Merry Christmas to all of you. One year ago today, Brandi and I were at the Cape Coast in Africa preparing to shoot four weddings. We had only been married for nine months and new traditions for us had already begun.
This year I am so blessed to be spending the Holidays with my family and friends here in the U.S. I woke up early this morning around 6 AM and ended up browsing through old emails. I found an unexpected gift buried in an unread message sent to me back in October.
While I was in Chennai, India I visited the St. Thomas Church.
Before we entered the sanctuary we had to remove our shoes.
While everyone else explored the inside of the church, I decided to check out the perimeter and I found this stairwell.
I felt warmth from behind me. When I turned I noticed the light piercing through the front doors.
I decided to return outside.
That's when I met Pastor Pushparaj. Pastor Pushparaj is from the village of Toranagallu in the state of Karnataka.
He and several members of his congregation were visiting St. Thomas Church and approached me while I was photographing the building. We started a lively conversation about my trip to Chennai and about my father and grandfather (both ministers). That's when he told me all about his church in Karnataka.
I gave him my card and told him to contact me so that I could send him the photos of he and his wife. To my surprise, he did email me in October and I mistook the email for spam. I'm so happy that I read more closely. Here is part of that message:
Dear Brother in Christ,Loving greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.On 17th August 2009 I met with you at ST Thomas church in Chennai. We exchanged our happiness and addresses then you have taken our photos. Praised the Lord and we happy to say that we remember you in our regular prayers.Thanking you,Yours in ChristPushparaj This message really warmed my heart. Just to know that there are people I have met only once or I have never met at all that pray for my well-being. I want to take this moment to thank all of you for your prayers and encouragement. Some of you I have met in person and others I have exchanged emails. Yet, there are even more of you that I have never had any contact with at all. I thank God for you and wish you well on this day and in the New Year!!
- KNIGHT
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I really enjoyed spending time with my family for Christmas. We all met in Tallahassee this year to celebrate. After opening gifts we took a trip to the park for a quick photo.
