Mission Trip to Puttur, India
January 2005

     Four members from Christ Church UCC, Temple; one member from Calvary United Methodist, Mohnton; and one member from Little Swatara Church of the Brethern, Bethel visited the Good Shepherd Mission in Puttur,  India for two weeks.

     Puttur is located near the south eastern shore, about 60 miles inland from Chennai (Madras).  Chennai is one of the coastal cities of India that was hit by the devastation of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

     The Good Shepherd Mission includes a hospital, orphanage, and retirement home.  The Good Shepherd Mission is Lutheran, and is headed by Brother Henry Bhasker.  Brother Henry is a third generation Christian, whose father was a Lutheran pastor.

Here are some photos from the Puttur trip:

 Here is the group leaving for India.

Arrival in India, with Brother Henry

Good ShepherdMission medical clinic

Doctor, Nurse and Patient at the Good Shepherd Mission Hospital.

Pat giving candy to a child receiving a Hepatitis B vaccine.

Children in India

A beach trip for the children of the orphanage.

Farewells as the group leaves the Good Shepherd Mission.