I just returned from a nine day trek through the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. It was quite a journey, one that I am sure I will never forget. Some of the events that took place on the adventure are…
– -Waking up with a chicken in bed with you and really not being that surprised
– -Hiking three hours with a thirty pound pack on your back (feeling like crawling part of the way)
– -After this hike showing up in a beautiful refreshing village tucked away in the side of a mountain
– -Eating food that your taste buds enjoy far more than your stomach does
– -Getting asked two days after you have been sick “ Were you sick before or after you ate the goat?”
– -Having a woman carry her goat up steep stairs to your room so you can pray over its tumor
– -Finding any possible place that you may be a little covered to go to the bathroom
– -Standing in Nepal and looking over at Tibet
– -Having people surround you for hours that want nothing more than to stare at you
– -Showering at “hot springs”, which just looks like an over-sized bathtub
– -Getting in the over-sized tub with five other girls and thinking nothing of it
– -Riding on top of a bus with 20ish other people, some left over throw-up, and at the same time looking over the side at a sheer drop off
– – Having a dance party in a jeep to a Pit-bull song on Thanksgiving
– -During this dance party having a friend yell “ Take that Macy’s”
– -Feeling complete humility when you have people fall at your feet to pray for them
– -Driving down the road in the middle of nowhere only to look out the window to see other people from your squad that you haven’t seen in three weeks
– -Showing films about how Jesus has an impact on our lives to people who have never heard of Him
– -Went to a birthday party for a little boy who turned one
– -A day when we don’t hike means at least 5K of walking
– -Went to the place where the 2nd highest bungee jump is and the highest rope swing
– -Sprained my ankle not even hiking just walking from one house to another
– -Realized that my life is so much more than I could have ever hoped for
– -Met and talked with people that are the only Christian in their family and some the only Christian in there village
– -Missed my wonderful family and friends on Thanksgiving and pretty much daily
– -Sat on a rock for quiet time that over looked some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen and realized how small I am and how big of a deal it is that God loves something so small in his great plan
