Here follows our account of 4 days in Kathmandu.
Unfortunately, I arrived a day late, so I am only going to write about the last 2.5 days.
Our contacts here was a couple, YogiBear (Nepalese) and wife Sally (English) and Ellen (Swedish).
Well, I got there on Sunday, Jan 8th, at 4 PM. After a multitude of hugs us girls headed out with Ellen and Sally. Immediately we were all very grateful for Sally and Ellen's presence in busy Kathmandu. It is quite a stressful city to walk in, if you have never done it before. Olga, Mirjam, Rachael and myself were artfully shuffled into a fabric shop where we hurriedly picked out fabrics for Kurtas. Kurtas are one of the traditional dress options worn by woman in Nepal. After picking our choices we visited the tailor shop where we were measured, then told our clothes would be ready the next day at 4.
Our day concluded with a delicious dinner prepared by the men. We also had Team Time for the first time in almost 5 weeks. That was the best part of the day, I think. The time we all got to spend together again.
On Monday we were up and out of the house by 9AM. YogiBear came to get us in our tour van, taking us to his and Sally's house. There we had a worship session, welcoming the Lord into the day, and spent some time learning about Kathmandu and Nepal. Sally outlined many things that needed to be changed in this country, including human trafficking, prostitution, and worship of the numerous false idols. It was very hard to hear, but also extremely important for us to be exposed to the work that needs to be done here.
After the info session, we all piled into the van to go on a "Justice Tour". This tour was created by Yogi and Sally for missionaries who come to the city. The tour concentrates on different areas of the city that need more of Gods work. We visited an area with many cabin restaurants and dance bars, as well as Dunbar Square, full of numerous temples for different Gods. In each area we were given more information, split into groups of 2 or 3, then sent out to pray. It was a great way to see more of Kathmandu, and also understand more of the culture here. At the end of the day we also drove by the parliament buildings, the supreme court, and the police station to pray over the injustice that happens there.
On Tuesday Yogi picked us up and we visited 2 main temples in Kathmandu. The first was on the top of a mountain, and the second was a Hindu Temple out by the Airport.
We all experienced great spiritual darkness at each of these places. As beautiful as they may look, they are places people come to worship something that is not right!! It was very hard to be there, but also good. We, again, were split into teams and sent to pray over the areas.
All in all our time in Kathmandu was the perfect way to be introduced to Nepal. We go to learn much about what was going on here, religiously speaking, and otherwise. It was a HUGE blessing to be so welcomed by YogiBear and Sally. They were both a great help to us!
We are now in a city called Pokhura, so look for a blog about this place...coming soon!
PRAYER REQUESTS:
-that God would keep his guiding hand over the injustices in Nepal. Specifically the worship of false Gods and the human trafficking that goes on.
-continue protection of the teams spiritual and physical wellness. We have been fortunate that no one has gotten sick yet, so please keep praying for that!!
Blessings!!
Nepal Team
Unfortunately, I arrived a day late, so I am only going to write about the last 2.5 days.
Our contacts here was a couple, YogiBear (Nepalese) and wife Sally (English) and Ellen (Swedish).
Well, I got there on Sunday, Jan 8th, at 4 PM. After a multitude of hugs us girls headed out with Ellen and Sally. Immediately we were all very grateful for Sally and Ellen's presence in busy Kathmandu. It is quite a stressful city to walk in, if you have never done it before. Olga, Mirjam, Rachael and myself were artfully shuffled into a fabric shop where we hurriedly picked out fabrics for Kurtas. Kurtas are one of the traditional dress options worn by woman in Nepal. After picking our choices we visited the tailor shop where we were measured, then told our clothes would be ready the next day at 4.
Our day concluded with a delicious dinner prepared by the men. We also had Team Time for the first time in almost 5 weeks. That was the best part of the day, I think. The time we all got to spend together again.
On Monday we were up and out of the house by 9AM. YogiBear came to get us in our tour van, taking us to his and Sally's house. There we had a worship session, welcoming the Lord into the day, and spent some time learning about Kathmandu and Nepal. Sally outlined many things that needed to be changed in this country, including human trafficking, prostitution, and worship of the numerous false idols. It was very hard to hear, but also extremely important for us to be exposed to the work that needs to be done here.
After the info session, we all piled into the van to go on a "Justice Tour". This tour was created by Yogi and Sally for missionaries who come to the city. The tour concentrates on different areas of the city that need more of Gods work. We visited an area with many cabin restaurants and dance bars, as well as Dunbar Square, full of numerous temples for different Gods. In each area we were given more information, split into groups of 2 or 3, then sent out to pray. It was a great way to see more of Kathmandu, and also understand more of the culture here. At the end of the day we also drove by the parliament buildings, the supreme court, and the police station to pray over the injustice that happens there.
On Tuesday Yogi picked us up and we visited 2 main temples in Kathmandu. The first was on the top of a mountain, and the second was a Hindu Temple out by the Airport.
We all experienced great spiritual darkness at each of these places. As beautiful as they may look, they are places people come to worship something that is not right!! It was very hard to be there, but also good. We, again, were split into teams and sent to pray over the areas.
All in all our time in Kathmandu was the perfect way to be introduced to Nepal. We go to learn much about what was going on here, religiously speaking, and otherwise. It was a HUGE blessing to be so welcomed by YogiBear and Sally. They were both a great help to us!
We are now in a city called Pokhura, so look for a blog about this place...coming soon!
PRAYER REQUESTS:
-that God would keep his guiding hand over the injustices in Nepal. Specifically the worship of false Gods and the human trafficking that goes on.
-continue protection of the teams spiritual and physical wellness. We have been fortunate that no one has gotten sick yet, so please keep praying for that!!
Blessings!!
Nepal Team
No comments:
Post a Comment