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Article: Much joy in villages: Presbyterian women make celebrations possible in rural India.(from the moderator)
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- Presbyterian Record
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- December 1, 2006
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Last month I wrote to you while on the first leg of a visit to Chennai in southern India. Our time there was followed by much joy and several special events in the villages on the Bhil field in central India, beginning with celebrations at the airport in Indore where a large group gathered to welcome us.
Later, we were warmly welcomed at a dinner by Bishop Laxman Maida of the Diocese of Bhopal and laden with garlands. I had a gold-coloured crown topped with a peacock feather placed on my head.
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