We visited several people this week. We went with the missionaries to some, and we went on our own to others.
On Monday, we went for supper at Brother Anthony and Sister Mary's house. They and their daughter live across the street from us. Sister Mary made a chickpea dish called Chole (that is what we think it is called). The sauce reminded us a bit of canned brown beans, but it had a bit of an Indian flavour to it. It was good. She also made an Indian bread called Bhatura. Bhatura is made from white flour and is cooked in oil. When she served it, it was piping hot and was puffed up. As it cooled, it became flatter. It was very good, just like all the Indian bread we have had so far. We ate the bread with the chickpea dish. She also made a chicken curry and, of course, rice. Curry does not refer to the spice that we think of in North America. Curry basically refers to anything that has a "gravy." Their gravy is more like a sauce rather than what we think of as gravy. The main spice in curry is red or green chili. They also use a lot of corriander (cilantro) here, of which we do not care for.
On Tuesday, we walked to Sister Mary's (blue) and Sister Shanti's place. Sister Mary is Sister Shanti's mother. Sister Shanti and her husband, President Arul (branch president of 2nd branch), live upstairs, while Sister Mary lives on the main floor. We went there after lunch following our district missionary meeting to return some plastic containers that Sister Mary had filled with food the last time we had been there. Of course, Sister Mary wanted to feed us again. We were FULL from lunch, but we ate the chipote that she had made specially for us. We love to visit with them.
On our walk to Sister Mary and Sister Shanthi, we saw the mountains that lie just outside of Coimbatore.
The mountains were on the right side of the street, and these houses were on the left of the street. The stairs led down 10 to 15 feet from the street level on which we were standing.
As hard as we tried, we just could not figure out why the chicken crossed the road!
We invited Elder Massey and Elder Thanniru for lunch on Wednesday to celebrate Elder Massey's 19th birthday. Of course, he requested chocolate cake.
Above is one of the grocery stores, called Nilgiris, that we go to for shopping. We often walk. It is about 1.5 km from our apartment. A somewhat larger Nilgiris is located further away. We go to the larger one more often, but we hire a driver or take an auto.
On our walk to Nilgiris, we pass this major intersection. Most intersections are traffic circles, but this one is not. It is one of only a few intersections that has traffic lights. Although this junction has traffic lights, they still need a traffic director to make sure traffic runs smoothly - if you can call the traffic here smooth.
We and the missionaries, Elder Hodson and Elder Jurial, made several visits to people's homes. Following two other visits, we went to Brother Abraham's place so he could go with us to see Sister Nirmala Kilbert. Brother Abraham, his wife (Sister Sneha), and their daughter live in this two room apartment. The apartment consists of a kitchen and one other room that serves as the bedroom and a room to visit with guests.
Sister Nirmala is the mother of the Second Counsellor in the District Presidency. From what we could tell, this home has three rooms.
This is the street that we walked from Brother Abraham's place to Sister Nirmala's house. Elder Hodgson and Elder Jurial led the way. This was the last of several visits we made that day.
On our return to the church following the visits we made with the elders, we found Elder Kumar and Elder Ram enjoying nature while they waited for someone to arrive for an appointment with them.
Elder Tiefenbach accompanied Elder Kumar and Elder Ram on an appointment on Saturday night, while Sister Tiefenbach worked in the family history center. Yes, Elder Tiefenbach rode double on Elder Kumar's bike.
Ahhh!!!! A beautiful sunset to end our week. The sunsets are not as spectacular as the ones at home, but they are still beautiful.
On Monday, we went for supper at Brother Anthony and Sister Mary's house. They and their daughter live across the street from us. Sister Mary made a chickpea dish called Chole (that is what we think it is called). The sauce reminded us a bit of canned brown beans, but it had a bit of an Indian flavour to it. It was good. She also made an Indian bread called Bhatura. Bhatura is made from white flour and is cooked in oil. When she served it, it was piping hot and was puffed up. As it cooled, it became flatter. It was very good, just like all the Indian bread we have had so far. We ate the bread with the chickpea dish. She also made a chicken curry and, of course, rice. Curry does not refer to the spice that we think of in North America. Curry basically refers to anything that has a "gravy." Their gravy is more like a sauce rather than what we think of as gravy. The main spice in curry is red or green chili. They also use a lot of corriander (cilantro) here, of which we do not care for.
On our walk to Sister Mary and Sister Shanthi, we saw the mountains that lie just outside of Coimbatore.
As hard as we tried, we just could not figure out why the chicken crossed the road!
Above is one of the grocery stores, called Nilgiris, that we go to for shopping. We often walk. It is about 1.5 km from our apartment. A somewhat larger Nilgiris is located further away. We go to the larger one more often, but we hire a driver or take an auto.
We and the missionaries, Elder Hodson and Elder Jurial, made several visits to people's homes. Following two other visits, we went to Brother Abraham's place so he could go with us to see Sister Nirmala Kilbert. Brother Abraham, his wife (Sister Sneha), and their daughter live in this two room apartment. The apartment consists of a kitchen and one other room that serves as the bedroom and a room to visit with guests. Sister Nirmala is the mother of the Second Counsellor in the District Presidency. From what we could tell, this home has three rooms.
On our return to the church following the visits we made with the elders, we found Elder Kumar and Elder Ram enjoying nature while they waited for someone to arrive for an appointment with them.
Ahhh!!!! A beautiful sunset to end our week. The sunsets are not as spectacular as the ones at home, but they are still beautiful.
I got your blog address from Verda and love to be able to go on a tour of India with you!! How exciting for the both of you to be serving the Lord in this capacity... and wonderful that you are still at the family history centre hehehee.
ReplyDeleteSally Haysom