Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Shaji's apartment

This is the apartment where Shaji's family lives. Of course, Shaji lives with me most of the week. He spends Sunday's at home. This building is directly across the alley from Shaji's church that I attended on Sunday. The picture doesn't capture the smell of the open sewage ditch running along the alley.



This is Shaji's wife. She is expecting. You're almost seeing the entire apartment. I'm standing in the doorway to take the picture. It is a one room apartment with a divider that separates the kitchen. That is the only bed behind Shaji. From the bed, you can reach the refrigerator and TV.



This is Shaji's beautiful little girl, Jaquline. She is wearing her best Sunday dress. She is one year old. 1st year birthdays are a big event in India. Shaji showed me the photo album of Jaquline's 1st birthday. All the relatives came, the whole church celebrated.