It's currently 1:35pm EST and we're in our hotel getting ready for bed. It's just after midnight on Sunday, February 14th and this  is actually our first time going "to bed" since we arrived. Our flight out of Mumbai went without issues despite the heavy security, triple-screenings, and guards with AK-47's. We landed, late, in Hyderabad at about 5am Saturday morning. After checking into the hotel, we decided to get back out around 9am for breakfast. After drive time from the airport, that was only 3 hours. We freshened up and headed back out. Our initial drive in the city didn't show the true magnitude of poverty that I've seen today. Hyderabad is a cramped city of concrete buildings and a lot of people. Lots of abandoned buildings, heavy pedestrian traffic, and its fair share of homeless/beggars. The one thing that surprised me was the high level of security in the country. You can't even walk in the airport without a reservation. Even the KFC has a metal detector (airport style) with a security guard. Jewelry stores have guards with AK-47's. That seems to be the gun  of choice here. I started to wonder how these people move forward with such a heightened sense of security. Then after a while I stopped noticing it, I guess just like they did. We had a vegetarian style breakfast. Let's just say I was still hungry when I left the table. I knew then for sure that I would lose weight. We did a bit of shopping and I just about bought the store. I bought a pair of gold earrings for $160. I received 2 ankle bracelets of pure silver from Auntie. She is such a sweetheart!! I absolutely love them and the jingle when I walk. We visited a museum of Indian art collections. I bought 2 saree's  and some other clothes as well...boy I am jet lagged and TIRED. I'm completely on Indian time and exhausted when it should be the middle of the day. After a day of shopping we went to a church service and it was incredible! They gave s fresh flower garlands of lilies and roses as a way to honor us. The people are friendly, smiled, and seemed to genuinely want us there. We were fed food and Indian coffee (yum). We snapped photos and went out for a light dinner. I like Hyderabad. It took  a solid day to get use to it. It's a city of 8 million people. Tomorrow is church and a train trip to Rajamundry, more shopping, and an ordination service.