As if i have not been infrequent enough on my contact, tomorrow I will
drop off the grid for another couple weeks. We have been circuiting
villages within a days journey of a certain town in east Nepal,
occasionally stopping back through that hub town to take a rest day or
restock supplies (like toilet paper-or almost as importantly,
chocolate...) . Now we are about to head off on a five day trek into a
neighboring district to meet pastors and leaders from that area who have
been requesting that we come with training for them. The first days of
the trek are steep and challenging- so much so that we are hiring local
porters to carry our backpacks those days to reduce the difficulty
level! Sounds like a challenge for not-wildly-athletic me at the best of
times...and I am not at my best, as I will explain in a moment.
My team is actually in a village still- having taken a half day bus from a village in which we just finished teaching. Unfortunately,it was there that I got knock-down drag-out sick for (unbelievably) the third time this month. Due to this situation, i returned to our hub town since it was less travel strain. With only a few days before our trek, i needed to recover and the longer busride and hike weren't what the doctor would order;) My absence is a good leadership exercise for my team, anyway- so there is no worries being away for two days. They are a solid group and will embrace the opportunity to grow in new ways.
I have recovered well and consider myself stable- just not very energetic or strong yet. I will leave tommorow to rejoin the team and continue on to our trek's jumping off point. That translates to 13+ hours on buses and rough roads... a long day. And then, of course, the trek. Prayers appreciated.
The next time I write will likely be post-trek, and post-east Nepal; I will probably be back in central Nepal- in the capital, Kathmandu. But there is alot of ground to cover between now and then. Lots of miles to bus, hours to trek, churches to serve, altitude to ascend, and... yet surprisingly few showers to be had.
Let the adventure continue!
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If you are going to be sick in a cold cement hotel in Nepal, hope that it at least has a good view:)
My team is actually in a village still- having taken a half day bus from a village in which we just finished teaching. Unfortunately,it was there that I got knock-down drag-out sick for (unbelievably) the third time this month. Due to this situation, i returned to our hub town since it was less travel strain. With only a few days before our trek, i needed to recover and the longer busride and hike weren't what the doctor would order;) My absence is a good leadership exercise for my team, anyway- so there is no worries being away for two days. They are a solid group and will embrace the opportunity to grow in new ways.
I have recovered well and consider myself stable- just not very energetic or strong yet. I will leave tommorow to rejoin the team and continue on to our trek's jumping off point. That translates to 13+ hours on buses and rough roads... a long day. And then, of course, the trek. Prayers appreciated.
The next time I write will likely be post-trek, and post-east Nepal; I will probably be back in central Nepal- in the capital, Kathmandu. But there is alot of ground to cover between now and then. Lots of miles to bus, hours to trek, churches to serve, altitude to ascend, and... yet surprisingly few showers to be had.
Let the adventure continue!
.JPG)
If you are going to be sick in a cold cement hotel in Nepal, hope that it at least has a good view:)
