I Kidnapped a Grandma!

I kidnapped a grandma.  Yep, you heard it right.  Never would
I have thought I could ever say that!… But it’s true!

Her name is
Bibi and I met her on the way to the top of a mountain in Nepal.

Let me tell you about it…

It was a beautiful day in Nepal and we didn’t have any ministry
planned until later in the afternoon at the leper colony.  So Jenny and I decided that we wanted
to hike to the top of the mountain and perhaps find ways to minister to people
along the way.

So off we went on our adventure for the day…

We hiked down into the valley from the hill that we lived on.  Soon after we crossed the suspension bridge at the bottom, we came upon the leper colony that we would be hanging out at later in the afternoon.  We passed some people who were gathered around just smiling and staring at us.  So why not, we stopped and prayed for them.  And then continued on our journey.

But before we made it out of their site, a random elderly lady walks around the corner & starts speaking in Nepalese and is really concerned about trying to tell us something.  We just stared at her and shrugged our shoulders.  She looked as if she gave up, shook her head, grabbed Jenny’s arm and pulled us in the direction that we were headed.

So off we went up the hill with the random old lady…

One guy we passed along the way yelled, “Hey!..that’s my grandma!” …but Bibi kept walking with us…

We had a few momentary stops with Bibi… One to give her some of my water.  We passed many people who just laughed at all of it.  One guy gave her money.  Another tried to interpret what she was trying to tell us, but that failed too because he didn’t speak any English himself..ha!  The best part was singing random songs to her…I think she liked that a lot!..she kept giggling and smiling.  I think it made her day ;]

After walking for at least an hour (not even a mile either probably) with Bibi, we finally made it to a nearby town.  I bought her a coke, and as awful (or as funny) as it sounds, we ran off without her.  We were running out of time and we needed to make it to the top of the mountain…a few miles to go with only a few hours left to make it there & back!  😛

So after more hiking…and more hiking…and just a little bit more hiking… we finally made it to the top and enjoyed the amazing view!!!

On the way back down the mountain –after more hiking and a bus that drove way too close to the edge of the cliff!– we once again passed by the supposable grandson(s) of Bibi…

“HEY WHERE’S MY GRANDMA??!!!?”

My heart stopped.

It had been hours since be had left Bibi at the nearby town…  Were they expecting us to bring her home?  Did they think we had kidnapped her & done something with her??  Oh man…

After suffering for a little bit, they finally gave ease to our minds and told us that Bibi often runs off like this and no need to worry…she’ll make it home someday.  Haha!  Gotta love Bibi! ;]

Also, soon after I said, “I will never ever hike this mountain again..!” …we (my team + Team Tetris) hiked the mountain again only a few days later.  This time we brought our tents and camped up at the top!  It was sooo worth it!! :] ..even if watching the sunrise failed. ;]