We were picked up at 9 AM on Saturday for the drive up to the orphanage, perched on a hillside in Kathmandu. Churches meet on Saturday, so when we arrived, after being greeted by the children and getting a tour of the new building, we joined everyone for the weekly worship. Dev, the orphanage director, is also the pastor of a church that meets in the old building they occupied. Besides the children of the orphanage, there are local residents that attend as well.
It was an energetic time of singing, which lasted for about 40 minutes. I was then invited up to give the morning’s message. When I finished, I was told by Dev, who did the translating, that they wanted more! So, I went for about another 15 minutes. After the service, we took some photos and then met with Dev and his wife, Maya. It was then that we presented them with the gifts that were sent with me. They received them with humility and thankfulness. They told us about the plan they have to raise goats in order to fund the orphanage: where the grazing land is, how many they hope to have, where they will sell the meat, who will tend the goats, and more. They do have a very good business plan.
I want to thank all who contributed to the “goat fund”. You are making a huge difference for this wonderful orphanage. Not all of the funds donated were designated for goats, so some of the funds will be used for general purposes and expenses of the orphanage.
In a few hours we will fly to Chitwan in Nepal for the coming pastors conference. It is about a 30 minute flight, or over 6 hours driving! I will report on the conference in a day or 2.
Blessings to you all. I am having trouble uploading the photos, but I will keep working on it.
David
Glad things are going well… good to see you two on FBLive the other day. Looking forward to more pics.