The sun was shining today AND we all slept more than 4 hours AND we had hot showers AND we enjoyed a slightly American breakfast! We knew it would be a good day!
Today was another day of more cultural learning. This gives us all a chance to adjust to the culture and the time change.
After breakfast, we went to a Buddhist temple area. There were many areas to walk around and shop. We spent a bit of time there. There were monkeys everywhere, hanging out on the roofs and in the trees. There were many prayer flags and prayer wheels and lots of people worshiping. There was a look out area to view the city of Kathmandu and on a clearer day, the mountains would have stood out even more. We would have left the park sooner to go for lunch, but Vicky and Leah were inside a shop for quite a bit of time trying on jewelry. The guys made several laps of the entire park looking for them. All the while, Vicky and Leah were unaware, assuming that since Amy sent them to the shop in the first place, she would have known where they were! In the end, no harm done--the guys got some exercise, Vicky and Leah were happy with their purchases and we all went to lunch.
We enjoyed Chinese food for lunch. We ordered an assortment of food to share. It was excellent! The Chinese food tastes so much better here. Why wouldn't it....we are so much closer to China here!
After lunch, we went to another shopping area in the historic district of Kathmandu. There was shopping for tea and more jewelry (not Vicky and Leah), but the hot spot this time was a guy selling wool hats and gloves. They are made from yak wool which is very common in the area of Nepal. And, by the way, we are all becoming quite the experts in bartering. We're pretty sure that all of us will be wearing these warm items for our early morning trip to the top of the mountain tomorrow.
We went to a local "hole in the wall" Indian restaurant for supper. It was considered an Indian fast food restaurant. We could watch them make the naan and tandori chicken in the tandori oven. The food was great!
We have an early start on Friday morning. We are leaving at 4:45 a.m. to drive to the top of the mountain to see the sunrise. Please pray for a clear morning. The view is supposed to be spectacular. We'll even be able to see Mount Everest. In the afternoon we will fly to another city in Nepal to begin meeting with our church leaders. That's when our work will begin...
As we've been out sightseeing these past few days, we have been reflecting on how fortunate we are and grateful for the many blessings we have in the US. The people here work so hard to make a living for their family. As we observe the traffic, which is so hard to explain or even show in pictures, we see the people here demonstrating so much patience with each other. In the US, most would respond much differently. It's humbling to observe day to day life here.
Everyone is still in great heatlh. Please pray for safety again in our travels tomorrow. Please pray for the meetings we will have with our church leaders and partners this weekend.
Thanks for joining us on our trip!
Today was another day of more cultural learning. This gives us all a chance to adjust to the culture and the time change.
After breakfast, we went to a Buddhist temple area. There were many areas to walk around and shop. We spent a bit of time there. There were monkeys everywhere, hanging out on the roofs and in the trees. There were many prayer flags and prayer wheels and lots of people worshiping. There was a look out area to view the city of Kathmandu and on a clearer day, the mountains would have stood out even more. We would have left the park sooner to go for lunch, but Vicky and Leah were inside a shop for quite a bit of time trying on jewelry. The guys made several laps of the entire park looking for them. All the while, Vicky and Leah were unaware, assuming that since Amy sent them to the shop in the first place, she would have known where they were! In the end, no harm done--the guys got some exercise, Vicky and Leah were happy with their purchases and we all went to lunch.
We enjoyed Chinese food for lunch. We ordered an assortment of food to share. It was excellent! The Chinese food tastes so much better here. Why wouldn't it....we are so much closer to China here!
After lunch, we went to another shopping area in the historic district of Kathmandu. There was shopping for tea and more jewelry (not Vicky and Leah), but the hot spot this time was a guy selling wool hats and gloves. They are made from yak wool which is very common in the area of Nepal. And, by the way, we are all becoming quite the experts in bartering. We're pretty sure that all of us will be wearing these warm items for our early morning trip to the top of the mountain tomorrow.
We went to a local "hole in the wall" Indian restaurant for supper. It was considered an Indian fast food restaurant. We could watch them make the naan and tandori chicken in the tandori oven. The food was great!
We have an early start on Friday morning. We are leaving at 4:45 a.m. to drive to the top of the mountain to see the sunrise. Please pray for a clear morning. The view is supposed to be spectacular. We'll even be able to see Mount Everest. In the afternoon we will fly to another city in Nepal to begin meeting with our church leaders. That's when our work will begin...
As we've been out sightseeing these past few days, we have been reflecting on how fortunate we are and grateful for the many blessings we have in the US. The people here work so hard to make a living for their family. As we observe the traffic, which is so hard to explain or even show in pictures, we see the people here demonstrating so much patience with each other. In the US, most would respond much differently. It's humbling to observe day to day life here.
Everyone is still in great heatlh. Please pray for safety again in our travels tomorrow. Please pray for the meetings we will have with our church leaders and partners this weekend.
Thanks for joining us on our trip!
I've been praying for each of you throughout this week. I can understand the early rise . . . most recently it's been a 4:30am wake-up call from my boys. I'm soon going to send them to milk some cows at a nearby farm! :) I will continue to pray for a clear morning and as you meet with the leaders and begin partnering with the church. Looking forward to continued updates! Blessings, Karen
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