Thursday, June 4, 2009

Jeanette traveled South and West ten hours by train to visit with Anne Walters. Anne lives and works on a hill station called Ooty. Hill stations are just that, hills or mountains that are very temperate and more lush than the semi-arid landscape at Good Shepherd Mission. Ooty has an elevation of approximately 7000 feet and is somewhat of a retreat area and has tea plantations. The picture above is of Anne overlooking some of the property owned by Freedom Firm the group that she works for. The picture with the horse shows Anne and Carmen (one of the volunteers) with one of the horses who are also kept on the mountain property. The last picture shows Jeanette and Anne having coffee at a Coffee Day (new franchise in India) and just visiting and catching up. Jeanette spent the day on Tuesday meeting people and seeing all the facets of the Freedom Firm ministry.

You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance— the place, O LORD, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, your hands established. Exodus 15:17