Dornakal, the village

This is the trip that I had anticipated as my first excursion outside the Cathedral Compound. It turned out to be the last one prior to returning to the United States.

Upon returning from the trip to PV Colony I went to see the old compound and the town of Dornakal. With a member of the diocesan staff and the superintendent of my hostel as guides, we visited the first church property in Dornakal. There is still a church there which is why we don’t see very many people from the town for morning and evening prayer; however, Sunday services are held at the Cathedral. One of the buildings on these first four acres is being prepared for a tutoring center to be opened in June.

We visited the market which is much bigger than I was expecting. We visited a few shops because I was window shopping. We also visited the tailor who had made an Indian outfit for me. On the way back I saw one of the students from my hostel (who graduated this year) working in one shops.

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