18 Years Ago

Today, 18 years ago my sister Namrita was joined in marriage with Sengrak Marak. It was a thrilling day full of excitement and sad

emotions too as we would be bidding dear Namrita goodbye.

Meghalaya (state) where she made her home with Sengrak is

in the North East of India very far from the plains.

Their culture is very alien to what we are used to.

Kudos to Namrita as she adapted herself

to this foreign culture and lifestyle.

Just like Ruth (of the Bible) she modified herself

to fit in with her husband 's people. And his

family and community adopted her as their own

very proud at the way she stands out among them.

God has blessed them with 2 lovely boys

Mishael soon to be 13 and

Rayguel 9 years old.

Congratulations to Namrita and Sengrak.

"May the lord give you increase

You and your children

May you be blessed

of the Lord

The heavens are the heavens of the Lord

But the earth He has given to the sons of men

May you be blessed of the Lord

(song based on Psalm 115;14-16)

This is Namrita 's favorite tree.

I don 't know what it is called.

But its green foliage is

a reminder that the Lord is a

shade over this family.

This is the area where the Maraks

are building their house

It is a lush green area

It gets plenty of rainfall.

Meghalaya is known for its forest wealth.

agriculture and tea gardens.

This is their plot of land.

A mountain stream flows by it.

They will harvest the water for their garden.

Here is Namrita with Mishael at

the construction site.She has a

traditional hand woven shawl

draped over her shoulders.
Work in progress.

When they were driving down to Guwahati

to get on the train to Allahabad

they took a photo of the beautiful

countryside of Assam (state).

These are pictures of some animals

in the Guwahati Zoo.

Assam has rich rain forests with

all kinds of wild life, the rhino , tiger and elephant

among them. It has a

flourishing timber industry too.

All the North Eastern states are

famous for their handicrafts.

It also has oil fields and mineral wealth.

Assam tea is exported all over the world.

The 4 states of Meghalaya,Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur are predominantly Christian

Please do pray for the Maraks.

May they always walk in closeness

with the Lord with His shadow over them.

May the children be nurtured and directed in

the ways of the Lord.

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Do watch this spectular video to get a taste of India 's North East