Nepal has come

Namaste!

After traveling 30 or so hours to Nepal and arriving yesterday afternoon, I decided to get up early, ignore jet lag and help dig a place for an outdoor baptismal area in a flowing stream. It sounds like I should be tired sitting here at 7pm the day after arrival, and I am! Therefore, I will share just a quick highlight from the day here in Nepal before heading to bed early. Also, I will be here until March 20th with updates to come!

Though I am just meeting some ministries here in Kathmandu, Nepal, my heart was stirred by who I was able to be with today. A South African named Bill has an aquaponics greenhouse area that can be taught and multiplied by locals. What is aquaponics? Well, I am not sure I will be able to give the full picture, but here goes my best effort. It is a greenhouse that can grow plants without soil and develops fish naturally in a mutually beneficial way! The fish, kept in a small tank, produce nutrient rich water for the plants. The plants in turn take the nutrients while giving good water back to the fish. The vision is to see this sustainable and environmentally beneficial farm system reproduced by locals. In short, my heart was stirred to see the Gospel going into another area of society.

After a short tour of the facility, we walked down to the stream right and began digging around the stream to create a baptismal pool. Personally, I like to work with my hands, so today was a great day. We moved earth for most of the day before heading back to home. Pray for this ministry as there is only one Christian in this village. May God use this man and his business!

Thank you Jesus for Nepal!

Also, there is some really exciting new that most of you know about, but I am going to wait to share it along with a 2012 tentative schedule. Blessings from Asia!