From the United States, Don Honeywell, Lynne O’Quinn, Rusty Russell, Brandon Johnson and I took off for Kathmandu, Nepal in the summer of 2015, not long after the earthquake devastated this area. Nearly 9,000 people were killed and nearly 22,000 were injured. Our mission was not only to provide supplies, comfort, encouragement, and support, but also to deliver the gospel of Jesus Christ to the many Nepali people who felt hopeless, helpless, and alone.
Although the stories I could share are countless, the one that stands out in my mind most vividly is the day we spent traveling with Bishwa Dev Khadka, our local friend and missionary, up through the mountains to reach a small hamlet. After many hours of traveling on narrow, treacherous roads, we hiked up through the mountains and arrived in the desolate village. The heat was oppressive, the water supply polluted, and the food scarce. With troubled eyes the native people watched us arrive…they had never seen people that looked like us or talked like us.
