Our last day at the mission began with a wonderful breakfast at Vijaya Grace's house with Winnie and Minnie helping serve us. We stepped onto their sleeping porch after breakfast and they thanked us for all the work we had done at the mission.

The morning session was steady with return patients. The team was overwhelmed with the way the patients thanked them for their work. One after another return patients came to wish us "happy journey" and express their gratitude. In the afternoon, the team met with Sagar to discuss all the patients they had seen. Over 90 patients were treated, most on a returning basis. Sagar served lunch at his house and then after rest the team went to the HIV Aids center to view the progress and pray for Henry's vision for caring for Aids patients in their last stages of the disease. It was made especially poignant because Remaka was with us - a lady who contracted aids from her husband, who then left her. She came to the mission over a year ago despondant and desparate and found care and love from the Good Shepherd staff. She was thrilled with the center and plans at some point to be a patient. After saying goodbye to the children at the Ashram we had dinner at Praveen's house. The girls are now having their hands painted with henna by the mission girls. We leave tomorrow for Chennai, Pondicherry and then Delhi. We are not sure how much we will be able to post but want to leave this final picture. Ramesh had come for his first visit with Maureen. He is the paralyzed man whom she treated last summer. A cushion was donated for his use and he was coming for treatment. He was having trouble getting up the hill and all the mission children ran to help him and bring him to Good Shepherd. This expresses the sense of community we have experienced here. It is an amazing place - we keep saying "TII" or "this is India". This will stay with us forever.

But when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh...... Genesis 40:14