Okay… a quick few paragraphs from me, I’m hoping to get working on the next mailed out letter and then I’ll get more in depth.  I’ll add a few pictures as I get a chance.

First off, the most frequent question I’ve been asked was, “how was your trip?”  My best answer is that it was an exhausting and wearing trip.  It was a good trip, but hard.  I think in our candy-coated lives we are looking for confirmation about a big life change to be everything working out great, you are excited, and everything is roses.  This trip was not that.  It was taxing, tiring, and on quite a few occasions I was wondering what I got myself into.  But God never said that following His will would be easy.  He promises to always be there, but He never promises life will be a liesurely round of golf and then relaxing with a book.  Sometimes you will be sweaty, tired, and wondering what is in your dinner.  That all to say that we are definitely moving forward with HCJB Global, but with a more realistic expectation that we will give up a few comforts we have now.

I’ve learned a few random things that I’ll share now.  1) If you are given something and you think you may need it later (airplane peanuts, extra bottle of water, toilet paper) hold on to it.  2) The chances of dying in a Nepali highway accident are not as high as you would think.  3) As an English speaker, I can get around a lot more of the world than I thought.  A few words in the local language helps, but there are ways to get by.

I think understanding the importance of the work has much less to do with pictures I can show you of towers and transmitters and equipment.  A lot of it comes down to the stories from the people with the partner ministries. Many of us don’t understand the sacrifice that comes with following Christ, but it becomes more real when you hear about a pastor as a young child being expected to take over as a Hindu leader, but giving up his relationships to become a Christian.  They have such a wide vision of what could be done using radio.  They want to take prayer requests and pray for those that are hurting.  They want to teach Christians.  They want to be a beacon for Christ in their communities.

These are the sort of things we want you to think about as you consider helping us get to the field through monthly support of HCJB Global.