We arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday October 18 late in the evening after 27 hours of travel. Denek was my flight attendant from the czech republic... Next time you fly Emirates look out for him! he is the best!!! We had reservations to stay at a little motel, but a day before we arrived we were told the owners are communists and it could cause political problems for our group so we had to find another hotel to stay at. Our host made reservations for us to stay in a 5 star hotel. So here we are, on a mission trip, serving children in an orphanage and women who are walking for days over mountains to get to us just to hear about the Word and sing and worship and praise God, but we are staying in a 5 star hotel. Even though a 5 star hotel in Nepal is like a 2 or 3 star hotel in the states... We have a shower with hot water, a western toilet, nice comfy beds with (fairly) clean linens and big comfy pillows. A flat screen TV!!! What in the world. I know I can speak for my roommate and I when I say we felt guilty. It didn't exactly feel like we were in a foreign country "roughing it" on a mission trip.
Friday was VBS in Kathmandu. Vacation Bible School for all the kids from the orphanage and any other children that showed up. There are 67 that live in the orphanage and about 45 others showed up from all over the city. They were so stinking cute. Anyone that says they don't choose favorites is LYING!!!!! His name is Prashant and he is 6 years old. Holy sweet face, batman. We had a western theme so the other girls were wearing giant foam cowboy hats and bandanas and sheriff badges singing about horses and saying "Howdy" and "Yee Haw" telling the kids all about Texas, where we traveled from to come see them and play with them. We did arts and crafts with them and they made western picture frames and I printed photos of them from a portable printer that I brought. They were so excited to have a picture of themselves. It really is the little things... I think it is something they will treasure for a long long time. They colored pictures and we taught them about the story of Moses. They learned about Miriam and The Pharaoh. They are little sponges. They just soak up every bit of knowledge we share with them. I cannot wait to share pictures of their sweet little brown faces.
Saturday is church day... Oh and i saw Will Simcoe, childhood friend. After 8 years. In Nepal. Crazy!!!
Sunday was the women's conference.
Monday I took the most beautiful flight I've ever been on... From Kathmandu to Nepalganj then a 4 hour jeep ride to Surket.
Gumi needs its own blog post... Better post while I have a second of Internet.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
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Friday, October 19, 2012
Em Er Ritz
Emirates.
Em. Er. Rah. Tees.
That's not how you say it..
Emirates. Em-Er-Ritz
14 hours and 45 minutes traveling east bound from Dallas Texas to Dubai.
Up until the arrival at the airport I was about ready to throw in the towel.
Was I ready to travel again? Yes. Was I ready to take pictures of kiddos and witness women spreading the Word of God? Yes. I am eager for all of those things and feel so blessed to see yet another beautiful place(s) on Gods green earth. But it wasn't until I boarded the plane that I felt true excitement. Finally. There it is. I've been looking for you. My enthusiasm had left me. That never happens. My enthusiasm suffocates people. My happiness and excitement for life suffocates people. And I had lost it for a brief moment. Not to fret.
She has returned to me.
I am so excited!! I am excited to be on this plane for 15 hours. I'm excited to take a bus or walk to another terminal in Dubai. I'm excited to wait in Dubai for 3 more hours. I'm excited to fly from Dubai to Nepal. (5 hours). I'm excited to see the city if Kathmandu. I'm excited to see you, Will Simcoe, my childhood friends since the age of 8. I'm excited for bobby bear to see another country. I'm excited to work. I am excited to fall in love with 100+ kiddos at the orphanage. I am excited to try and smuggle my favorite little boy home. I. Am. Excited.
Thanks Emirates. You had my enthusiasm sitting right here in 33G. I'm just glad I found her.
Em. Er. Rah. Tees.
That's not how you say it..
Emirates. Em-Er-Ritz
14 hours and 45 minutes traveling east bound from Dallas Texas to Dubai.
Up until the arrival at the airport I was about ready to throw in the towel.
Was I ready to travel again? Yes. Was I ready to take pictures of kiddos and witness women spreading the Word of God? Yes. I am eager for all of those things and feel so blessed to see yet another beautiful place(s) on Gods green earth. But it wasn't until I boarded the plane that I felt true excitement. Finally. There it is. I've been looking for you. My enthusiasm had left me. That never happens. My enthusiasm suffocates people. My happiness and excitement for life suffocates people. And I had lost it for a brief moment. Not to fret.
