We are back in Kathmandu…

There is so much to say and so many wonderful things that happened up in the Nessing, but not enough time to tell it all.

Since the first moment we got into Nessing we were welcomed back like family. Many old and new faces and giggles and smiles. Our hearts were overfilled with so much emotion and love since the very moment we saw the village.

The clinics went well. We had one in Nessing and one in Sano Haku, an hours’ hike away. We treated over 320 villagers physically and were affected in some way by every one of them. The children are our favorites, of course. They have such a hold on our hearts. No stomach illness for the team… praise God!

This trip was definitely about relationships. Relationships with the Dhakbari church, relationships with the Nessing believers and our own very personal relationship with God.

We are back and it seems like yesterday we were in Kathmandu getting prepared to leave. We have had our traditional goodbye dinner with Pastor Shem and Sumi. We met Mannu’s wife, daughter and sister and our hearts have grown more intwined with Pannu, Santosh, and Mannu. Mangal is a new face and a new brother.

I will update more detailed day by day stuff with more pictures, but here are some to hold you over…

Leaving Kathmandu, on the way to Syabru Besi

We are packed and ready to head out on our 8 hour drive to Syabru Besi. The roads have been really bad, as there has been landslides from the recent rains. Everyone is anxious to get into Nessing to see our friends. This trip has been very different in the sense that we have done much more spiritual work (praying, encouraging of believers, etc…) and much less physical medical clinic stuff.  Hopefully we can update the blog once more in Syabru Besi, if not then we will be off the grid for about a week… Thank you for your prayers, we feel them.

Now, we go to “the Nessing”

Pictures from our day Monday 9-28-09

Pastor Shem and his family

Martha and friend

Tim, Robin, and me

Pudja with her children

Tomorow we head out!!

Tomorrow morning at 7am we are heading out for the first leg of our journey to Nessing. First we head out on a 8-9 hour drive north with most of the drive being on unpaved roads….yes unpaved! I dont know why after 3 visits i still think i can try to sleep!! After our drive we stay in a town called Syafrubesi for a night then the next morning we drive for another 2 hours then finally hike about 4-5 hours over to Nessing! After a long day we came back to our guest house and prepared and packed all our bags and medicines for the long drive ahead. Today we went to a special service at the church, then went into Themel which is the “tourist” part of town so Hugh could could get a backpack and a jacket! then we went to pastor shem’s house for an amazing dinner prepared by his wife Sumi. it was a long and tiring day but it was awesome!!

Some Pics

Tidbits

1600 Hawaii time
We have been flying for about 6 hours and the woman next to me has needed at least 6 bathroom breaks!

It’s almost impossible to get any rest when you so anticipate getting to your destination. All I can see are the mountains when I close my eyes and the kids laughing and saying “photo”

Note to self dont stay all night the night before going on a multiplke-continent plane trip with horrible food and decent movies. China airlines has the worst plane food ever! I long for a steak plate with Korean BBQ sauce…

Maybe it’s time to stretch

1303 Taipei time
We have successfully boarded our next CAL flight. God is so good. The seat is a bit smaller than the last flight, or maybe I got fatter since the last flight.

We are pretty excited to get to Bangkok just to get some tapes for the video camera, have a decent meal, and get a good nights sleep.

2100 Bangkok time
Fed and ready for bed. We have been traveling for over 20 hours and I don’t know what day it is!

0513 Bangkok
Just found out that both Mike and I (Mario) were both beijng attacked on the plane. Starting to question why we were doing this, what is the purpose. We know why, because the Lord Jesus has put Nepal on our hearts, because we have been called to share the love and good news of our Lord and Savior! That’s why! Please keep the team in prayer!

Goshen Guest House

So we are settled in at Goshen guest house. Sumi, pastor Shem’s wife is making us dinner. It’s really quiet in Kathmandu because there is a Hindu national holiday this weekend and there will be a very large celebration in the city. Tomorrow will be a big day as we will be sharing at a church service at Pastor Shem’s church. We leave to “The Nessing” day after tomorrow.

Sitting at the Thailand airport

We are waiting to board our Thai air flight to Kathmandu. The slow approach to Nepal has been a good thing for the team. We are focused on our destination, well rested and ready to serve. Everyone has been really blessed by the devotions that everyone has prepared for us thus far. It’s amazing to see the Holy Spirit move through the pages of our mission journals and reach out and speak to the team. Today’s devo was from Aaron Larson and I did my best to channel him as I read, flaying my hands and paying close attention to my enunciation, even raising my hand to make sure I made precise points! We a a team were reminded to move as the Spirit moves and not to move as we want to move. To dedicate the time to prayer and seek out what the Lord might have us do, where He would have us go, and not what we have “planned” or “scheduled”.

Pray for us, everything has been pretty smooth, I’m sure in large part to your prayers, but we know that the enemy does not want us to do what we have been called to do: bring spiritual and physical healing to Nepal.

Hanging out with Hope Chapel missionaries

We are visiting with Kelly Hildebrand a hope chapel missionary who has been in Thailand for 11 years and started Home Chapel, a church, English school and a bible college.

At the airport

It’s 5 AM and we are at the airport getting checked in. First leg is to Taipei. About 10 hours. We’ll try and stay up to date as much as possible.