Imphal

This is the furthest east we will travel. Imphal is the capital of the state of Manipur. There we visited the Imphal School of preaching hosted by the preacher R. Sanga and his family. From there we traveled to the hill country of Churanchanpur, where the Angles Place orphanage resides. We visited with the kids, and young men and women there. A brother in Pittsburgh, Pa actually holds a trust fund for this orphanage and is well managed. We had a welcome worship service, and the next day interacted with everyone and taught bible classes. We stayed in a guest room there, and almost a welcome absence of internet, TV, and other technical "needs" we have. Electricity is scarce there, and generators are used constantly as a backup. At 10pm, lights out, generator off...until 0500 the next day. Much cooler in this part of the country, and almost looks like southern or central California at times. There is a lot of military here in Imphal, more I think than in any other state due to close border concerns of insurgency and other political issues. Security here is tight from the airport and all over the city. Below are some pictures of the school, the orphanage, and some of our new friends.
Below I've added a picture of this poor guy carrying a larges steel frame with a heavy sheet of metal on his bike.  On a single two lane road...he controlled traffic.  Also one last historical note, Imphal is the location of the last battle of WWII where the Japanese tried to invade India.  Like the fate of Alexander the Great, the Indians prevailed over an army that was too far from home, in adverse weather. Google will inform you that to date, the battle at Imphal was the largest defeat of a Japanese army in history.