It is not everyday that you start a day by hiking up a holy site to overlook a city. Right around the corner from out hotel is a path that leads up Arunachala believed to be one of two holy mountains that represent Shiva. Our brief hike took us up to a beautiful overlook where we could see the whole city and the temple we would later visit. It is believed that Shiva settled an argument between Brahma and Vishnu over who is greater. Brahma (the creator) and...

What images burn into your mind? You know those moments that pass in front of you that you cannot forget? Search through your life and think of a few events. As I search my own past, no matter how hard I try I can still feel the sensation of falling under a car from a motor scooter and the rear passenger wheel roll over my ankle. My mind can paint an image of my grandfather saying goodbye to my grandma at her funeral. Those are the images that haunt me with pe...

What an overwhelming and beautiful last few days. Our group has spent many hours bouncing in our Tempo. Two nights were spent at a guest house on the grounds of Siloam Girls' School in Tirukoilur. This is a wonderful boarding school filled with a caring staff and amazing young women. We were fortunate enough to talk with several girls, play during their recess, be part of a community meeting, and share notes/gifts from a few sponsor families. Early into ou...

Our day began with a tour of Chennai (visiting a Hindu temple, the enormous beach area, history St. Mary's church, the original site if the East Indies Company, St Thomas Basilica, and constant traffic jams). After a coffee break we went to Park Town Mission School, one of the schools that is supported by directly by LPGM and local partners. This is a visit that leaves the mind racing with questions, hopes, fear for children who cannot access a system of suppo...

We have all been taught certain ideals that we hold dear within our core. These help define and guide us. They are part of the moral compass that lead us through our life. Yet, there are times in which these ideals are tarnished and smacked down like an airborne fly. "Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” I was ...