Sorry All for the delay in blogging!! We have had a whirlwind time since arriving here a week and a half ago.
We arrived in Surkhet in the predawn morning after a 15 hour overnight bus ride from Pokhara. We were greeted by some of the base workers and lead on a short walk to the Surkhet Base.
Soon, we discovered that Pokhara was luxury. The base here is filled with lovely people, who make the MOST amazing food, however, the amenities here are less than in Pokhara. But really, who needs western toilets? Not us!
The first 5 days we spent serving the base and the Surkhet city area. We spent 3 days scraping paint off the concrete walls of the classroom, only to repaint them. It was a fun job, but took us 3 times longer than it should have. We all enjoyed serving the base and making it look beautiful. In the evenings we also went and did open airs in some slum areas, and visited a youth night at the church. It is fun to show who God is through songs and dramas, as well as have the chance of talking about him! The team is loving the chance to Make God Known.
Last Monday we left to go to the Dailekh district to a small mountain village. It took us 9 hours of public bus (EXTREMELY bumpy) and a 3 hour hike to get there. We arrived tired, but ready to work. In this village we were able to provide the money for a Water Project for the Secondary School. With our money, 600 students will be benefited with clean water facilities. Thank you to all who gave for this project! We will have pictures to show you of the work in progress!
Unfortunately, because we are not used to building Nepali-style, we didn't get to help with the actual building of the Water Project. That was all right because God had other plans for us. We were able to intercede for the area, holding worship and prayer sessions on the hills surrounding the small village. Also, we traveled to other nearby villages (walks/hikes ranging from 20 minutes to 2 hours) to hold Open Air meetings. We found that some people in this region have never heard of God or Jesus!! Back home, this is almost unheard of, so we enjoyed the experience of sharing with people.
For many in our group this was a dream come true: Hiking into mountain villages to share the gospel. It is inspiring to be a part of out teammates dreams coming alive!
On our last day we also were invited to witness baptisms. What a privilege to see someones spiritual life change forever!
Tomorrow we head to another village, thankfully only a 2 hour bus ride away. We also get a visit from a base worker from Norway!!! We are so excited!
PRAYER REQUESTS:
-pray for those who heard our message, especially for those with questions, who received a bible, or who accepted Jesus into their hearts. Please pray for their future, that they would continue to know God and seek him.
- for those who were baptized.
-for the health of our team. A few of us have been sick since arriving in Surkhet.
-for safe travel to and from all the villages
-for unity in the team
We arrived in Surkhet in the predawn morning after a 15 hour overnight bus ride from Pokhara. We were greeted by some of the base workers and lead on a short walk to the Surkhet Base.
Soon, we discovered that Pokhara was luxury. The base here is filled with lovely people, who make the MOST amazing food, however, the amenities here are less than in Pokhara. But really, who needs western toilets? Not us!
The first 5 days we spent serving the base and the Surkhet city area. We spent 3 days scraping paint off the concrete walls of the classroom, only to repaint them. It was a fun job, but took us 3 times longer than it should have. We all enjoyed serving the base and making it look beautiful. In the evenings we also went and did open airs in some slum areas, and visited a youth night at the church. It is fun to show who God is through songs and dramas, as well as have the chance of talking about him! The team is loving the chance to Make God Known.
Last Monday we left to go to the Dailekh district to a small mountain village. It took us 9 hours of public bus (EXTREMELY bumpy) and a 3 hour hike to get there. We arrived tired, but ready to work. In this village we were able to provide the money for a Water Project for the Secondary School. With our money, 600 students will be benefited with clean water facilities. Thank you to all who gave for this project! We will have pictures to show you of the work in progress!
Unfortunately, because we are not used to building Nepali-style, we didn't get to help with the actual building of the Water Project. That was all right because God had other plans for us. We were able to intercede for the area, holding worship and prayer sessions on the hills surrounding the small village. Also, we traveled to other nearby villages (walks/hikes ranging from 20 minutes to 2 hours) to hold Open Air meetings. We found that some people in this region have never heard of God or Jesus!! Back home, this is almost unheard of, so we enjoyed the experience of sharing with people.
For many in our group this was a dream come true: Hiking into mountain villages to share the gospel. It is inspiring to be a part of out teammates dreams coming alive!
On our last day we also were invited to witness baptisms. What a privilege to see someones spiritual life change forever!
Tomorrow we head to another village, thankfully only a 2 hour bus ride away. We also get a visit from a base worker from Norway!!! We are so excited!
PRAYER REQUESTS:
-pray for those who heard our message, especially for those with questions, who received a bible, or who accepted Jesus into their hearts. Please pray for their future, that they would continue to know God and seek him.
- for those who were baptized.
-for the health of our team. A few of us have been sick since arriving in Surkhet.
-for safe travel to and from all the villages
-for unity in the team
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