Sorry for being AWOL! So I left for India to visit family about 3 weeks ago. While praying with my local leaders at home before leaving, they suggested that I roll up my gohonzon (the scroll- object of worship), put it in its original packaging & give it to them for the time period that I am gone. The local leader suggested this because I have a few sublets occupying my room in this period & they believed it will not be safe to have the precious gohonzon exposed to any visitors’ risks. I had never done this before, and given the current political situation where one fears or worries about re- entering the country, I always felt like having my gohonzon at my home means I am protected & that my mission lies in the US. It was an emotional experience to roll up the scroll while praying and entrusting my local leader with it. The red box here is my budsudan. It’s where my gohonzon scroll hangs. The second picture is that of me & my local leaders in the Hamilton Heights district! NMHRK 🙏🙏