Hello from Kathmandu, Nepal!
Hello All! Sunday eve 8PM Kathmandu, Nepal The team arrived here in KTM today about 3:30 PM Sunday. All in all, the two flights here were smooth both connecting in Doha Qatar and in the air. We checked into the Yak and Yeti Hotel at 6PM, unpacked, repacked for the 7 day field trip starting tomorrow and then had a fabulous dinner! We leave here tomorrow morning for Lamjung, Nepal. Our hope is to be on the road by 7AM, arrive in Besishahar by 4PM, then switch over to some off-road vehicles and make our way up to Tarachowk [...]
Meet Pastor Sundra Tamang
You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. 2 Tim. 2:2 When I met Sundra Tamang, I thought he was way too young to even think about heading into northern Nepal to teach and preach. On February 8, while I was in Nepal looking at the new church plant in Manang Nepal, we had the awesome opportunity to visit all of our men in the field at a Pastors conference [...]
Update from the team in Kathmandu, Nepal
Hello All, We returned back to Kathmandu this evening (Wed) at 630 PM. It took over ten hours to drive down from our church in Ram Bazaar Lamjung. Severe traffic jams and many serious accidents along the way. Thank you to so many who have sent positive emails and Facebook messages letting us know you were praying. I’ve never seen such incredible beauty or been so close to the actual Himalaya mountains. It is breathtaking, but also quite daunting. The roads are horrifically bad, in some places there just aren’t any. There are dirt roads that run thru rivers and [...]
Update from the Team in Koto, Manang
The team has made it to the town of "Koto" in the Manang District but could not go any further because of the weather. Freezing rain hail and snow at 10,000 feet. The locals and our driver cautioned us about staying overnight because we might not be able to get back out in the morning. We had a very productive time in Koto. The new landlord leased us a four room flat for a church and also living quarters for the new pastor and his wife. They will move up here in three weeks. Please remember to pray for this [...]