The junior youth group and Sunday school kids at Naya Geet church were practicing all month for Christmas performances. Our kids from Guardian Homes sang at CARNET Nepal Children’s Christmas event. The event was sponsored by CARNET, a group that works to help underprivileged, abused, neglected children in Nepal. This annual Christmas event is an opportunity for kids from various children’s homes and non-profit organizations around the city to enjoy a concert and special program, get gifts, and play in a big field south of Kathmandu. At the end of the day, we all got balloons with John 3:16 tags on them. We let go of the balloons so that they flew up into the sky all at the same time, hoping that they will fall down to someone who will receive the word with joy.
The first half of December I spent in Nepal. Finishing up the school year at Living Stone, where I have been teaching English reading, pronunciation, and phonics classes was wonderful this year. On the last day of school, I took pictures of some of my students and of the Christmas decorations that the kids put up. They had a card-decorating contest, and decorated their classroom windows with watercolor paint.
It was hard to say goodbye to the teenage girls and all the kids and youth at Guardian Homes as I prepared to make a big trip to Japan and USA this Christmas and New Year. Last Christmas, I was in Nepal. This year, I went to Japan to be with my family.
I left Nepal on December 19th, and arrived in Tokyo on the 20th.
