Last Post for a Few Weeks

See you mid-October!

This will be my last post for a few weeks. As I mentioned before, I will be trekking with a group of KISC teachers to Everest Base Camp! I’m so excited and so thankful for this opportunity. A year ago I never would have though that I’d have the chance to go to Mount Everest. I’d really appreciate your prayers while I’m gone. Although we’re very well prepared, there are obviously still risks. Please pray for safe flights to and from Lukla (our starting and finishing point), and for good health. We’ll be taking the trek slowly to acclimatize, but altitude sickness is still a concern. Finally, that we would simply have a great time, good fellowship together, and be positive witnesses of Christ along the way.

Trek dates: October 1^st – October 16^th. (Return date tentative).

Kathmandu ½ Marathon

I successfully completed the ½ marathon last weekend! This race was so different from any that I’ve ever run before. Traffic was not blocked off, so dodging busses, taxis, and motorbikes throughout the 13.6 miles (yes, that’s an extra ½ mile) was an added challenge. The total absence of porta-potties never turned out to be a tragedy for me, but it would be nice to know they’re there if you need them.

Entering a race with a group of people was also a new experience for me, but it was such a blessing to have the camaraderie. We also had a group of friends cheering us on along the route, which turned out to be a huge encouragement. 

All of the 1/2 Marathoners at the finish line. We also had a group who ran the 5K!

Saying goodbye :(

At schools like KISC it’s common to have teachers coming and going throughout the school year. Sadly, at the end of this term I’ll be saying goodbye to one of my good friends. Sarah C. has been a huge source of joy in my life for the past three months and she’ll be heading back home to Scotland on Saturday. She’s taught me all about Scottish-English, tartans, kilts, and the Loch Ness Monster. With all that and people like Sarah, Scotland must be a pretty awesome place. 

My Scottish friend, Sarah, is the one in the middle.

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“May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, low long, how high, and how deep his love really is.” – Ephesians 3:17-18