HIFI Lodge Samdrup Jongkhar

I love the Dominican republic we just got back
and it was fantastic. We stayed at this beautiful luxury villa in Cap Cana
called Villa de Cap Cana. It was amazing! We had a private pool and wonderful
ocean views. If that weren’t enough we were on the 14th hole of the Punta
Espada golf course. We can’t wait to go back. Check out the pictures at http://www.capcanavilla.net/

Before heading back to Kalimpong, we stopped at the border of Bhutan. Bhutan is actually a closed country and costs about US $200 per day to get a visa to enter the country. The guard at the gate actually allowed each of us to step foot in Bhutan and take a picture. Then, we went around the corner and prayed at the gate for the country.

... local church. After we left, many people gave testimonies about how God healed them. Over the past 3 days, we estimate that almost 100 people were physically healed by God. Ears, eyes, speech, stomachs, backs, fevers, mental illnesses, headaches, lungs, knees, hips, and complete body pain were all completely healed in Jesus' name!

For the past 3 nights, we have not had dinner until 10 or 11 pm because God has ...

Today, we took another jeep for about 5 hours with 11 people to RBB Village near the border of Bhutan. We will be leading a mini Discipleship Training School here for the next 3 days along with a few locals. We will be doing two and a half days of teachings with activity nights, and then outreach the final afternoon and night. We are all stoked about this opportunity.

Shillong, the capital of the state of Meghalaya, in North East India, has always evoked great nostalgia in me. I spent many happy summer holidays there, escaping the scorching heat of Kolkata. My first memories of the beautiful hill town were of an idyllic month spent in a rented cottage at the Shillong Club. The Club has cottages for tourists, surrounded by gaily colored flowers and lush green grass and pine trees. The tranquil green ...

... many handicraft items like bags, purses, flower vases, dress materials, etc. After that we went to airport, boarded our flight and reached Mumbai at 7.30 in the night. We reached home at 10 pm. This was a memorable trip for us and we'll always cherish the experience.

... cat which was a jungle cat but looks like a leopard. We visited the Assam Museum where we got a glimpse of Assamese culture and traditions. Medieval coins, weapons ...

The festival, not one of the more famous main religious ones but established by the government in the last few years, proved to be really compelling and attended by many locals, especially families all proudly wearing their costumes. The location in Jakar Dzong was also very atmospheric as the dancers whirled around in the sunshine (yes the weather was now perfect). There were also a couple of jokers ...

Our second attempt at a trek in Bhutan was chosen not so much for the mountain views but rather the "culture" aspect. Sadly there wasn't as much culture as we had hoped and we traipsed through the forest for much of the time. It was also extremely muddy after the heavy recent rains, though luckily we didn't have to suffer too much more rain ...

The journey from Wangdue to the Bumthang valley was long and windy taking about 7 hours. Tcheko's driving was very safe but quite slow in our comfortable minivan. Bhutan is 70% covered by forest and the houses became more spread out as we ventured east. The people too are a little different and more traditional. We visited another Dzong at Trongsa, again really atmospheric. You are not allowed to take any photos inside which is a shame (though understandable) as they are decorated ...