Just a quick post to let everyone know that we all arrived safely in Chicago where vehicles and family were waiting to welcome everyone home. Thank You...to Pastor Pfeiffer and members of Ascension in Batavia, IL for their assistance in shuttling cars to and from the airport.My flight to St. Louis was the final flight for a pilot who was retiring . . . read more
It is our 2nd day back from Nepal, and I must say that no one ever told me the hardest part of the trip would happen in the U.S.-- coming home.Yesterday, I spent about 3 hours in the afternoon feeling really sick and jet lag-ey and passed out on the couch. All I really wanted the whole day was to just be back in Nepal. Thankfully, telling family . . . read more
Today I am experiencing a very bittersweet feeling. As great as it is to be home again, it also saddens me to wake up from a very amazing dream that I actually lived through. My trip to Nepal provided me with great perseverance, strength (spiritual and physical), and encouragement—each succeeding day amazed me with ever increasing inspiration. . . . read more
Well here I am, sitting in this comfy La-Z-Boy chair, holding my laptop, in an air-conditioned house, eating my first Oreo in a month, and sipping an ice-cold glass of tap water – (yes, safe TAP water! woohoo!) – and I can’t help but notice how much more I am…noticing things! Little things that I took for granted before my trip to . . . read more
After being up for roughly 24 hours, it felt absolutely amazing to crawl into my own bed after getting home at 1am Friday morning. And later that day I was treated to some good old home cooking. I was very glad to get back to a few things like: air conditioning, hot showers, beds that I fit in, beds that are soft, drinking tap water, and nice . . . read more
On one of the last nights in Kathmandu, two other girls and I were talking about how much we will miss it in Nepal. One of our new very good friends said something along the lines of the title of this blog. He meant that this will be the last time we see each other now, but we will eventually see each other. This really made me . . . read more
The three weeks we were in Nepal went by too fast. I’m glad to be back in America and really excited to tell my family and friends all about Nepal. But at the same time, I miss all the people we met and worked with in Nepal. I will miss all the children we taught. The children were always so excited to learn, and I wish I could . . . read more
These past two weeks have been amazing! So much has happened that I hardly know where to begin.I\'m sad that I only get to teach my lesson one more time. The best part of this trip is teaching the children the Bible stories. They are all so excited to see us! At every church they sing us songs while dancing and clapping. They love it when we join . . . read more
MHT 2011 has been moving along quickly and quite smoothly. The majority of our child evangelism sessions having been completed, we\'ve returned to Kathmandu for a day to gear up before heading north for our last few groups of children. The treks into the mountain villages have been physically taxing, but the nature of our work is more than . . . read more
Hello again! It\'s only been about five days since my last post, but I already have so much more to say!Hiking up and down mountains has been our main activity this past week or so! The hikes have been strenuous, slippery, long, and hot. Having to carry our heavy backpacks over rocky mountainsides, muddy leech-infested foottrails (I\'ve gotten 3 . . . read more