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Steve and Jose INDIA 2011 July 2 - August 12, 2011 |
Trivandrum, Kerala, Log of Events
July 2 - 18, 2011
July 2 - 18, 2011
| Note: "Happenings" in BOLD indicate Other Sheep meetings and appointments or general contact |
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| For our final 11 days in Kerala (Kottayam and further north), click here |
Group of photos: Beaches at
Kovalam, Kerala, India. Sunday, July
3, 2011
Photos clockwise: Top photo -
Steve Parelli (left) and Jose Ortiz
(right); right photo - Jose Ortiz (left)
with Ebbie (right); left photo - Sam
Sone (left) with Ajith
Kovalam, Kerala, India. Sunday, July
3, 2011
Photos clockwise: Top photo -
Steve Parelli (left) and Jose Ortiz
(right); right photo - Jose Ortiz (left)
with Ebbie (right); left photo - Sam
Sone (left) with Ajith
Sunset at Kovalam, Kerala, India. July 3, 2011
Kovalam, Kerala, India. July 3, 2011
TCAF translation, hot off
the press!
Sam Sone of TTF
Trivandrum, Kerala
July 4, 2011.
the press!
Sam Sone of TTF
Trivandrum, Kerala
July 4, 2011.
Above: In the Ghosh home to discuss a possible gay and
lesbian organisation for South India. A first draft paper/proposal
by a TTF associate was presented for
discussion
Left to right, Top row: R.S. Ajith and Sam Sone
Seated: Jose Ortiz, Sanjeeva Ghosh (husband)
Jayasree Ghosh (wife)
Trivandrum, Kerala
Tuesday, July 5, 2011.
lesbian organisation for South India. A first draft paper/proposal
by a TTF associate was presented for
discussion
Left to right, Top row: R.S. Ajith and Sam Sone
Seated: Jose Ortiz, Sanjeeva Ghosh (husband)
Jayasree Ghosh (wife)
Trivandrum, Kerala
Tuesday, July 5, 2011.
Jose Ortiz in our hotel
room in Trivandrum,
Kerala speaking with
an individual who self
identified as gay and
Christian and was
seeking help in
understanding himself
as such.
room in Trivandrum,
Kerala speaking with
an individual who self
identified as gay and
Christian and was
seeking help in
understanding himself
as such.
Group of photos:
TTF Young Lay Leaders
Conference, Kerala,
India, July 7-9, 2011
TTF Young Lay Leaders
Conference, Kerala,
India, July 7-9, 2011
| Journalist/Activist Mr. Varghese (center) with Jose Ortiz (left) and Steve Parelli (right) |
At left: Jose Ortiz with
600 copies of the book
The Children Are Free in
the language of
Malayalam. Steve and
Jose distribute these
600 copies throughout
Kerala in the days
following this photo
600 copies of the book
The Children Are Free in
the language of
Malayalam. Steve and
Jose distribute these
600 copies throughout
Kerala in the days
following this photo
At left: A guest
in a home in the
Trivandrum area,
Steve Parelli
eats off of a
bananna leaf,
commonly used
as plate.
in a home in the
Trivandrum area,
Steve Parelli
eats off of a
bananna leaf,
commonly used
as plate.
| Students at the campus of Kerala University where Steve and Jose handed out flyers on the book TCAF in Malayalam. Subsequently, two students organized a seminar on the interfacing of religion and homophobia |
| Photo at right: M.G. Radhakrishnan, Associate Editor with The India Today Group. At the Other Sheep seminar for Kerala University Students, Trivandrum, Kerala, July 18, 2011 |
All photos are posted on this site by
permission from the individual(s) in the
photos
permission from the individual(s) in the
photos
Steve & Jose's Other Sheep Asia 2011 Ministry with India, Singapore and Nepal Table of Index |
| Report on Asia 2011 ministry, written for the Other Sheep Board of Directors, November 11, 2011 |
India (Index Page)
July 2 - August 12, 2011
Daily Logs:
Major Events:
- Hot off the Press! The Malayalam
publication of The Chidlren Are
Free
- Young Lay Leaders Conference
- Day 2 - Jose presents
psychological dynamics of
church bias towards
sexual minorities - Day 3 - Future projects
considered
Narratives:
- We are the unseen outcasts
within the church - How a news release led to a
significant meeting with a
conservative religious leader in
Kerala - The Roman Catholic sister of
Kottayam who openly helped
distribute sexual minorty literature - A "husband and husband act" at
the Kannur, Kerala, railroad
station - Our last hours in Kottayam (police
intimate us) and our stop over in
Ernakulum
Singapore (Index Page)
August 13 -16, 2011
Daily Log:
Major Events:
- Steve & Jose present "Is There
Such a Thing as 'Ex-gay'?"
- Steve & Jose present a
Powerpoint on their India 2011
ministry
Narrative:
Analysis:
Interview:
Rev. Oyoung:
Nepal (Index Page)
August 17 - September 1, 2011
Daily Logs:
Major Events:
- Distribution of the paper Is There
Really Such a Thing as 'Ex-gay?'
in Nepali
- "Putting a Face on
Homosexuality" - Meeting with
area pastors
Narratives:
- Ostracism in Nepal - The Long
Arm of evangelical Spiritual
Persecution Reaches Kathmandu - Jose Ortiz Comments on Other
Sheep's 2011 Visit to Nepal
Nepal Evaluation Report:
- Our impressions of the current
situation and the potential
possibilities of the Christian
church in Nepal becoming, in
part, welcoming and affirming of
LGBT people
Recources:
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| Three photos below: Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple of Trivandrum - A simple walk of about 10-15 minutes from our hotel. |
Above photo: Ornamentation situated along
the roof top of one of the many Hindu
temples in Trivandrum, Kerala, India
the roof top of one of the many Hindu
temples in Trivandrum, Kerala, India
The log on this web page was created
somewhat day-by-day as the events occurred
and was published while still in India.
Photos were added to this web page in
December of 2011
Visits to this web page since it was first
published in India, summer of 2011:
somewhat day-by-day as the events occurred
and was published while still in India.
Photos were added to this web page in
December of 2011
Visits to this web page since it was first
published in India, summer of 2011:
