I survived walking from mountain to mountain and staying from one village to another, visiting one church to another church...
I really have to share this testimony to all of you...
Before returning back to the field, i had problems with my back and when i came back into the field, my knees gave way a few times just 3wks before i head to the East...
Throughout the whole journey, though my back is aching due to the "bed" that i slept on still moving well, my knees were in excellent condition... i felt the knee pain only when i came back to the capital...but now i am much better.
my stomach didn't have any trouble too during this whole journey but i may have put on a little weight hahahaha due to the amount of food i am blessed by the love of the villagers. They just can't stop feeding me with tonnes n tonnes of rice and dishes. I felt bad on one hand. Being a guest of theirs, they will serve meat and most of the time is from their own little "farm".
Cuturally, the people have meat once a month or during festivals only. They can't afford to have them every meals. I too get to sit at the table to eat & eat first before the family does. This is something i was uncomfortable with as i really want to eat like them sitting on the floor and eat with them but they kept insisting and with the delay, they will eat even later which makes matter worst.
Our brother Chandra (evangelist), takes care of the 2 preaching point with have. And i visited both preaching points this trip. I been to Badamtar before when i arrived here on the 4th day and was sent out to the village during winter for video taking.
We started our journey with a 14 hour bus ride from the capital to the East.
1st trip was to where brother Chandra now lives - Jarsing Gaun. we will need to take a bus up for 2hrs and walk 15mins down slope to his house. and from his house, about 30mins to walk down steeper slope to the preaching point where we have a hut for fellowship. And there next to it, lived a family of believers. We stayed for "cha" (tea) and prayed and head back to bro. Chandra's house which is 45-60 mins walk up slope.
After 1 night in his house, (Oh!! did i mention loong is also on this trip with me???) we left house at 830 to Badamtar. It is all the way down the mountain to the other mountain. (song: she'll be coming round the mountain when she come...)
We stopped at 2believers' house to hand them some letters and took the time to rest too. Loong and i hated this yogurt drink (Lassi) and we were served with this drink. We looked at each other and knew we had to finish whatever given to us - cultural trained... not as bad as the one i tried in the capital but still y___(u fill in the blanks)
It took us 4hrs to reach badamtar with a little breaks in between. The locals here do not carry lots of things with them not even a bottle of drink. And here comes 2 foreigners with their bags full of clothes, bottle of water, medication and toiletries... sleeping bags too hahahahha
We stayed 1 night in church and had service the next day and set back to the city of which will take 2 hrs by foot to get a bus (30mins ride) to reach the city to stay in a guest house for 1 night and we took a plane back to the capital. i can't imagine taking another 14hr bus ride back but thank God i'm taking the plane back. This trip also helped Loong to see the work that we have in the village and at times we need to visit the work or accompany teams to go down to these villagers.
Anyway, it was an enjoyable trip and i am now recuperating from the journey... i need my bed again.... zzzzzzzzz
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