Saturday 18 October 2008

Kids day out!

One of the many wonderful things about growing up in OM were the AICs (All India Conferences). To the uninitiated: a time when all the OM folks in India would get together for refreshment and renewal. For us kids: masti-unlimited!

We saw some of this during the recent EMFI conference. Asha and Enoch had not only a ball - they had balls of every shape and size - and added to the mix a daily cousin time with either Ashish or Joanna!

Here is some of the action as it happened:After being picked up from the station by Neeru and Ashish, we had lunch with Sarah, Victor and Joanna. Momos! (not seen in this picture of two hungry cousins).

Neeru left Ashish with us, who bravely journeyed out with us to Gurgaon and beyond. The bus we were in could have easily been used to grill tandoori chicken... All the kids were totally game though - no complaints at all!

Once we got to the conference site - friends galore! New and old - all ages and sizes!

Ashish had gone back with Stefan the first night, but made a reappearance on the third day. In this shot he decided that he needed to head off from the group.
And join his doting Dad!

In this picture 3 worlds come together (l to r) Vanessa Varkey from Church in Mumbai - Angel Tirkey who was a baby with Asha in Tumbagarah - Jharkhand, and Grace Matthew who lives in Borivali where her father runs a Hospital with our Asha!

And then the inevitable saying good-bye. The only hard part of it all. When will we not have to deal with the pain of parting?

what is the solution? ... not to fade away, no, no, to live each day by day, yeah....
(from the Cloth of Many Colours - by the Flying Carpets)

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