MBI hosted their annual missions conference this last week. One of the keynote speakers was from India...his work was in freeing the Dalits (lowest social class in India) from the stigma of their situation. On Thursday night, they showed this film, a secular project, to the attendees and had a discussion afterwards. I didn't get to hear the discussion, but would highly recommend that you take time to watch this documentary. It's a small look into the red light district in Calcutta and what one woman was trying to do. It's 90 minutes long and, I would suggest, is not appropriate for children. Please take time to watch it. There is a 2.20 minute trailer if you'd like to see that first and the link for the actual documentary is below that. Born Into Brothels
Blessings,
Emily
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Movie from Missions Conference
For Fun...
Random....Go to this website. The artist's got some neat designs :) Fun to look at: Vladstudio
Friday, October 09, 2009
California Pictures :)
Last weekend, Jesse and I took a trip to the wonderful land of sunny California :) We arrived Friday afternoon, rented a cute little red car that I neglected to take a picture of, and drove to my grandparents house :) After a delightful lunch with them, we drove to the little historical city of Benicia, which once served as the state's capital for nearly 13 months.
We drove to the outskirts of the city where there was a beautiful view of the Bay. Here's a few pictures of the bay-bridge.
After that adventure, we went to the ever-famous hot dog restaurant...Caspers :) YUM. When ordering "everything" on a casper's dog, you get mustard, fresh tomatoes, and onions.
Saturday was our visiting day. After breakfast at my grandpa's favorite diner, Jesse and I drove to my hometown of Scotts Valley where we visited the wonderful little farmer's market! Joe Carlson, the most gifted coffee shop manager/barista I've ever met, made us some delicious iced coffee. :) After some shopping around and visiting with friends, we headed to the Carlson's house for lunch! Seeing old friends and meeting new ones was a blast :)
After lunch, we got to sneak a quick trip over to Felton to see more family...literally give hugs and visit for 5 minutes, then Jesse and I had to book it to the rehearsal dinner...YIKES! Time got a little bit away from us, but we still managed to arrive on time!
We kind of forgot to take pictures in between...like at the rehearsal dinner and at my aunt and uncle's house (I know...don't throw stones at me) :( but WE HAD A SUPERB TIME at both. It was so wonderful to be with family and see faces we hadn't been around for so long.
Then came... SUNDAY!!!!
Jesse and I were up early, on our way into Berkeley, when we missed our exit and ended up on the Bay Bridge :) So we drove into San Francisco and back out real quick, but got a few pictures along the way :)
We finally got to Berkeley and had a little time to spare. Since we hadn't eaten, we drove around town trying to find a place for breakfast. Me in heels and Jesse in a tie, we tried to avoid going to McDonalds and found a cute little French Bistro instead! Oh boy was it delish... :) AND...after brunch....we ordered flourless chocolate cake. Amen and Amen.
We finished our brunch and made our way to the church...
I camped out at the piano to rehearse the music with my little sister (Elaine) and her boyfriend (Josh). We hadn't practiced the music together before that morning. :) Jesse was kind enough to be the photographer.
The wedding was structured as a contemporary Catholic mass with a few additional characteristics added for the vows and special offerings. It was a lovely service...very unique to Chelsea and Marcus.
After the ceremony, the auditorium emptied and Marcus' sister led the procession of people to the reception hall with a belly-dance. (Sample clip to be posted at a later time) :)
Pictures from the reception...
Chelsea and Marcus peeled an orange rather than cutting cake. It was very unique :)
Family Pictures...
And that was our adventure :) A wonderful (FAST) trip to the west coast. Thank you to everyone that hosted us and made it such a special time!!!
