Looking out the window as we flew over Nepal was nothing short of incredible. The mountain tops peeked through the clouds and there were colorful lego-like buildings perfectly placed all across the ground below us.//
As we were first walking down the streets of Kathmandu last night, I was overflowing with joy. The air was cold enough to send me digging through my pack for the toboggan I got for Christmas and the hole in my sweater was at the forefront of my mind. I must have said “This is so cool!” more than thirty times before we walked through the hostel gate. After settling in, Jess and I ventured out to find something other than airplane food and coffee, because coffee was a top priority. We exchanged twenty five USD into Nepali rupees and stumbled into restaurant where I later stumbled as I fell in love with the man singing on the stage. I ate too much chicken chow mien and got dirty looks from Jess as she proudly ate her garden salad, then the two of us made our way back home. Jess crawled into her bed seeking warmth and the comfort of a movie and ate the far-too-expensive granola that we bought from the shop-rite, and I sought out Josh and forced him to hang out with me. We sat around as I drew a sword, at his request, and he told me about his life long dream of becoming a pirate which surprised me in absolutely no way.//
This morning, Jess and I, joined by our squamate Katie went out for croissants and coffee, because, priorities, and I bought wool socks that are too thick to fit into any of my shoes. I don’t feel like I can write this without mentioning how incredibly thankful I am for friends like Jess and Josh and for being given this gift of an opportunity to travel God’s creation and speak to his creation. I get to learn about what God loves through the shop owners and through the men on the street trying to sell me strange instruments and lip balm. God has never run out of ideas. There is so much to be discovered and hardly enough time to discover it all.//
I am alive and in Nepal, friends. Things are good. This will continue to be challenging and full of growth and excitement and wonder because we serve a wonderful God. I love you all, xoxo.
