From December 27, 2024 until January 16, 2025, we took a trip from the United States to India. These three weeks covered everything from the Taj Mahal in northern India to Kanyakumari Beach at the very southern tip of India. Our seven member team of adventurers braved our own ignorance and inexperience to witness first hand the cultural history of India, the Lutheran missionary heritage of our family, the wonders of the wildlife sanctuaries in the Ghats (steep mountain-jungles), and finally the beauty of the Coromandel Coast on the Bay of Bengal.

• Phase 1 Highlights : Cultural History of North India : Moghul Empire, Mausoleums, and the Taj Mahal
• Phase 2 Highlights : Meinzen Family Lutheran Missions in South India's Malabar Coast : Trivandrum, Kovalum Beach, and Nagercoil then on to Ancient Madurai
• Phase 3 Highlights : Western Ghats of South India : Kannivadi (Bethania), Kodaikanal Hill Station, and Pollachi/Aanamalai Tiger Reserve
• Phase 4 Highlights : Coromandel Coast of Southeast India : Mahabalipuram and Chennai