With Yuhanon Ramban

I had met M.D. Yuhannon Ramban on my previous trip to India when he was the Parumala Seminary Manager. It was a always a joy to talk to him and learn about Attapadi.



Yuhanon Ramban at his office in Attapadi

Rambachen was waiting for us at the Ashram and we had breakfast together. Rambachen spoke to us for sometime about the life in the Ashram there and the other one in Thadakam which was also under his charge.

We heard stories from Rambachen and Paul achen of how elephants would sometimes come to the vicinity of the Church, how they would cause damage to trees and crops - made us realize how much deep in the jungle they were in Attapadi. Since we see greenery all around in Kerala, we usually do not realize this.

We later participated in the noon prayer with Rambachen before sharing the lunch together. A couple of Seminarians from our Seminaries in Nagpur were there at the time in Attapadi on field mission and training.