On 25 July, while working with the masts at Meherabad, Baba remarked, "I don't feel like leaving here. I feel so happy to work with them."
Four days later, Baba brought Kitty, Rano and Nonny to watch him working at the Meherabad mast ashram. Baba bathed over 20 of the inmates in 40 minutes and looked supremely happy, which made a deep impression on the Westerners. Amina Jaffer and Ramjoo's wife Khatija had also accompanied Baba from the Irrigation Bungalow.
Borker came to see Baba on the 25th at Meherabad and Baba gave him certain instructions regarding his spiritual practices, which Borker was keen to do.
Fulfilling his promise, Eruch brought his family from Nagpur to Ahmednagar on Monday, 1 August 1938 to join Baba's ashram. Pappa Jessawala had come with them also and, after discussing all the arrangements with Baba, Baba sent him back to Nagpur on the 5th. He still had another year of service before he retired with a pension, and Baba advised him to complete his obligation and join him after one year.
Before he left for Nagpur, Baba joked with him, "Pappa, I wanted Eruch to be with me from his childhood, but you would not part with him. But had you turned him over to me at the time, I would have had to look after his upbringing and studies. So, I thank you for giving him to me now and saving me all the trouble. It has lightened my burden considerably."
After settling in, Baba instructed Eruch to help Chanji with his correspondence work. He was also to hold the umbrella over Baba when Baba walked up and down the hill. Eruch's brother Meherwan and his cousin Dadi, who were both small boys, stayed at lower Meherabad with the men. Eruch's mother Gaimai stayed with the women mandali in the P.W.D. bungalow along with her daughters Meheru and Manu. Baba gave nicknames to Mani Desai and Mani Jessawala to distinguish them from his sister Mani. Mani Desai was to be known as Mansari for she came from Navsari, and Mani Jessawala as Manpur or Manu for she was from Nagpur.
The only "thorn" in the whole affair was that Baba had told Eruch to bring his automobile along with them when they came. Since Pappa Jessawala also needed the car in Nagpur, Eruch explained to Baba that his father had insisted on keeping the car for at least another six months.