The Beginning

This is Sarah Sisk, I am a sophomore  at Faith Christian School, and it is my first time in India! So far it has been awesome. We started the trip off with a one hour and thirty  minute plane ride to Chicago. THEN, we boarded a plane  for a sixteen hour flight to Delhi. The plane ride really did not seem that long. Most of the team slept for the duration of the flight. Once we arrived in India, we proceeded to Customs to collect our baggage. Then we headed out of the airport. As we were exiting the airport, there was an armed military man with a huge gun...feeling pretty safe at this point. We boarded  a charter bus and then headed to the hotel. Actually, the hotel was a very nice once. Once we arrived at the hotel, we checked in and got our rooms. Once we reached the second floor, we saw an exit sign and decided to investigate. Opening the door, we saw a creepy hallway... no lights. We decided it was best to leave that area unexplored. At 4:00AM, we received our wake up call. We met in the lobby at 4:30 AM so that we could make our train. The train ride was crazy. We had seats in a sleeper car, which was not what you would envision. All of our luggage filled the luggage racks. We even had to cram stuff under people and stack it in the seats. 

There were two bathrooms: one with a western style toilet and one with an Indian style, which is a hole that goes under the train. GROSS! India is so different from America. Along the train tacks are shacks where people live. People use bathroom out in the open. 

Cows, camels, dogs, and goats roam around the streets. God is going to do great things on this trip, and I cannot wait to share the good news!!!