Team Fugee has landed in Nepal and it wasn’t easy! Traveling from South India to Katmandu, Nepal was quite the trip. We officially traveled for about 3 straight days when you add it all up. That includes, but is not limited to, trains, planes, automobiles, busses, and by foot. In Katmandu we got the opportunity to meet up with the entire T-Squad and share our past month together. It is always encouraging to see the other teams and see how God has worked through them for the month. That, however, was not even the best part. After our short stay in Katmandu we had to travel back down towards India to get to our ministry site. That included a 7 hr car ride down the steepest mountain ranges I have ever experienced. Something I learned about Nepal…they do not believe in guard rails. I have included some pictures but sadly they do not do the experience any justice. We did get to see a very little part of Mt Everest in the distance. I can now check that off my to do list!
Thankfully, after much prayer and laughter we made it to our ministry site for the first half of the month. We have partnered with an organization called GEMS. GEMS is a global organization in numerous countries including the USA. Each branch of GEMS has a purpose to bring the kingdom to the world. Our branch here in Nepal breeds, raises, and sells fish to support the local ministries. Our job has been to serve joyfully this month. We have done everything from attempting to dig out a fish pond, chopping weeds Nepali style, digging and paving a walkway, etc. It has been a great experience for my team and I. It was hard at first thinking of this as “ministry” but our work will be used to supply the appropriate funds for GEMS so that ministry can take place even after we leave Nepal. This month was not necessarily about doing typical ministry but it meant getting dirty and leaving your entitlement at the door. This month has also allowed our team to grow in other areas. A closeness has developed between us and an environment has been created where we could all be open and honest about pretty much anything. I have learned what it really means to live in community that the Bible talks about. We are able to challenge each other, build up one another, and help one another realize perfection is nonexistent and Christ is needed.
Some other things that we were able to discover about each other this month are as follows: Lindsey can dig a ditch better than any man I have ever met, Allison has the ability to appear to be falling but never actually land on the ground…impressive, Lauren will eat anything off a table or floor no matter the environment, Anne is a sneaky cleaner and a mean water boiler, and John can jam out to Glee while he digs a ditch. Team Fugee has been rocking my socks and I am blessed to be surrounded by them. Family portrait included below!
