Why India?
In May I completed a Masters of Divinity (which is a formal degree in Christian Service) at a prestigious seminary and a month ago I moved to India. The question everyone wants to know is “Why?” Or here in Delhi “Qu?”
I was named after a woman who served the needy in India. After my parents visited India in the late seventies, their heart was captured with love for the people. So, when they had me they wanted to share that love with me and so they named me Amy. Throughout my childhood, my mom and dad would read books about people who served God and served the needy all around the world. We especially read about Amy Carmichael, Mother Teresa, Ramabai, and William Carey. But I was an artist and I didn’t want to go to what I then thought of as a poverty-stricken place like India, I wanted to see the in vogue places of the world like Paris, London, Italy, and New York.
Then in 1999, I was a senior in High School and my Dad invited me to accompany him to South India for a two week trip. I said, “Why not?” And from the first morning I looked out at the street below–I was in love. The bright colors, the golden brown skin, the tropical fruit, the crazy traffic, rich food, fabric, and smells captivated me.
So, my parents named me prophetically.
gaizabonts said,
November 18, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Welcome to India! I find it interesting to see the way you write “Qu” (I am assuming you are writing the Hindi equivalent of ‘why’). Been reading your blog for a while now, makes very interesting reading to see India through unaccustomed eyes, if I may say so. It perhaps is a way of learning about your own country that you would have otherwise not paid attention to (the animals on the street, for example).
Got connected through the WordPress tag on “Indian History”. I write something about it at http://historytelling.wordpress.com.
See you around!