Hi Everyone!

Well, monsoon finally started with a slow putter. The paper said it started last Monday. Again, the paper said it started on Wednesday. But it's definitely here now! So let me describe the monsoon. This week it has been cloudy, no rain, but cooler and humid in the mornings when I take Hannah to the bus. I get a nice walk in -- even though it's humid enough to make a person sweat without much effort. Then in the middle of the morning it rains again -- or for sure in the afternoon it rains. Then sometimes in the evenings it rains too. Then there are days like today that it just rains on and off all day. It feels cool and sometimes there is a nice breeze. The rain comes straight down (no wind to make it horizontal) and sometimes it is even heavy.

When it rains, the power goes off. I think we finally found out what the "hardship pay" is for. Luckily we have gas to cook with so we can make french toast for breakfast, toasted sandwiches for lunch, and whatever for dinner. However, dinner I usually have to make in the dark because there are no lights. We have a rechargeable flashlight that helps, and we also have some nice candles so we can eat dinner with a special ambiance. When the power was off all night, Doug decided it was time to save the Ice cream before it went bad. It was a good move for the ice cream, but Doug did get a stomach ache! Today it has rained all day and we didn't have power until about 3 p.m. That makes for a long day!

We didn't go to church today because Hannah has been sick for the past few days and it was time to take her to the doctor. We called the HR guy at John Deere and he gave us the name and number of a doctor. We called and he said to come to his house. So we went to his house (a flat in a building of 9 floors, one flat on each floor). He looked Hannah over and asked for her symptoms and decided she just had a virus. He gave her some antibiotic (which I already had for her for Malaria) and a pain pill (much like Advil). He charged 500 Rupees (about $10 for us to visit his house/call) and it was 6 rupees for the pain killers. She took the medicine and started feeling better. It's worn off now, but she is starting to be hungry, so I think she is feeling better! I think as long as you're not too sick, medical attention is inexpensive and easy to come by (if you know the right people).

Hannah had her last day at school on Thursday with a big program. They had all the international kids give a little speech and the small children sang songs, and Hannah's drama class put on a skit. I think Hannah is finally blending into the surroundings and finding good friends at school. We're still looking for a math and science tutor for the summer.

Hannah officially completed her seminary year as well. I wrote an e-mail to the CES guy in India, but he wrote back and said that he isn't CES any longer and would forward our rolls on to the new guy. I hope they get on her record!

I got some US minutes to call this week -- specifically Emily and Grandma Wright, but they didn't come to my phone. Some lucky person with a phone number close to mine got all my minutes and my US minutes. I went back and they found the problem, but they need to talk with a manager from the wireless company in order to get them switched. I bet someone was surprised and happy to get so many unexpected and unexplained minutes!

Doug is out with another member of our branch meeting some prospective members. It would be wonderful if they would send some missionaries and set up a branch here in Pune. Another new family moves in tomorrow. We can only keep working on finding and converting the Indian people, then get them to come. Considering the sheer number of people in India, this place should be a goldmine!

I guess that's all for this week. Not much is going on here. Hopefully, everyone will get well and we will be able to go out and get some shopping in and do something fun.
We love you and miss you lots!
Love, Lucinda