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When we left Pokhara we arrived back in Kathmandu to visit LMV school in session. When we first arrived in Nepal we came to a workshop session on Saturday that included a food distribution. There were about 20 families attending this event and we saw the classrooms and space when school was not in session. On Tuesday we observed the...

This has been a wonderful, fulfilling week in Bal-Kendra School. We started this week on Sunday and it quickly passed. We both enjoyed our time observing and working with these sweet and special children.Life is not easy in this section of Kathmandu, but with the extraordinary support of HIO, these girls have a safe secure place to learn and...

At the mother's group at 6:30a.m.. This is an enjoyable time for us to observe and to asked to participate. They are all so friendly and welcoming to us and each other. They laugh and talk and have a wonderful bond. Some moms are working on the eye glass cases on the big machine and some rotate into reading/ writing...

Met with the mother's group at 6:30 this morning. Before we left the US, The World Vision company sent Mrs. McOmber 60 more glasses to take over to Nepal. That meant we were 60 cases short. Palmo bought a bolt of fabric and thread and it was decided that the mothers could start making cases. We cut 2 templates and...

We had an early start this morning, at the Bal Kendra Center at 6:15 to observe and help out with the Mother's group. Palmo, Kanchon and Shittal from HIO and about 20 mothers meet 4 days a week early in the morning. This is an amazing support for these women. THey are friendly and kind with each other and with...

After breakfast at the hotel we headed out to another school supported by Hands In Outreach, Strong Roots. Ram took us to the extremely impoverished area, where it is evident that there is no government urban development plan or support for services such as waste removal or management, and no housing facilities or open public spaces. Families live...

Bal-Kendra

06/30/2019

After breakfast in our hotel, Ram met us and we walk to The Bal-Kendra Learning Center. The children gathered in the school yard to greet each other and play. We are noticing that children all over the world laugh, play and greet each other in similar ways. The school yard quickly filled up with the sounds and motion of...

In Nepal!

06/29/2019

Once we landed in Kathmandu we were met at the airport by Ram. He has been extremely helpful, and if he wasn't there to meet us we may still be at the airport.

June 27th .... the morning started off with a lost passport and 3 hours of stress, but after some serious searching (and some prayers to St Anthony) all is well. Guess who it could have been? (You may be surprised)

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