The Himalayas

I had a window seat on our flight into Kathmandu, Nepal. Flying into the mountains was mildly terrifying due to turbulence, but I felt like a kid again, nose pressed against the dirty window, wide-eyed, my whole body on the edge of my seat. 

The Himalayas never get old. 

My breath still catches when the sky clears. I still climb onto the rooftop of our home and watch the sun melt into the top of the mountains each night. 

The other day I walked 1.5 miles home in a thunderstorm carrying a week's supply of groceries. I was drenched, tripping over my skirt, hair plastered to my face, and I thought to myself, What a life I have! 

What a life I have!

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On our first day on the ground, we hiked to the highest point in Kathmandu and prayed over the city. The next day, we drove to Nagarkot (a nearby mountain) to worship and pray over the area. Our first week has consisted of quite a few intercessory prayer treks. 

An quick update on my team: a couple of weeks ago, my teammate Jordy flew back home to the States. Four days ago, my closest friend on the team, Lexi, flew home as well. In the past two months, I've experienced varying degrees of disappointment and loss and exhaustion. Living in a developing nation for an extended period of time is adventurous and brave, maybe, but sometimes it is also frustrating and tiresome. 

I am burdened for the nations of India and Nepal. If I could sum up my trip so far, I would say that it has been seven weeks of hurting so bad but living so good.

THIS IS TRUE LIFE. It's hard. It's messy. It hurts. But it's real. It's true! It's holding dirty babies and crying on rooftops and drinking three cups of coffee a day. It's dancing in the street and foggy mornings in the mountains and being completely ruined for the ordinary.

On Friday, we will be venturing into a mountain village where we will continue to share hope and light with the people of Nepal. 

Only six weeks left. And to think that this is only the beginning!

2 Corinthians 6.10 NLT —"Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything."

Prayer Requests:

-Pray that I'd have the boldness the first century church had in the book of Acts; a boldness that comes only from the Spirit -We are like 99% sure that I have a parasite so pray that I stop throwing up and can participate fully in ministry :)