It’s remained a desire if my husband’s heart to return to Nepal for quite a few years now. When an opportunity arose for him to join a trekking group going to an unreached people group with the gospel, we both felt the answer was a resounding yes! So much preparation and prayer went into getting him physically prepared, spiritually prepared, and outfitted for a challenging ministry trip.
By the providence of God, he re-directed their route from Upper Dolpa to Upper Mustang. The blizzard like conditions and snowed in passes to Dolpa quite literally could have been the end of them. One local trader lost seven of his ten mules trying to cross the pass and barely made it out alive. The ‘mistake’ in their trekking permits which allowed them access to the restricted district of Mustang instead of Dolpa confirmed the decision to re-route the trip.
We prayed Isaiah 35 over the team and over the dry, barren land of the high plateau. Now we pray over the seeds that were planted in hearts hungry for the Truth and thirsty for the Living Water.
Long, dusty, rocky trail
Tibetan Buddhist man in The Forbidden Kingdom of Mustang
In Jomsom, some of the snow-capped mountains the team planned to cross
Calvin, Jeff, Mike, Juan, Gert
Himalayas
Village in Mustang District
Handing out tracts
My love on one of our rare, short phone calls. These meant the world to me!
Unstable trail patched up with logs and rocks
Desolate and barren land
Village with irrigated fields
The trail
Nearing Tibet
Ancient caves built up on sheer rock face
Showing Jesus film inside palace walls…a new generation being touched with the gospel
Jomsom the morning the trek began
Stupa, place of Buddhist worship
Trail
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