She has returned to me.
I am so excited!! I am excited to be on this plane for 15 hours. I'm excited to take a bus or walk to another terminal in Dubai. I'm excited to wait in Dubai for 3 more hours. I'm excited to fly from Dubai to Nepal. (5 hours). I'm excited to see the city if Kathmandu. I'm excited to see you, Will Simcoe, my childhood friends since the age of 8. I'm excited for bobby bear to see another country. I'm excited to work. I am excited to fall in love with 100+ kiddos at the orphanage. I am excited to try and smuggle my favorite little boy home. I. Am. Excited.
Thanks Emirates. You had my enthusiasm sitting right here in 33G. I'm just glad I found her.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Peace beyond Understanding
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and your minds in Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:6-7
Boom.
So there you have it.
I'm going to Nepal in two days. My blog is called Sabbatical freakin Sally for crying out loud. I should be excited right?! This trip has been planned for 18+ months. It was supposed to be last October then was postponed. The anticipation has been insurmountable. I started counting down from 80 something days. Tons of family and friends have donated hundreds of dollars to make this possible. I raised over $3,800 all because everyone knows this is my dream. To travel the world and take pictures and bring awareness through my images. So why now. Why this? 2 days shy of finally going...
And I don't want to go.
Cold feet maybe? I've told people to look out for my blog posts from the trip... I'm sure this isn't what they're expecting. Hell.... It's not what I was expecting! I have no idea where this... Anxiety? Came from? If that's even what it is? I have traveled across the world by myself. I wasn't even doing any good... Except some good ol fashion soul searching, surfing, exploring, and meeting new people. I wasn't doing humanitarian photography. I wasn't capturing images to help bring awareness. I wasn't feeding hungry babies. I was just playing. This trip is everything I want. I leave in two days and its all I can ever talk about dreaming of doing. I will literally be living out my dreams.
And I don't want to go.
And so here I am standing before you, God. Help me. I need this trip. It will be a life changing trip. A new chapter. The beginning of what I want my photography to be. Capturing weddings is great but am I really changing the world? I want to make a difference. I want people to be moved by my images. I want to show people what is going on on the other side of the globe. Help me. Give me peace beyond understanding. Relieve my anxiety/fear/stresses. Help me. Flight leaves for Nepal in 1 day. 10 hours. 32 minutes... So anytime now would be great, God. Thanks!
Peace beyond understanding, World Wide Web. That's not too much to ask for is it?
Boom.
So there you have it.
I'm going to Nepal in two days. My blog is called Sabbatical freakin Sally for crying out loud. I should be excited right?! This trip has been planned for 18+ months. It was supposed to be last October then was postponed. The anticipation has been insurmountable. I started counting down from 80 something days. Tons of family and friends have donated hundreds of dollars to make this possible. I raised over $3,800 all because everyone knows this is my dream. To travel the world and take pictures and bring awareness through my images. So why now. Why this? 2 days shy of finally going...
And I don't want to go.
Cold feet maybe? I've told people to look out for my blog posts from the trip... I'm sure this isn't what they're expecting. Hell.... It's not what I was expecting! I have no idea where this... Anxiety? Came from? If that's even what it is? I have traveled across the world by myself. I wasn't even doing any good... Except some good ol fashion soul searching, surfing, exploring, and meeting new people. I wasn't doing humanitarian photography. I wasn't capturing images to help bring awareness. I wasn't feeding hungry babies. I was just playing. This trip is everything I want. I leave in two days and its all I can ever talk about dreaming of doing. I will literally be living out my dreams.
And I don't want to go.
And so here I am standing before you, God. Help me. I need this trip. It will be a life changing trip. A new chapter. The beginning of what I want my photography to be. Capturing weddings is great but am I really changing the world? I want to make a difference. I want people to be moved by my images. I want to show people what is going on on the other side of the globe. Help me. Give me peace beyond understanding. Relieve my anxiety/fear/stresses. Help me. Flight leaves for Nepal in 1 day. 10 hours. 32 minutes... So anytime now would be great, God. Thanks!
Peace beyond understanding, World Wide Web. That's not too much to ask for is it?
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