We have just returned from church. It was a little sad to see Lyn and Katie saying goodbye to their two girls as they are flying home this afternoon. Last night we went to a nice restaurant with the two girls, and they loved to be a "little bit fancy". Lyn was able to spend a fair bit of time with Ruth and goes home with a greater understanding of the culture, and has seen where they come from, and to rejoice to how far they have come. We went , once again, out to Dololghat, the site of our future camp area, church, community centre and school , plus much more, if Grahame has anything to do with it. It is a lovely drive out there (2hrs) on a winding road, overlooking valleys , all terraced, where at present wheat is growing, and later there will be rice and millet. The river is beautiful, winding through the mountains. In the future we hope to be able to take our Badi girls out there for a holiday; as , at present' they don't get out of Kathmandu. There is a massive statue of "Shiva" , a Hindu god, on the way out. It must be 70ft. high and stands on top of a mountain for all to see. Sort of reminds me of Nebuchadnezzar and his great statue. But Shiva will come tumbling down like all other idols, as we see the church growing from strength to strength in spite of opposition. Opposition is probably what makes the church stronger. A couple of weeks ago at church, the sermon was about having a Thankful heart; an attitude of gratitude and this week, it was a challenging message on the power of the tongue for good and evil and what comes out of the mouth, shows what is in our heart. We are having lunch with Raju, before Lyn and Kate fly out. Then Grahame and I will be here alone ready to face moving into the other quest house. That is if the tenant has really moved out. If you don't hear from me in the next few days, it will because of internet troubles and we have to move all that technology and from past experience, I'm not all that confident that it will be up and running.
Robyn
Robyn
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