Yes, this is our last week in Nepal. Winding down our mission. Passing the baton. Handing over the reins. It is indeed bittersweet as we disengage from the work that has been our life for the past several months. And while we may physically leave this beautiful country and its beautiful people, our hearts are inextricably intertwined with both.
Our trip to the Kevin Rohan Memorial Eco Foundation on Monday was a wonderful way to capstone our efforts to supply their newly-erected health clinic with state-of-the-art medical equipment. We officially did the “handover” of the equipment at a short but sweet ceremony.
Our humanitarian missionary service officially ended on Tuesday the 26th, and then we flew to Pohkara the same day. We had booked this trip earlier so we could trek to Poon Hill and see the majestic Himalayan mountains one last time. It was magnificent!
Specific instances of general situations like the ones below arose this week, and the gentle, pervasive persuasion of my sweet wife matched the Spirit-whispered response: Let it go!
In a sleep-deprivation-induced fit of pique, you said something you shouldn’t have.
Let it go.
In a fog of mind, you neglected to say something you should have.
Let it go.
People you were counting on to come through by fulfilling an important request let you down.
Let it go.
You are leaving too many issues unresolved, loose ends not tied up, unknowns still unknown.
Let it go.
The Lord is able to do His own work — and He will hasten His work in its time.
Ever since I learned about it in the early 80s, Hofstadter’s Law has stayed with me:
Hofstadter’s Law (somewhat recursively) says:
It always takes longer than you think it will, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.
So long to waiting longer. So long to wondering when things will happen. Not that patience will no longer be applicable to our future adventures. Just our humanitarian adventures in Nepal!
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