Jacob's has a link with the Global Pathways School, recently opened in Chettipalayam. While we were there some of the children came to Jacob's to perform a song and dance programme for the residents. What little sweethearts they are! Of course the oldies loved them, the contact with the children really brightens their day.
Janet and Pat were determined to paint a mural on a big blank wall at Jacob's and time was running out fast. However on the last day they set to and accomplished a fantastic picture of the Taj Mahal. They worked so hard - never was such a masterpiece created in such a short time, with so many onlookers and so much advice! See the photo above of the artists and their assistants (anyone who buys Tesco's Finest Assam teabags may find something strangely familiar about the wall!) Good though isn't it?
On the last day too, we finally agreed terms to rent a house for the new Yuveraj Centre. All the necessary items - and people - were hastily gathered together for a 'poojah' in the new house, the successful milk boiling ceremony and the lamp lighting guaranteed that it would be an auspicious home for the new Centre.
Early on Friday morning, the 14th August we set off to drive up through the mountains to Kotagiri where we met Raju who was to be our guide for sightseeing for the day. We walked in the forest, came across centuries old holy places where ancestors were worshipped, visited a tribal village, learned to pick tea, visited a tea factory and finished the day in a beautiful guest house. Mani, our driver, and Raju even went shopping for beer for us so we could finish the day in style!
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