india trip
Not that I always maintain regular posting, but I’ll not (probably?) be posting for a couple weeks, as I leave Sunday night (or Monday morning, actually) for Kolkata, India with a group from my church. We are helping Freeset refurbish their new building to expand their business. Freeset make fair-trade, organic, eco-friendly and pretty stinkin’ classy jute bags; and they are expanding to making t-shirts with the new building. Their reason for existence is to provide alternative employment for Indian women who want out of the sex trade – a form of human trafficking.
Team 1 (3 people) is already over there now; our team (Team 2 – 11 people) goes this weekend; and Team 3 (4 people) go later in February. We’ve got a great range of people going over, from tradesmen to those just willing to pitch in wherever needed.
February 5th, 2010 at 5:00 am
We can testify to the classy jute bags that Freeset makes. Great Christmas gift idea Dale and Di… thanks for the one you gave us!
Your Dad and I will be praying safe journey for the team as you head out Monday (Sunday our time) and for a successful mission. Also praying for your families back in New Zealand and their blessing too.
Bon voyage and blessings with our love!!
Mom and Dad
February 5th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Good luck! You’ll love it.
(BTW, for the airfares alone you could have employed 173 locals for an entire month!)
February 25th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
(a little confused by your comment? was there an implication hinted at? yes, the $ for tickets would employ a certain # of ppl for a certain length of time – but so would the $ spent on, say, the DVDs rented in Auckland for one night?)