“We travel all the way from the East, are you sure this is the place where the King of the Jews is born?” “I am not 100% sure. We were told to follow the star. And the star stops here.” “A messy manger? To pay homage to a child born in a messy manger?” “Well, […]
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Power for a sewing machine: 220 volts. Power for a chainsaw: 58 volts. Power for an oven: 240 volts. Power for a man or woman to earn a consistent, competitive daily wage: stronger than the sun! Unemployment among parents is a consistent issue across all of Chalice’s sites. Finding daily wage work (such as agricultural […]
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On my first day in Kumbakonam, the town where Chalice’s Tamil Site is based, my colleagues and I took an evening stroll through a residential neighborhood. I kept seeing chalk designs on the ground in front of the house’s doorway. Some simple, some more elaborate. My colleague explained to me that this practice is […]
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