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Location Date Fri, 29 July 2011 1311961715 Tue, 26 July 2011 1311693447 Wed, 20 July 2011 1311177375 Sat, 16 July 2011 1310827191 Sun, 10 July 2011 1310297313 Thu, 07 July 2011 1310059453 Mon, 04 July 2011 1309793388 Sat, 25 June 2011 1309010591 Tue, 21 June 2011 1308678676 Mon, 20 June 2011 1308579908 Sat, 18 June 2011 1308402373 Thu, 16 June 2011
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First things first, I'm in Tansen safe and sound. It was a 6am start getting the Buck (bus/truck) from patan and beginning the gruelling journey through the himalayan wilderness in temperatures in excess of 40 degrees celsius. Never have I peed so little in a 10 hour period! I must have lost my body weight in sweat! The only journey in my life that matches it is travelling on a 12 hour day train from budapest to sarajevo with madz and mike (on that particular occasion I remember me and madz went through croation border checks in only our boxers and felt no shame we were so hot!)
Have you ever seen or heard of the famous road of death in bolivia? The one where trucks are hanging off the sides of mauntains as they go past each other in different directions? Well there is certainly another one just like it here in Nepal! I was praying for miles as we swerved through the himalayas!
I'm going to be honest. I have found today a very hard day. I think I was running on adrenaline the first week in Kathmandu. I got a buzz from being somewhere completely different meeting lots of new people. Today I have felt quite different. i think it has built up inside and I have felt overwhelmed by the new culture, language barrier, poverty, need and isolation. I have really missed all the dearest people in my life and have felt quite alone. But I knew this day would come and i have managed to speak to some really great people about it. im here for a reason and I will really grow from being here. It has just been a real struggle today, its hard being in a place so so different where you can suddenly feel so isolated and alone. As you will know, I'm not good at enjoying my own company. My schedule at home, career and social life is centred around being and thriving off other people. That is how I am. This is teaching me something completely new. In the remotest place I have ever ventured I have got to learn some lessons. I probably need to sleep and get rid of this headache, but I also need to learn some new truths. What a pansy I am ey!
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LeW Cheer up mate! Sounds like a great adventure so far. Very very jealous!
Madz Chin up son. Sounds like your gonna be doing some great work out there, enjoy it! I miss you mate, cant wait to see you in the states take it easy x
Gran Following your travels with great interest. We are thinking about you and will remember you in our prayers.Looking forward to your next instalment. Keep smiling.
Stuart C Well done sunshine. Very proud of you. You'll know exactly how to encourage others for years to come. We are with you each day! Stuart
Oli Three years ago I went on a mission trip to Ecuador with my best friend, I didn't know what to expect, what to feel, or even who else I was going with! Soon after the trip began, I realised I was very far away from home and alone. I had an amazing group of people around me, but that wasn't why I was feeling alone. I remember thinking one night and Philippians 4:13 was the verse I was reading.... From your recommendation. God is showing you his way and sides of you which you never thought existed. I'm praying for you brother x
Vijay Hi Andrew, it's absolutely very normal to feel the way you do. So don't feel bad! Though you are so far away from home, the most important thing is that God is with you and he is going with you even in the very remotest places (He created all these places...). After this experience you will come out better off. The next few weeks is a great opportunity to get close with God and to grow in him and explore all the amazing things he has prepared for you with Him walking beside you. This is also a wonderful opportunity to serve in the village were you are at present. So God bless you, praying for you and be a blessing to the Nepalese people!
Ken Hi Andrew - you are experiencing the well-recognised "culture shock", but you will soon be enjoying the friendship and support of your new colleagues there in Tansen hospital. You are not alone, we are all with you in spirit and if it makes you fell any better you can picture Louise, Heather and I living in the last house on the left as you come down the slope from the guest house to the hospital compound. And wait till you see the view into the valley...