Greetings from Nepal

What a few days we have had! All is going so well. thank-you for your prayers for us as a team.

Our flight to India went well. We arrived in a little more than twelve hours. Our bus driver wasn't there immediately to pick us up, but we worked that out and then made our way to the YMCA International Guest House.

Tuesday we explored Delhi both in terms of culture and handi-crafts. We found ourselves in many interesting situations. I always enjoy introducing people to the intricacies of India and Indian life. Several have spoken about the misconceptions they had before coming here.

The schedule has been busy. Today we pushed on to Nepal and have explored a little of what life is like here. We met as a group for the first time today to debrief with each other about the things we are experiencing. It was good.

Tomorrow will begin early as we go to the top of the first ridge of mountains to see the sun rise. It is a great trip. I trust our participants will find that it is worth the effort to make the early morning call to rise and shine.

Nepal is struggling with the shortage of supplies usually brought out of India. Trouble in other parts of Nepal has slowed down the arrival of commodities here in Nepal. I asked a guy in a line to get gasoline how long he had been in the line. He told me two hours!

I love being back here in my homeland. I enjoy opening the door for others to see and experience things here. Thanks for taking the time to read this post.

More to come.

Ken

Follow our Bridge to Nepal Journey

Date		Day		Location		Activity
18-Feb		Sunday		Newark, NJ		Leave for non-stop flight to Delhi
19-Feb		Monday		Delhi		Arrive in Delhi and lodge at YMCA
20-Feb		Tuesday		Delhi		Intro to culture and adjusting
21-Feb		Wednesday		Del/Ktm		flight from Delhi to Katmandu and lodging
22-Feb		Thursday		Ktm/Btg		Exploring Katmandu and then on to Biratnagar
23-Feb		Friday		Biratnagar		Orientation to our work and our hosts
24-Feb		Saturday		Biratnagar		a.m. services in Biratnagar and other activities
25-Feb		Sunday		Biratnagar		SPICE hostel activities
26-Feb		Monday		Biratnagar		Trip to Karsia and SPICE hostel activities
27-Feb		Tuesday		Biratnagar		SPICE hostel activities
28-Feb		Wednesday		Biratnagar		SPICE hostel activities
1-Mar		Thursday		Btg/Ktm/Del		Travel day back to Delhi and activities in the evening
2-Mar		Friday		Delhi		Final activities before departure
						Depart India for the USA
3-Mar		Saturday		Newark		Morning arrival in Newark and transport home

The best laid plans don't always materialize just as we may think and plan, but the Lord willing this is the schedule we trust to follow.

Pray particularly for the people in Nepal and the political distress they are having. We want the best for these people while we are travelling in their country and following.

My first blog

I have been reading about blogging and a number of my friends have been hard at it for a while. So here I am entering into the fray. The cyber world that we are part of is exciting. I speak to my friends on the other side of the world through my computer. I read the thoughts of others as I work through their many posts.

Let me tell you a little about myself. I was born in India. My parents were from the US. I have been part of these two countries all of my life and have had the opportunity to travel to many other places. I love an expanding world view. With this I love the fact that the world is getting smaller and smaller in terms of our ability to communicate.

I am a consultant by trade and love to come alongside people and groups and help them to accomplish the goals they have set for themselves.

I am married to Carol. The father of four children - Bryan, Billy, Steven and Julie. Bryan and Steven are married. Billy died as an infant. Julie is a beautiful young lady.

In life, we have had our share of problems, but overall we are truly blessed.

I am a Christian and I honor Jesus, the Christ, as my Lord and Savior.

There is much more, but this is a beginning.