Monday, October 13, 2008

The Langtang Trek

Just this past week, we went on a literal trek to the Himalayan Mountains just north of us. Nepal was in the midst of celebrating one of their biggest festivals, Dasain, and so while everything shut down for the week, we took advantage of the time and decided to explore a tiny corner of this magnificent country.
This was a perfect time to step away from our language studies and try to use a little of what we've learned out in "the real world". It was also a time of renewal for us, especially for me. I have been missing old friends and our ministries in Indonesia AND basically had hit a plateau in language learning. God used this trip to remind me that the trail will be hard and you will hurt a bit, but the end results are amazing and you won't be disappointed. Just looking at this picture should give you a "taste" of what I am talking about. If you are interested in seeing more of our trip here is a link to our web album.

http://picasaweb.google.com/stanrondaunruh/LangtangTrekOct2008?authkey=duNsI3eWBDQ


This is my family (5 on the right) and our co-workers, Tim and Karen Chase (on the left).
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3 comments:

Shauna Archer said...

how spectacular!! ok, that's it - we are definitely coming to visit. tell ben i get his bed :)

Dave said...

Unbelievable scenery! But seriously, does it really compare to camping at Amal with 99% humidity, no wind and lot's of mosquitoes? Miss you guys, but I know you're right where you're supposed to be.

Krysti said...

Looks like fun, Ronda! And lots of hard work. I'm enjoying all the pictures on your blog.