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“Nepal in a Nutshell” Thank you, Redeemerites, for your prayers and encouragement during my week in Nepal. My friend Lydia and I partnered with members of Hindustan Bible Institute (HBI Global) to provide a Grief and Trauma Care workshop for local Christian pastors and lay leaders. Our daily schedule Tuesday through Friday looked roughly like this:

5:00 Lydia and I prayed together and worked out the details of our “plan” for the day 7:45 Team breakfast of omelet, fried eggs with vegetables, & chai at the hotel 9:00-10:30 Worship music and devotional at the church that hosted the workshop 10:30 Tea break in the church courtyard 11:00-1:30 Workshop content (Lydia and I alternated presenting material and facilitating

discussion while Lydia directed the art therapy activities) 1:30-2:30 Group lunch at a nearby restaurant (approximately 50 people), usually

consisting of naan, rice, curry sauce, momos, bottled water, etc. 2:30-4:30 Additional workshop content 5:00-5:30 Team debrief 6:30-8:00 Team supper at a nearby restaurant 8:30 Exhaustion, connecting with family & friends through Facebook & What’s App

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The workshop went well, and pastors expressed gratitude for a conference that equipped them with practical skills different from those they typically learn at church planting workshops. Participants had opportunities to process some of their own grief and trauma in addition to honing their counseling skills. We certainly faced challenges: language barriers, time limitations, diversity in education among participants, cultural mistakes, and a significant earthquake tremor during our 3rd day which deeply frightened participants. But God sustained and redirected us throughout, and it was a joy and inspiration to catch glimpses of the participants’ life stories, particularly their faith and tenacity. Saturday is the Nepali day of worship, so I preached from II Corinthians 4 at a small church in the mountains outside of Kathmandu. Lydia shared her testimony as rooted in Proverbs 3:5-6. Afterward, 4 young girls in the church entertained us for several hours by taking us on a hike through the beautiful countryside, including across a terrifying suspension bridge, and taking us to one of their homes! This was one of our favorite adventures of the week. Sunday, our team traveled by Land Cruiser 3.5 hours into the Himalayan mountains (stunning!) to visit a tiny village where 2 young Nepali missionaries (biological brothers whom I met in India in 2013) have been providing earthquake disaster relief and rehabilitation, including now providing after-school tutoring for 50+ children. Some highlights from the week included the opportunity to work cooperatively and healingly across Christian denominational and cultural lines, the beauty of the landscape, and the delight of friendships nurtured between Lydia, I, and the HBI team members. As a special blessing, the travel time on both ends of the trip included opportunities to reconnect with friends at Virginia Theological Seminary, just outside of D.C., and also with a friend in Istanbul, Turkey. I thank God… and you. My prayer is that God will receive glory and many Nepali people be blessed.

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