Hello again.
Pushpa’s sister died around 12.00 today. I went with another Nepali woman from our women’s fellowship to the hospital to be with Pushpa and her family who were there. Around 3.30 they took the body from the hospital and then straight to a church here in Kathmandu for a funeral and then to burial grounds that that church has. It all has to happen quite quickly here due to the heat and the inability to keep the body for long.
She was 38 years old and leaves a husband and four children between the ages of 8 and 19. Please continue to pray for the family.
Thanks.
Cynthia
Hello everyone!
Many of you know that we have a young woman who helps out in our home called Pushpa. Pushpa’s older sister has come into Kathmandu from the village and is very ill in hospital. She has at least partial kidney failure, jaundice and something wrong with her uterus as well. She’s in intensive care at a hospital here. Pushpa has been spending the night for the last 6 nights at the hospital with her sister.
Please pray for Pushpa’s sister, Sarita, and for the whole family who may face some difficult decisions in the next few days.
Thank you all!
Cynthia and Ian
Dear all,
Yes, afraid it is some weeks since we were in contact but here we are now with some news. We know Counterslip is doing a feature on us and Nepal on Sunday so wanted you to have
the latest information but others will no doubt appreciate it as well.
Good news. After weeks of uncertainty and discussions with the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, it now looks as though INF will be signing its agreement for
the coming 5 years on Sunday afternoon. Of course, it is not done until it is done but this latest development looks really positive. Once done, it will pave the way for us to get official visas. For the last 6 months we have been on temporary extensions. Please pray the officials actually show up and that there is enough ink in their pens tomorrow afternoon at 2pm (local time).
Another piece of good news. It has been raining extensively in Nepal for some weeks and the result is that load-shedding has been drastically reduced if not stopped altogether. We can’t get used to being able to do anything anytime. The rain is also good news for farmers and the water supply in general which has been better this year than previous years. We pray that monsoon which is due to start properly in a few weeks, will be steady and not bring destruction to the fragile hillsides.
Yet more good news. Healthcare Christian Fellowship (HCF) organised a training at Anandaban Hospital a couple of weeks ago for leads from each of the mission
hospitals. There were about 25 of us and it was a good opportunity to learn more about the objectives of HCF and to brainstorm ideas about how the Christian staff can evangelise and disciple in their workplaces. I ask you to remember Sadichya who is a young Christian doctor who wants to start a bible study in her hospital for colleagues who are not believers.
Pray that she may have sensitivity and courage to do this.
Not so good news. Ian and 2 Nepalis attending the training went down with something nasty on the third day of the training. It is that time of year unfortunately when water supplies are especially vulnerable to contamination and high temperatures mean lots of insects (including mosquitos). Thankfully all well again now.
Cynthia has been busy with observational visits for her one-year students. She has been
travelling around Kathmandu Valley a fair amount but the students seem to appreciate the feedback they are getting and it’s encouraging to see the students’ teaching skills improving week by week.
We mark a significant milestone for Justin at the end of the month – he finishes year 6 in primary and will be moving into secondary school from August. It is nothing like the transition it is for students in the UK/US as the school is small and on the same site as primary but we are getting ready for some big changes nonetheless. He has an orientation day on Monday.
Finally, we want to draw your attention to the INF UK Conference at Swanwick in Derbyshire in Sept. See attached link. This will be an opportunity for supporters of mission in Nepal to meet and learn about the latest news and meet others with a similar interest. We urge you to take a look and see if it sounds like you.
http://www.inf.org/event/inf-uk/uk-nepal-conference
And some photos. In May, KISC had a crazy hair day. Sujita’s school put on a play and Sujita was the little red hen. Cynthia and Lucy went along with Pushpa to see it one afternoon. Sujita was very good by all accounts.
Sujitas play.
Lucy's crazy hair.
With love from Ian, Cynthia, Justin and Lucy