Kathmandu We arrived back at the hotel in Kathmandu about 8pm. The rest of the pads were packed up in suitcases ready for the morning. Our taxi driver took us to our last contact and drop. We met her in the morning. She helps with giving Nepali women jobs, and teaches them life skills: health, living and employment skills. The organization makes a lot of items for companies around the world; some of which were nice clothes which we purchased after our tour. The rest of the da

We stopped back at the town to pick up our friend from her sister’s before making the journey back to Kathmandu. We left late in the afternoon to avoid the traffic jams. We arrived back at our hotel around 1 am. I shall be keeping in contact with these dear friends and praying for their ministry. I hope to see them again. They have such servant’s hearts for God and the Great Commission. By the time we had repacked our pads and toiletry gifts into various bags, it was closer t

From the mountain village to Gandaki town, and then on to Pokhara I woke up early, and enjoyed the peace of the mountain with some masala tea. It was so beautiful up there. Mist came and went through the hills. The family had a water buffalo and several goats, some chickens and some dogs. Corn and a few other vegetables were growing around their home. The young girl who was at the pad presentation the night before walked by in her school uniform, umbrella and sporting her new

Day Three Gandaki villages, up in the mountains We were picked up by some friends and went to their home/orphanage/church. A beautiful white and blue accented building with gorgeous views of the city. The children were welcoming. What an experience it was to worship with Nepali believers. They sang in Nepali and we in English (when I could remember the words. Turns out I don’t know my hymns so well by memory) After a few photos and sharing lollipops they make your tongue turn

Day Two Kathmandu greeted us with sunshine, warm hot sunshine. We saw some mountain ranges as we descended. Our suitcases made it! Yes, there was a shuttle to take us to our hotel and no, he did not charge us. The drive to our hotel was an overload in every sense of the word. The van was overloaded with all our heavy luggage. My senses were filled to capacity. The streets were small but packed with cars, buses, vans and motorcycles. The road was as often loose rock as it was;

Day One Haneda to Guangzhou 3 passengers with 5 overweight, stuffed to capacity suitcases; suitcases literally bursting at the seams. But, no extra weight or baggage fees. Our Father is good in His care! The fastest slurping of Ramen you’ve ever seen before it’s time to board. The flight was a third empty, so not only did we forgo extra luggage weight fees, but we got to sit next to each other (we had all booked our flights separately so this was an unexpected plus!) Landing