on Thursday evening.

Mollychechy's Birthday is on 8th October. Chacha's (Beena's father) Birthday is also the same. Abhishek and Abigail are busy making cards for them.

New Baby

Feeling the new baby
All of us are eagerly looking forward to see the new baby!
Beena is enjoying her pregnancy. She was having viral fever last week. Recovered without any medicines!!! That was a miracle!

Here is everyone feeling the heart beat of the baby.












































Abhishek's new baby SIMBA!

Last Week

Last week we had been to Hyderabad to attend the wedding of our friends Philip & Pramila who are leading the Church in Bidar. We stayed in Beena's uncle George's house. We had a great time there and from there we went to visit the Church in Bidar. We were there for 3 days and returned on Thursday.

Beena is enjoying her pregnancy. She is suffering from terrible cold and throat infection. Please pray for her.

Irrespective of the ongoing persecution against Christians, we are safe so far. Case against us is adjourned to 12th March 2009.

Welcome

Hi every one! We are starting this blog to let all of you know in one shot what is going on in our family. Please be in touch with us by getting into this blog and sending responses. Love Shaijus, Beena, Abhishek and Abigail