Today marks the expiration of the interim constitution and the corresponding constitutional assembly which was put into place in May 2008. The constitutional assembly was the acting government and had the mandate of forming a new constitution for the country following the long civil war we lived through. Sadly, instead of forming a new constitution, [...]
This is a beautiful season in Nepal right now. Families from all over are venturing long nights/days/distances…etc. to be with their families. Kids are flying kites and taking out the other kites in the air with their swift moves. Goats have flooded the streets and neighborhoods to be offered as a sacrifice to Hindu gods [...]
Holy Water. Not the kind at church. Today it poured. POURED. Today at Karuna Ghar (girls home) Rekha told me they were just about out of water. It hadn’t rained enough this monsoon so they were going to have to purchase 7,000 liters from a big truck (which is a common way they [...]
“I’m so excited to be learning how to drive this week!” - Top Magar
“This week I am teaching at the church on the blood of Jesus. As I’m teaching I feel like I’m swimming in the blood of Christ and being purified!” - Gautam Rai
“I am stoked to go on retreat in Nagarkot this weekend [...]
By Gautam Rai.
A bird in a cage = controlled. As we open the door of the cage it is set free. This bird is flying — not caged. It represents our lives in Jesus.
So it’s March already and we still have some of these sweet calendars left. They started at $20 but for you — we’ll give a discount. Only $10! Call the U.S. office if you want to buy one. 402.991.4949.
The calendars are beautiful and have lots of info about the ammas home, girls home and our [...]
By Calvin Smothers.
In August of 2008, Andrew Ulasich and I moved next door to Prem Ghar (home for destitute widows) and have begun enjoying the joys of having more mothers than you could have ever imagined.
Together with ammas (mothers) I led a type of prayer that is experienced through art. I handed out color pencils, [...]
From Andrew Ulasich, January 2009.
I have recently been having a more difficult time writing about my friends and my work. It’s not that nothing has been happening, or that I don’t have thoughts to share. But I am trying to find the balance of advocating for my friends, while not being exploitative. You see, I [...]
From Andrew Ulasich, Feb. 24, 2009.
I received another icon for my birthday. It was originally from 5th century Coptic Christianity. The Brothers of Taize use this as one of their icons. The Brothers of Taize are a community of Catholic and Protestant brothers who are devoted to reconciliation between the two divided parts of Christianity. [...]