She did us all proud. There were probably nearly a hundred people running, which as it was only for the staff and students was very impressive. Katrina was the first lady, around 20th we think. As I write she’s showering and changing ready to transform into senior ... Read more

Although tomorrow is a Saturday, it is going to be a busy day. At 7am I need to go to the hospital gates to get my number for the PAHS “marathon”. It is really only 5km, but a marathon sounds good. I’m hoping all the runners (students and ... Read more

Just to show that there is some continuity in these emails; it’s about cooking fuel again.  Oh no!  Please bear with me. There’s still a shortage of gas, petrol, diesel and kerosene.  We’re thinking of ways around it for when our last cylinder runs out in a couple of weeks time. ... Read more

Last week Martin told you about the rationing of fuel particularly that for motor vehicles. At the end of last week the Nepal government put up the price of petrol so that it would be able to pay its debt to India (Nepal has traditionally heavily subsidized its fuel, ... Read more

These last two weeks I've been busy preparing community surveys for some of the poor, rural areas where UMN tries to make a difference. Then I go to church and meet the many, many people there with almost nothing to live on. Its good to be reminded how ... Read more

I’m now in the middle of my rural assessment visits. This is a brief interlude at home before setting off again tomorrow morning. Our first trip went very well although the journeys were long and difficult. We met with the doctors and staff of the hospital in Gulmi district ... Read more

Happy New Year. Although the official Nepali year starts in mid-April the alternative or “Western” New Year is well known here. It seems that most of Nepals people groups have their own calendar and the mid-April one is generally considered to be the Hindu calendar, so churches like ... Read more

I hope you all had a good Christmas. Martin and I have both taken some time off work this week to enjoy the Christmas break with Ruth and Esther. The girls have been happy to lounge around in their pyjamas all day, following the sun around the house ... Read more

Christmas greetings! Even without the secular hype of a shopping festival its been a busy week. We’ve had different events related to school, UMN and of course church. On some days I’ve rushed between one “carol singing” and the next, between the lovely melodic English language carols and the almost ... Read more

Last weekend I went to the combined Nepal Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship + Hospital Christian Fellowship conference. Last year there were around 60 of us, but this year there were 130 people there – a mixture of doctors, dentists, medical and nursing students, nurses, hospital cleaners, paramedics, hospital ... Read more