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Lucas on his way home

Lucas has left Nepal and is resting in India. Next stop is Germany, then Chicago, then Owensboro. Looking forward to hearing some of his stories. Check back soon to see when Lucas will be reporting at church.

Lucas back in the City

Lucas just returned back to Kathmandu after 10 days in the mountains and villages. Check out his photos on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lucas.wiman.5

Mission Update

Lucas in Nepal - Heading to the mountains today so I will be away from internet and civilization for 10 days!!

East Asia Team Report - Sunday evening at 6:00PM

First day in Nepal

Nepal is a happening place.

We got on our approximately hour long flight this morning fine, actually timed getting to the gate better than I have ever timed anything in my life and the flight went smooth…but it was not smooth. This was the bumpiest flight I have ever been on and I was somewhat nervous. But it was COMPLETELY worth it when we got the first view of the Himalayas towering and peaking over he clouds. At least 20,000 ft high, these peaks were even with the plane!

When we landed at KTM it was almost like we had gone back in time. We got off the plane straight onto the tarmac, took a little bus to the terminal then started filling out paper work! We got our visas fine and headed to baggage, where my bags were found but Dan’s bag wasn’t… it should show up tomorrow. We are praying that it does!

So after waiting about an extra hour at the airport we finally went outside and got our first glimpse of Kathmandu and Derick and Madison, who had patiently been waiting for who knows how long.

The initial impression of Kathmandu is quite simply shock and awe. You are in shock by the backwards roads and no lane roads, you drive where there is space. You are in shock of the skinny streets, countless shops and the fact that they don’t use street lights. You are in shock of the smog that blankets the city and leaves people wearing masks or rags over their face. But you are in awe of it all. How there isn’t a wreck every two seconds, the layout of the city, etc. And it’s awesome.

We drove through town to get back to Bhouda, the neighborhood Derick and Madison live in and got into their very nice apartment which is so cheap for them here. Rupees are the currency here and the exchange rate is very good. Everything is super cheap. I got a full pizza for dinner at 400 Rupees, which is approximately 4 dollars. We went to an ATM, wondered around for a bit, then met up with Bo and Songbu for lunch!

After lunch we went back to the flat and went through orientation. We learned many things about Nepal, the Tibetan Buddhists, and Buddhism itself. We learned strategy for sharing with them, went over itinerary for our trek and got to here Songbu and DunnDunn share with us, which was incredible to hear what God has put them through and how he has completely changed their lives, and altered their visions for their lives.

After orientation I got to take a shower!!!!!! I don’t think I’ve ever had a better shower.
We met up with two other guys working here as well as the two journeywomen at a place called Roadhouse for dinner. Not steak, but pizzas and pasta and anything you can think of really. It wasn’t bad at all. My pizza was very tasty.

After socializing and eating it was getting dark, which means the city was about to shut down for the night. The people go to sleep when the sun goes down and wake up when it rises. That will take some adjusting. So we went back to the flat, ate some ice cream and went to bed around 8:40! 

Kathmandu

Lucas Wiman - Getting to Nepal

So as I sit and type this at 1:44 AM Delhi, India time I can really think about what has transpired the past however many days/hours since I left the airport in Chicago. I have lost track due to the crazy time changes and whatnot. First of all, Dan almost missed the flight to Zurich because of delays on his flight to Chicago from Tulsa- that would have been interesting. Once we got settled in on the 8 hour flight it got better though. We basically skipped Sunday night, I think it was dark for about 2.5 hours over the ocean before it was morning in Europe. That was really weird. Getting into Europe was awesome though, we got to see a ton of this Alps and really picture how big God is and how majestic He is…BEFORE we even get to the Himalayas. (oh and while I’m thinking of this, international flights are great. They have tv screens on the back of each seat with TONS of new movies and music, as well as places to plug in headphones and maps to track the flight.) Anyways, once we landed in Zurich it was so weird. The airport was like deserted until we finally realized that we were not where all of the shops and food was. But it still wasn’t too crowded. This was basically a mall. Leave it to those Swiss. Gucci, Blvgari, Polo, Swatch, etc. this was an upperscale mall where I couldn’t even afford a bracelet put inside an airport! It was crazy. The next flight to Delhi, India was super uneventful. Literally slept the entire time because it was dark and I was exhausted from the all-nighter. So now, after trouble in the Delhi airport getting our baggage tickets and boarding passes, which was frightening and annoying, we are sitting in this super nice “Premium Plaza Lounge” with free food, drinks, and wifi and it is quite nice. I am content for sure. We still have about 5 hours till the next and final flight to Kathmandu, which is only going to be about an hour long, but hopefully the scenery we are going to see is unreal! That’s all I have for now, enjoy your afternoon or whatever the time is there back home!! God bless