Greetings from Npl. We are now making our home in KTM, the capital city of Npl. The last few days we spent in India were days filled with lots of stuff to do yet they were energizing.

On Saturday I went with two of my friends, Stephen and Dinesh, to another town to help out with a children's min. that God has led them to start. It was a long day but it was so fulfilling. I helped some of the kids learn English by telling them how to spell words. Something as simple as spelling words for me, meant a world to the kids. Afterwards we visited a former PTL pastor who I had played bass with when we first came and that was really energizing as well. Just getting out into the community was so powerful, something that we didn't get to do as much as we would have liked.

Since it was our last week we got many invitations to spend the evening with people from our church. Some of the testimonies of faith that we heard were so encouraging. At sister Lizzie's house we ate a nice dinner and then sat and talked for a couple hours. She shared with us her testimony and her life. Wow, she lives with such faith. Everything she has, it seems, she has because she prayed for it and trusted God for it. The TV, camera. cell phone, a sister to live with and walk in faith with. She has so little, in the worlds eyes that is, but spiritually she is so wealthy. After her day job she visits families all evening and shares with them, believers and non-believers alike. She has so many stories about how she had nothing and God provided for her. It really challenged me, do I really need all the stuff that I have? Maybe all the stuff that I have is getting in the way of me really trusting in God for what I need. It's just so appealing to live a lifestyle like sister Lizzie. But it takes giving something up, our possessions. Am I willing to give everything I have to God and step out in faith, letting God provide for me?? These are some of the thoughts that have been passing through my mind lately.

We left India Thursday march 5. God was definitely with us as we traveled. When we checked in our luggage our combined weight was 25 kg over the allowed weight. The worker told us that we would have to pay a fee for having too much weight. There wasn't anything to do but pay for it so we asked him where we had to pay for it and as he was talking to another worker he came back and said don't worry about it, you don't have to pay it, but just so you know, you are 25 kg over and that would cost around $60. God got us through the first part and the entire way without much difficulty at all.

We will be going on a two week pr-yer trek starting this Sunday. It is a little earlier in our stay than we thought but out of shape or not we will go.

Praises:

Safe travels

Not having to pay the fee

Getting to know some of the people here

Our rooms are right across the hall from each other so as a team we will have more opportunity to bond.

Requests:

Our trekking experience.

That He will point us in the right direction and guide us in all that we do during our 4 and a half months here in Npl.

Peace.

Austin