:: Reaching Nepal ::

Once again I’ve become delinquent in updating my website, but here I am back on track.

Last weekend was my first trip outside of the Kathmandu Valley. My heart has always been set on working with the people groups in these remote areas, so this was a huge blessing. I and six other Nepali men packed into an SUV and took a bumpy 9 hour road trip to see a church member get married. This would have taken just two or three hours in the states, the “roads” here aren’t quite the same. The wedding ceremony was very interesting to say the least. First of all the marriage was arranged and both couples getting married seemed to be unhappy. There were many tears; not of joy, but of sadness. We westerners look at this in disgust, but we would be surprised that these arranged marriages end in divorce far less than our love marriages do. Many times these two strangers who wed fall in love and have a wonderful life. Something to think about. Think I’m crazy? Read the Old Testament and see which type of marriage it talks about more.

After the wedding we headed to Chitwan National Park to see the wildlife of Nepal. We rented two elephants and rode for two hours through this wildlife preserve. Besides seeing Elephants up close and personal, we saw different types of deer, rhinoceroses, lots of birds, and wild boar. We missed seeing the tigers and alligators that cover the park. Exciting stuff.

This weekend was packed with ministry. I preached twice on Saturday. Once to our church and another time to a group of 600 at a concert. I had been praying hard for the chance to preach the gospel at this concert. Afterwards I was disappointed, it rained and there were many distractions, but I reminded myself that God’s Word never comes back to us empty. All of my friends said that I communicated the gospel clearly, so I am confident that many Nepalis who were there now have the knowledge of the Truth. Thank you Lord.

With my trip to Everest just five days away, I am beginning to slow down on my training, but to end on a good note some my friends and I went on a 70 km bicycle ride. We left at 5am and wrote 35km to a resort just outside the valley and returned just after 7am. It was an amazing day and God even gave us a chance to share the gospel with a shepard in a village we were hiking through.

I am currently having trouble loading pictures onto my website, but as soon as I can I will post pictures from both weekends.