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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-09-09, Page 5IT'S YO Times -Advocate, September 9, 1992 Page 5 India trip an eye-opener for -member of Dashwood Lutheran Church By Michelle Ellison T -A Staff EXETER "There is a lot 1 could give up aimnow and not even notice." That is just one of many things Rick Skinner of Exeter realized af- ter spending one month on a mis- sion in southern India. Through the Canadian Bible and Literacy League and sponsorship by the Dashwood Lutheran Church, Skinner and four other Ca- nadians travelled to Chittoor, India (near Madros) to help build an or- phanage. "It was more like labour (than I expected). A tot of carrying brick. Four ot us laid some brick, but it was different than here. 1t was fun," says Skinner who would have loved to have his wife, Cathy and children Brandon, Jordan and Re- becca accompany him on the four week excursion. The Indian workers, says Skin- ner, were just pleased to have the help and didn't work their Canadi an crew too strenuously They worked about six hours a day in the 32 to 41 degree heat. Skinner works tor Oke-Woodsmith while in Canada. Working side-by-side with the Chittoor locals enabled both groups to become familiar with each oth- er's language Hen;, Skinner was able to pick up the prominent lan- guage of the area, Telegu. "You'd teach them a little bit of english and you'd pick up some words they'd say," says Skinner. But, definitely the most influen- tial experiences came off the con- struction site with the group's host pastor Simon Ceasar and his wife Elizabeth, the orphans and in other larger cities the missionanes had a chance to visit on weekends. Poor hygiene, poverty and cultu- ral norms all took some getting used to for Skinner_ "Certain things were worse than I had expected.... As for the poverty in the big ciucs, there were areas where it was all little huts right be- side this nvcr that was like a sewer. You could hardly stand the smell," commented Skinner adding that livestock crowded the already jammed streets, especially in the small clues. Being the only white foreigners in the city made it difficult to casu- - ally roam the streets ot most clues as the sight was sb rare and the In- dians cultural taboos for handling such an invasion seem unusual to Small business week OTTAWA - Small Business Week is an annual event organized by Ute Federal Business Develop- ment Bank and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to pay trib- ute to the contribuuon that small and medium-sized businesses make to the national economy. From conferences, trade fairs and seminars to workshops and business luncheons, Small Busi- ness Week events succeed in draw- ing over 100,000 businesspeople each year. It was first held in Brush Co- lumbia in 1979 when the FBDI's lower Mainland branches Jointly organized a series of small busi- ness information sessions over a one week period. The experiment was such a success that it was re- peated in B.C. in 1980, and went nauonal in 1981. A key feature of the launch of Small Business Week is the pres- entation of the FBDB Young En- trepreneur Awards. These awards arc given to one entrepreneur from each province or territory aged 29 years or less. Winners are selected for their outstanding achievements in business, spirit of innovation, and contmu pity involvement. Eiach year, a nominations bro- chure is ditributed through FBDB branches and local business groups. The great number of candi- dates that this strategy attracts gives the judging committees (comprised of local media and influencers) a chance to recognize truly outstand- ing young entrepreneurs. For more information on Small Busa:Week 1992, please contact the nearest FBDB branch. Our num- ber is located in the blue pages of the i:i0 f 1iuma directory. the typical Canadian. "Some of the areas would never have seen a white person so they'd be staring. ... It didn't mean any- thing to stare at someone for min- utes," noted Skinner. But, as in any novelty situation, one becomes accustomed to the change until it is an everyday oc- currence "A lot of things that you'd notice the first two days, but two days lat- er it would seem normal," says Skinner. His contact with the orphan chil- dren was an integral part of becom- ing familiar with the country and its economic strafes. When a Chitoor boy who visited the weekly medical clinic at the or- phanage had been bitten by a dog and the missionaries heard the child needed rabies shots, they quickly pooled the funds to pay for the medical treatment. "There wasn't a question. We just did it because he needed them,' remembers Skinner. It was a pleasant surprise for Skinner and the other Canadians when they found out they would be placed in a hotel for their stay rath- er than the small house they'd heard about with six cots lined up in one mom. The luxuries included a ceil- ing fan and a television set in the lobby which was only utilized to catch Olympic highlights. Skinner found the Indian food was a new experience which he en- joyed mainly because of the consid- eration Elizabeth took in easing them into the spicy entrees. "Elizabeth did a great job of not giving us hot, spicy food at first. The last week she started giving us hot food. It was good," said Skin- ner. It was definitely an eye-opening encounter for Skinner since not having left North America in his previous travels he got to make stop overs in Tokyo, Singapore and Madros. He says the experience with the entire culture made him re- alize how fortunate he and his fami- ly are. "The main thing I learned was no matter how bad things are, it could be worse. Hopefully through the pictures ]my children] will be able to see what they have here in Cana- da. ... Just comfortable [living] is fine." On -a recent n Isslon to lade through the Dashwood Lutheran Church, Rick Skbnssr of Exeter picked up these flve bottles of soda pop which cost four aid a half a or encs Canadian atvd other authentic eOWbrM1!!0. FORD AND MERCURY DEALERS DISAPPEARANCE FINAL'92 CLEAROUT i � COMBINED' CASHBACK AND EQUIPMENT CREDIT ) III/! ON TEMPO/TOPAZ TACK / & NSER E OSTAR CAM FINANCING fi O FORI2MONTHS � 0 o ON SELECTED MODELS /CHECK OUT THESE INCREDIBLE DEALS! VEHICLE UNE ► INCENTIVES* (SCOOT/ FESUP 1 - COUiAR Masai 110E0 RSEGEES F b' Chiefs (els F•S�IIS superu b ' AMUR 5500 (cashback //SO cashback -• ♦ , 5I,I00 (Ashby', - r 51350 cashback 1 1 t / 51,500 cashback I.-- OR I%Flawingfor 11 ilii ♦ • r �-- OR 4.9% Finning imersi THIS EVENT VANISHES SOON! RIGHT PLACE. RIGHT NOW! 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