Reminiscings from the Roof of the World A Nefarious Business and Closing Days of Trip 2 Because the Maoist banda was still in effect a walk around Narayanhiti Royal Palace and the national government buildings (just a short walk from Thamal and Student Guest House) was the highlight of January 2. Our Nepali and AmericanContinue reading “Winds of the Himalaya – Part 20”
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Winds of the Himalaya – Part 19
Reminiscings from the Roof of the World Maoist Banda, Gurkha Khurkuri, and the Monkey Temple Our final days in Nepal would involve many hours in Robby’s SUV crisscrossing the Himalayan Kingdom and would bring many more adventures packed into a tiny timeframe. But Thursday would be more relaxed as we spent the day exploring theContinue reading “Winds of the Himalaya – Part 19”
Winds of the Himalaya – Part 18
Reminiscings from the Roof of the World Faithful Intercessors December 27 dawned chilly on the hillside, and we warmed ourselves around a fire and sipped steaming cups of Ilam tea while breakfast was prepared. After eating, the joint Nepali and American team hiked up to the mountaintop where we would be able to overlook theContinue reading “Winds of the Himalaya – Part 18”
Winds of the Himalaya – Part 17
Reminiscings from the Roof of the World Ilam Tea Gardens The day after Christmas began very early for our team and with the dawn came some wonderful surprises. Daniel G (the Lion Tamer), who had stayed behind in Kathmandu because his family was ill, had arrived in the predawn hours. And, I discovered that notContinue reading “Winds of the Himalaya – Part 17”
Winds of the Himalaya – Part 16
Reminiscings from the Roof of the World “The Most Wonderful Day of the Year”* Christmas Eve dawned hot with cloudless, cobalt skies and excitement my heart for the day ahead. Immediately after breakfast we headed out to Khundunabari for our fourth Bhutanese camp visit where we would minister in the small, thatched-roofed bamboo church locatedContinue reading “Winds of the Himalaya – Part 16”
Winds of the Himalaya – Part 15
Reminiscings from the Roof of the World Refugee Camps We were “up and at ‘em” early on Thursday, December 21, and departed Kathmandu for far east Nepal at 9:00 am. The day was uneventful, full of conversation and watching the changing scenery. As evening fell the drive was feeling more dicey. The highway was narrow,Continue reading “Winds of the Himalaya – Part 15”
Winds of the Himalaya – Part 14
Reminiscings from the Roof of the World Return to the “Magical Kingdom” — Trip Two Begins Just a few weeks after returning from my first visit to Nepal, Katie asked me, “Mom, I want to take another team to Nepal over Christmas break. You wanna go?” As I was longing to take the spirit ofContinue reading “Winds of the Himalaya – Part 14”
Winds of the Himalaya – Part 13
Reminiscings from the Roof of the World A Buddhist Funeral and the Long Road Home March 24-31, 2000. The weather was much improved on Friday morning and the trek down to Birethanti was quite pleasant. The bus would meet us at Naya Pul (meaning new bridge) at 4:00 pm. We spent the day in BirethantiContinue reading “Winds of the Himalaya – Part 13”
Winds of the Himalaya – Part 12
Reminiscings from the Roof of the World Thunder and Hail March 21-23, Tuesday – Thursday. Sharon started vomiting at 5 am and was still very sick at breakfast time. So we delayed our departure for Ghorepani and spent the morning prayer walking around the area. Finally at noon, because Sharon was still ill, we leftContinue reading “Winds of the Himalaya – Part 12”
Winds of the Himalaya – Part 11
Reminiscings from the Roof of the World The Shout March 19 – 20, Sunday – Monday. Team devotion began at 8:00 am, brunch would be at 10:00, and we world face those 100 gazillion stairs at noon. We spent the morning praying around the area and relaxing. I met the cutest and quite precocious littleContinue reading “Winds of the Himalaya – Part 11”
Coffee, Tea, and Reverie 