DISPATCH: Friday, Jan. 27

Mission: Nepal team at a Buddhist site at 9,600 feet during trek on Wednesday. Team members are (front row, left to right): Gary Fallesen, Dave Stoessel, Brandy Everts, (back row) Megh Gurung, Pastor Tej Rokka, and Marissa Gardiner.

We completed our five-day Langtang trek with a short three-hour hike down about 900 vertical feet from Timure to Syaphrubesi, where we began on Monday. This ended a remarkable, God-ordained visit to the villages on the Tamang Heritage trail. In all, we covered about 45 miles with about 16,000 feet in vertical gain and descent. We believe nine souls came to Christ during our trek, including the two in Gatlang and an entire family in Tatopani. In addition to the father, mother and daughter we reported on Wednesday, three younger children and a niece also prayed with us after Tej shared the Gospel with them at their guest house.

It was another sun and Son blessed day in the mountains for our final walk in Langtang National Park. After returning to Syaphrubesi, we made the arduous six-hour drive back to Kathmandu (this time by Jeep) so we can worship at Pastor Tej’s church on Saturday morning.