Dave with the staff and management   "The Team"
" Our entire world is one family "

With my friend Motti as his family rubber plantation.
This is a real close-up  "Tapping"  for rubber.
Anchal  -  Kerala  -  3rd July 2007

Trivandrum  -  Kerala  -  4th February 2007

Final night  " Kovalam Festival of Food "
Samudra Beach  -  Kovalam  -  Kerala  -  India
Wednesday  21st  February  2007

 Lighting the Inaugural Lamp for " Angloscape "
Jaison Jacob  -  Service Manager  -  Nippon Toyota  -  Trivandrum 
Jayshree and Reetha  -  Angloscape -  5th February 2007

The "Fun" Nippon Toyota Team guys.  Most looking happy after Dave's inaugural speech !
"Angloscape"  -  Technopark Toyota Complex  -  Trivandrum  -  Kerala  -  5th February 2007

Dave enjoying Varkala Beach  -  Kerala

Thursday 30th January 2007

Dave with rickshaw driver Sharafty (left) and gardener Ashok (right)
choosing plants for garden  -  Thiruvala  -  Kerala  -  South India
7th February  2007

The Christ Church Xmas Eve Carol Service Choir
under direction of
John Joseph Eapen  " Binoy"

NEW YEAR 2007
Light display on Kovalam Beach.

The C.S.I. Christ Church - Trivandrum's Harvest Festival traditionally takes place on Advent Sunday  -  This year on 2rd December 2007.
The morning service commenced at 7.45am followed by breakfast  -  I had appam and chicken stew  -  at a cost of 20 rupees including a cup of tea.  
Currently 81 rupees to £1.

Outside the church three marquees are erected, which were also full for the service, and after breakfast the auction starts for items which the congregation have brought. 
These may be things which have been grown or made  -  plants, bananas, cushions or donated gifts.
in 2006 one of my auction  gifts  -  an   "Exclusive" photographic print of Reverend Viju fetched 800 rupees. 
This year my gifts raised a little more !

A break takes place for lunch  -  I had vegetable curry and rice  -  again at 20 rupees, and then the auction continues. 
Great fun is had by all not only at the auction but also at the numerous stalls and games. 
Whilst in 2006 I won a bottle of lemonade on the hoopla stall, this year my  eye and hand co-ordination wasn't as lucky.

I hope that these pictures from 2006 / 2007 manage to convey some of the enjoyable atmosphere.

In 2006 the event raised over 9 lakh rupees for church funds and its projects  -  around:  £11,000.   or   $21.000. 

All pictures without a date were taken in 2006
The link for C.S.I. Christ Church website is at the bottom of this page.

Vivek encourages participants on the Hoopla stall  -  2007

Lively choir members having a go at the coconut - pile of tins shy  -  2007

Happy crowds queuing for breakfast.

Rev. Viju helping at the auction.

Happy crowds queuing for lunch.

Computer games hold fun for the younger
congregation members.

Church warden : James Cherian
Toasting "Good Health - Cheers" with cups of tea !

This young man managed to win two prizes
with six throws at the "Hoopla" stall. 

Coconut man preparing fresh coconuts to eat.

A surprise guest - a German Shepherd puppy.

A convivial smiling Maria  ( Nikki's Nest )  

The only opportunity to "stroll" round the stalls - late afternoon.

The Rev. Dr. K. K. Koshy  -  a really friendly "down to earth" minister.

C.S.I. Christ Church - Trivandrum

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