The End Is Near...

So hard to believe that my "ministry" time in Nepal is drawing to a close. This is my last week of official ministry. The following weeks will be spent with friends and surrogate families. It will be a nice time to say good-bye to so many who have been such a blessing! My time in the village has been so great. I am sad to be leaving, and I know this weekend at church will be filled with lots and lots of tears. Knowing that leaving a place means maybe never seeing people again is hard. I don't know when I will see them again. So many foreigners come to Nepal, make great relationships and then forget about the people. I am committed to not be one of those people. I want to stay in contact with them as much as I can. I want to help them, encourage them and see them released into what God is doing in their country and their lives. NEXT steps... From here I head to Xining China, to visit friends and hang out. I am excited to see a new place, to reunite with old friends and meet some new ones. I have my tickets arranged to a near by city, but haven't gotten the ones to Xining yet. A friend there in China is arranging them for me. I also still need to apply for a visa. Keeping that in your prayers will be such an encouragement to me. Many of you know that the current situation in Tibet is tense. I am hoping that Tibet will reopen to foreigners and I can go to Lhasa while in China. I hope so. From China I will head to Pakistan. I am going to go up north to where some friends have been working for about 7 years. I have arranged my Pak visa, and tickets home from Pakistan. The edges of the puzzle are put together, but I have a few pieces in the middle that need placed. I am praying that either a team currently in country or some friends who are headed to Colorado will take one of my bags back with them. This would surely lighten my load, and allow me to bring a few more gifts for friends to China and Pak. Also, I need to arrange transportation to Pak from China. This is the last flight that needs arranging. Please be keeping these things lifted up in prayer. THANKS SO MUCHIE