Nepal
Ministry: Well,
we did some VBS a few hours a day. We also gardened at the school and house and
painted a room…
Living
conditions: Stayed with our contacts, another couple and a bunch of rats.
Squattie pottie and running shower. The water and power only came on for 4
hours a day, so that was fun to catch.
Food: Tons of
fruits, french toast, rice, chicken and curry and this stuff you put sugar on
that kinda looks like stuffing which was so good. All of it was so good.
Transportation:
Our feet… we were in a small village and didn’t really go anywhere outside of a
thee mile radius.
Favorite part of
the month: Bonding with Bridget and the new team. The French toast, teaching my
class of little kiddos “God is love”
Tamal Kathmandu was a cool city we spent a few days in.
Most challenging
part of the month: Lack of ministry… we really did not have a lot to do and we
couldn’t really go anywhere. The flies were brutal.
Random things:
We went to the coke shop at least twice a day, the whole team did Insanity
together once and I might have burned more calories laughing got to see Mt.
Everest and they had Mexican in Tamel… good Mexican.
India
Ministry: Jam
packed. We preached, we went door to door, sang at weddings, baby naming
cerimonies, house dedications, prayer meetings, revival, kids ministry, visited
families in the community and played with the kids.
Living
conditions: Our own place! Shared a room with Bridget, our beds were wood
tables with mats on them. Squattie potties and bucket showers. We had a fridge
and TV so that was pretty nice.
Food: Amazing!
Momma cooked us chappati, chicken, tons of Indian curry dishes, they got us
take out fried noodles alot. Sam always got us ice cream and cakes. We were spoiled.
Transportation:
Sam rented a SUV, the A/C worked in it the last two days we were there.
Favorite part of
the month: All the babies I got to hold, the food, going to weddings (a prayer
I had since the Philippines!) At debrief we got to see the TajMahal ( a dream
since I was little!)
Most challenging
part of the month: The Heat! It was easily 110 most days, you would wake up in
the middle of the night drenched in sweat and go to the bathroom to pour water
on yourself. We were wicked busy, some 12 hour days where we poured out
contantly and felt drained. Also a lot of people saw us as “gods” and wanted
blessings from us which was uncomfortable and frustrating.
Random things:
The streets were filled with “sewer pigs” these black nasty pigs that ran around.
Our contact called me his “baby” because I never ate enough food. They had
cable so we got to watch the Celtics in the finals.
