Back in Kathmandu,
we were given the opportunity to explore another part of the city. A
small group of us headed to a slum that houses 5000 people right next
to a river covered in rubbish and giving off a stench. Pastor Daniel
has set up a church, school and water tanks to support the community.
A number of people are being changed by his work. Unfortunately his
church, school and house have been bowled twice, once by the
earthquake and then, after being rebuilt, by the government's desire
to clean up the river they live right next to. Interestingly, even
surrounded by the filth, the people living in the slum keep their
'homes' clean and tidy, even though they are just a tin room. We were
able to give Pastor Daniel several gifts.
Slum area - water tanks
Pastor Daniel receiving gifts
Children at work
Meanwhile, a group
of women travelled to a retirement home for women who had been
abandoned by their families. Three ladies look after up to 12 women
with varying levels of need. It was a sobering time for them all,
seeing the needs of women who had been abandoned. They spent time
talking and ministering or praying for the women and just being there
with them.
After both groups
returned, several of us walked 15 minutes down to a European style
cafe – Himalayan Java. A tourist oasis, where you could escape from
Kathmandu for a short while.
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