Nepal Resource 11: We run this: Pokhara.

Apologies to all… we owe you an update.

So here is what has been happening in Nepal.

On Saturday we left for Pokhara. After a hot six-hour bus ride through the mountains, we arrived in a beautiful town hidden in the hills. Before leaving, we had planned to meet up with a man named Hom who worked with young life. For those of you who don’t know, young life is a Christian ministry that reaches out to high school students who are not typically reached and seeks to show Christ through loving relationships. We didn’t know exactly what we would be doing, all we knew was that we were helping out with a camp and maybe teaching an English class. Embracing the unknown, we followed Hom to a hotel where he said the camp would be taking place. The kids weren’t coming till the morning so the night was ours. We met some of the other staff members and they starting asking us questions about what we had programmed… Programmed!?!? We had nothing programmed at all. We felt mountain of expectations. Luckily God’s hand directed every moment of the camp and we soon learned we had nothing to fear. Hom asked us the share something in the morning meetings so Sarah and I (Kevin) shared our testimonies while Hom translated. After singing some songs it was time to go outside for some field games. Soccer is not our sport… so needless to say, Chris and I spent an hour and a half each day getting schooled by Nepali students. While embarrassing, it was so fun! I think the boys felt sorry for us and would give us sympathy passes when no one was around us to ensure we felt included but wouldn’t mess up the game.

Then came the moment we were all not looking forward to. ENGLISH CLASS. It is safe to say that Sarah Chris and I have never taught anything… ever! So it was a bit unsettling when we were expected to teach a group of 35 Nepalis some English. But yet again God took control. The kids were very involved and seemed to enjoy it. Chris said it was hard and that we didn’t know what to do but it went well for our lack of experience. Sarah agreed and thought that it went better than expected. She thought they were gracious students and we ended up having fun. We aren’t sure if we taught anything new, but at least we could help with some simple grammar. In the end the camp was a success. We were able to see young life in Nepal and made some good friends.

Yesterday we met up with a woman named Anna who shares our love for the street children. Anna is one of the most passionate people I have ever met. To see her talk about the boys was incredible. She has devoted the past year of her life to working with one particular boy name Prakash. Anna shared some great insight with us. Her spitfire southern attitude was addicting and got us all excited to go back home to Kathmandu to see the boys. Please pray for Anna and her life. She shared with us that things are getting a little difficult. It has been such a blessing that God has provided some of the most incredible people for us to run into and learn from. To learn more about Prakash and Anna please visit the website below.

http://artbeatnepal.wordpress.com/team-prakash/

Today we rested and Raju (one of the leaders from the camp) wanted to take us around town a bit. As it comes time to go back to Kathmandu please continue praying for wisdom and discernment with our difficult street children ministry. Also please pray that God blesses Hom and the work he is doing here with the youth and young life. He is an incredible man and we are fortunate to have had the chance to get to know him.

We love and appreciate all your prayers.

Sarah, Chris, and Kevin