So we're back in the States, landed in Newark around 4:40am. Our flight was packed. I was fortunate to have Jen sitting with me. Everyone else was scattered throughout the plane. Got home around 8am, Mr. Tomlin(our cat) greeted us at the door. It was nice to be home. Unpacked right away, otherwise the suitcases would be on our bedroom floor for the next week. I grabbed a quick 45min nap, while Jen took a long bath. We picked up Tally from the Long's, thanks soooo much guys for taking great care of her. This trip couldn't have been possible without your help. Went out to lunch & now back home draggin my sorry behind around. I am jetlaggin bad! It's great having unlimited internet access for not much & log on whenever I want. Ahhhh the luxuries of the USA.
How does one return to a normal life after having walked through the narrow paths of the world's largest slum? I return home beginning to reflect upon where I have just been & all I have witnessed in the last 10 days. This trip has been incredibly deep & amazing on so many levels. I was stuck behind a lens most of the trip, so as I review hours of footage & 1800 pics I will probably shed some tears, laugh, & want to be back soon. I love India, & this trip has renewed in me where I have come from. It has shown me the awesomeness of God who can take an orphan like me & make something out of my life, & bring me back around 360 to fulfill a destiny He had in mind for me all along. WOW. It was hard to take a nap as there was an inward battle of my subconscious. I was home, hearing the creaks & squeeks I am used to hearing in this house, but soundbytes of India played in my head as well. Street vendors & their annoying horns, traffic & people talking, it's alomst unbearable. I am faced with a "What now God" situation. I feel a little miss placed. I am forced to reflect upon my past, present & future with a "where do we go from here?" I am facing an enormous task of taking this trip & condensing it into 12, 6, & 3 min videos to convey just how much we are need to play a part in giving India's children a future. It's going to be by the anointing of God that this is going to come into fruition. So I'm really tired... & out.
