We went for a walk around Mangamanuthu village, which is supported by both St Paul’s and St John’s. It was lovely to meet the villagers and to see the houses which the schools have provided. It was great to see houses now standing on the ground which was blessed when we were here in 2013.
![The blog writer is indulging herself here. I took part in the blessing ceremony for this house, so I have a personal interest in it!](https://glow-prod-dd.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/dd/public/IndiaVisit2012/uploads/sites/3062/2016/06/DSC002471-300x225.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJn%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIGAA9wWA%2Bn76XAlzcckpV2FBD6GDtNzHiikt5gSOb2u%2FAiBoKCjqe6y3RJ5fyxt0gozzCEmJoE8xTkKHiOYYtGHZQSq5BQhiEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIMTp5gGtC83EQDzEnXKpYFKR9XEel2eGdunx%2BdtbOlXCC1YGdzs8huV%2F3gmJkdvnKZRd2lJhc35oo0lbr3pscmF4uf50L2sPoYR9OpLBOtMY%2B1zhWlZXBRsGbzI4TDERhR6yAdLL96Na9kYwIB7lFqwPwJRA%2FK1xkDRgGIzXnhIIAN3BO1Vi2Rc63xuT7tbjnk9%2BQHTqoS9wVwdMdH4YV%2FLOwFtqctk5oEwZcHwW%2Faf%2FsrVATrjWkPVctO2Nx4p5mvAHKfic6ADDZ2NPo1UVlFBfVLp2XVTedv%2BnBXlTe04q6gjaa527gOy7Grq21%2FBDOlK7EMxx9gWdfs2xjLT8cBMA236v2Ro9EBMmDz1FJ5E4laD9G5DARaXrMlrAtaz3iTeT%2BfGbLUVuZUeLFoq6jV0G1zzUyCLERD8sB9OEvBaE4mlBxqeMu%2Bav96kqEuI4ri47cbbkyPJSe3pF5PhkRV2%2BAuANXekfyomeGdWoqVWO01QYVZ8PR%2FCjTGbelXMscOh%2FkxSReJCVbmrQUcMHarEYQ7GLYQRFQtRJHnYMdhp%2BZjuu06QcoNYItTfsQtx%2Bolg%2FXs%2BUl2pCMgBJuGzbaGMvf4ckmU6DGbSAmWbSwmnjjiJPkUVUdpISfS2Hcz1zcYKKpvkzgqn%2FT4%2B8Gs%2B5TNn3cfgosDUBtvazhX8zULApv1NE8oLRsxtsgMS1sjMefoOxxKZ3ORCAIUexUDhVAUpzvrhGuvFDZ75OCq%2F5aGFqIryq7HRtRSqf10XetXWPLTwOziimqgAISXzoPKTFE4HbDs%2FsvLRWGXENYb1w3nMA%2BOnf1XV6jMTsCda9uQ%2B4Trx8Axfnj37Vg3rduGLfvX77uhkL%2FBLC%2BNfQIngvcTJXReCIPj%2BYItpAOvRTbMCV1%2FbbrF1tkwiKLAtAY6sgE06rECnlHIihlF8L%2Bt305xF3yDnCVNT0R%2FIsPjJQzU%2FJWyCzrcVdwo62ZrcckDlGod%2BWXm4GiEnlIn6FgoPZAIgkBy7iZGOsLZh59qEY%2BoDBD5KVBpdEkGq8n6bBsDDaFq5CXI6Oy525QBheTkPBu9wLnfL6q4edmeyDzptwa5fb%2FM5pNwcTB0K88gRybZSr7zYf%2BvIi0bqOIWmKwXsMhDap6A7c8nkRMK3xoBnluxql4%2F&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UU43UBYQ6%2F20240711%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240711T172353Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=900&X-Amz-Signature=10b28d6c34688ed8adde21a74dcd5824c12e0a01ff8052d6a93625a2f56c110a)
![The people who live in "my" house. I first met them in 2013 so this was a very emotional moment. How many times has there been more tears now?](https://glow-prod-dd.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/dd/public/IndiaVisit2012/uploads/sites/3062/2016/06/DSC002511-300x225.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJn%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIGAA9wWA%2Bn76XAlzcckpV2FBD6GDtNzHiikt5gSOb2u%2FAiBoKCjqe6y3RJ5fyxt0gozzCEmJoE8xTkKHiOYYtGHZQSq5BQhiEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIMTp5gGtC83EQDzEnXKpYFKR9XEel2eGdunx%2BdtbOlXCC1YGdzs8huV%2F3gmJkdvnKZRd2lJhc35oo0lbr3pscmF4uf50L2sPoYR9OpLBOtMY%2B1zhWlZXBRsGbzI4TDERhR6yAdLL96Na9kYwIB7lFqwPwJRA%2FK1xkDRgGIzXnhIIAN3BO1Vi2Rc63xuT7tbjnk9%2BQHTqoS9wVwdMdH4YV%2FLOwFtqctk5oEwZcHwW%2Faf%2FsrVATrjWkPVctO2Nx4p5mvAHKfic6ADDZ2NPo1UVlFBfVLp2XVTedv%2BnBXlTe04q6gjaa527gOy7Grq21%2FBDOlK7EMxx9gWdfs2xjLT8cBMA236v2Ro9EBMmDz1FJ5E4laD9G5DARaXrMlrAtaz3iTeT%2BfGbLUVuZUeLFoq6jV0G1zzUyCLERD8sB9OEvBaE4mlBxqeMu%2Bav96kqEuI4ri47cbbkyPJSe3pF5PhkRV2%2BAuANXekfyomeGdWoqVWO01QYVZ8PR%2FCjTGbelXMscOh%2FkxSReJCVbmrQUcMHarEYQ7GLYQRFQtRJHnYMdhp%2BZjuu06QcoNYItTfsQtx%2Bolg%2FXs%2BUl2pCMgBJuGzbaGMvf4ckmU6DGbSAmWbSwmnjjiJPkUVUdpISfS2Hcz1zcYKKpvkzgqn%2FT4%2B8Gs%2B5TNn3cfgosDUBtvazhX8zULApv1NE8oLRsxtsgMS1sjMefoOxxKZ3ORCAIUexUDhVAUpzvrhGuvFDZ75OCq%2F5aGFqIryq7HRtRSqf10XetXWPLTwOziimqgAISXzoPKTFE4HbDs%2FsvLRWGXENYb1w3nMA%2BOnf1XV6jMTsCda9uQ%2B4Trx8Axfnj37Vg3rduGLfvX77uhkL%2FBLC%2BNfQIngvcTJXReCIPj%2BYItpAOvRTbMCV1%2FbbrF1tkwiKLAtAY6sgE06rECnlHIihlF8L%2Bt305xF3yDnCVNT0R%2FIsPjJQzU%2FJWyCzrcVdwo62ZrcckDlGod%2BWXm4GiEnlIn6FgoPZAIgkBy7iZGOsLZh59qEY%2BoDBD5KVBpdEkGq8n6bBsDDaFq5CXI6Oy525QBheTkPBu9wLnfL6q4edmeyDzptwa5fb%2FM5pNwcTB0K88gRybZSr7zYf%2BvIi0bqOIWmKwXsMhDap6A7c8nkRMK3xoBnluxql4%2F&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UU43UBYQ6%2F20240711%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240711T172353Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=900&X-Amz-Signature=c8e6744408164ddb6faf6d8373e3cfdaec371fb8010f5105ba8440d87cec56d0)
![We visited Tony's house and said hello to the people who live there.](https://glow-prod-dd.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/dd/public/IndiaVisit2012/uploads/sites/3062/2016/06/DSC002541-300x225.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJn%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIGAA9wWA%2Bn76XAlzcckpV2FBD6GDtNzHiikt5gSOb2u%2FAiBoKCjqe6y3RJ5fyxt0gozzCEmJoE8xTkKHiOYYtGHZQSq5BQhiEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIMTp5gGtC83EQDzEnXKpYFKR9XEel2eGdunx%2BdtbOlXCC1YGdzs8huV%2F3gmJkdvnKZRd2lJhc35oo0lbr3pscmF4uf50L2sPoYR9OpLBOtMY%2B1zhWlZXBRsGbzI4TDERhR6yAdLL96Na9kYwIB7lFqwPwJRA%2FK1xkDRgGIzXnhIIAN3BO1Vi2Rc63xuT7tbjnk9%2BQHTqoS9wVwdMdH4YV%2FLOwFtqctk5oEwZcHwW%2Faf%2FsrVATrjWkPVctO2Nx4p5mvAHKfic6ADDZ2NPo1UVlFBfVLp2XVTedv%2BnBXlTe04q6gjaa527gOy7Grq21%2FBDOlK7EMxx9gWdfs2xjLT8cBMA236v2Ro9EBMmDz1FJ5E4laD9G5DARaXrMlrAtaz3iTeT%2BfGbLUVuZUeLFoq6jV0G1zzUyCLERD8sB9OEvBaE4mlBxqeMu%2Bav96kqEuI4ri47cbbkyPJSe3pF5PhkRV2%2BAuANXekfyomeGdWoqVWO01QYVZ8PR%2FCjTGbelXMscOh%2FkxSReJCVbmrQUcMHarEYQ7GLYQRFQtRJHnYMdhp%2BZjuu06QcoNYItTfsQtx%2Bolg%2FXs%2BUl2pCMgBJuGzbaGMvf4ckmU6DGbSAmWbSwmnjjiJPkUVUdpISfS2Hcz1zcYKKpvkzgqn%2FT4%2B8Gs%2B5TNn3cfgosDUBtvazhX8zULApv1NE8oLRsxtsgMS1sjMefoOxxKZ3ORCAIUexUDhVAUpzvrhGuvFDZ75OCq%2F5aGFqIryq7HRtRSqf10XetXWPLTwOziimqgAISXzoPKTFE4HbDs%2FsvLRWGXENYb1w3nMA%2BOnf1XV6jMTsCda9uQ%2B4Trx8Axfnj37Vg3rduGLfvX77uhkL%2FBLC%2BNfQIngvcTJXReCIPj%2BYItpAOvRTbMCV1%2FbbrF1tkwiKLAtAY6sgE06rECnlHIihlF8L%2Bt305xF3yDnCVNT0R%2FIsPjJQzU%2FJWyCzrcVdwo62ZrcckDlGod%2BWXm4GiEnlIn6FgoPZAIgkBy7iZGOsLZh59qEY%2BoDBD5KVBpdEkGq8n6bBsDDaFq5CXI6Oy525QBheTkPBu9wLnfL6q4edmeyDzptwa5fb%2FM5pNwcTB0K88gRybZSr7zYf%2BvIi0bqOIWmKwXsMhDap6A7c8nkRMK3xoBnluxql4%2F&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UU43UBYQ6%2F20240711%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240711T172353Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=900&X-Amz-Signature=2f4e0cdf2c2c402abaaa7c04fb282e804762dd238a8be8c077b81b2c87c8f1f7)