I am alive! Barely, but I’m alive! The last few weeks have been crazy, and the WiFi has been rather spotty. That being said, I have internet and some time to write this post. My time in Nepal has been good, albeit a little short. A couple days ago, I was waking up to see the sun peeking over the Himalayan mountain rang. A couple days before that, I was in a remote village going house to house sharing Jesus with local families. And a couple days before that, I was at a Nepali church, listening to a message from a local pastor. This month has been insane.
Now, I’m sitting at the same hostel I was in at the beginning of the month. I’d like to tell y’all of the great things God has done in Nepal. Along with my team, I blazed a path through Nepal. Most of our ministry was prayer ministry, which is super important, but we also got to share the Gospel with the people of Nepal. We would hike for an hour or so, almost every day. Whenever we got the a house, we would sit in front and wait for the family. When they came out, we would introduce ourselves and just talk with them. There are so many people on this thing we call earth, and they all have stories. I am privileged to have been able to hear some of these people’s stories, and share my own with them. Most importantly, those people have now heard the Gospel. Ministry was amazing this month.
Outside of ministry, there was not always sunshine and rainbows. Trekking through villages, and up mountains, was no easy task for someone who has been indoors for most of his life. One week, when we were in a remote village, I got really sick. It’s probably due in part to the fact that I’ve lost close to thirty pounds, and that hand washing is not necessarily a part of the daily routine. I’m fine now, but my food budget has gone up. Again. (Sorry Mom)
Last week, my team and I were able to hike on the outskirts of the Himalayas. It was a fun time of being rained on, panicking about my camera, almost falling off the mountain, and being hungry. Besides that, it was amazing. I would not trade this experience for anything. While we were in the mountains, one night we stayed with a family that lived there. It was amazing to see how they live, and it was truly humbling. We were also able to minister to them, which makes all the pain and struggling that it took to reach the top of the mountain more than worth it. God truly does have me in his hand.
“Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba. Sithi uhm ingonyama.” -The Lion King. We interrupt Jackson’s Blog post to bring you a long and overdone joke. If you could not tell by the song lyrics, Africa is on the horizon. Very soon, I will end the Nepali leg of my race, and begin the four month Africa leg. I am excited, as well is my mom, to be going to Zimbabwe. From what I’ve heard, my team and I will be working with a school and doing VBS like work, and maybe some sports things with children. It will take almost three days to get to Africa, and it will not be fun. Congratulations, you know as much as I do.
Just one last thing. I’m writing this on my Birthday, and I just want to say to everyone back home, I miss y’all so freaking much. It hasn’t been terribly hard being away from my family and my friends, who are basically family, until now. I’m nineteen years old now. Never did I dream that I would spend my nineteenth birthday on the mission field, in God’s will, in Nepal. God has brought me through so much to get me here, and I just have to think back to my family back home. God used them in ways they‘ll never know, just so that I can sit here and write this post. I love every single one of y’all. You’re in my heart and my prayers.
Works Cited:
“The Lion King.” Disney, 2005.
(Since my English teachers read my blogs)
