On Saturday, we attended worship service at Mahima Baptist Church, where our friend Simon Pastor was preaching. The Abba House kids go to this church too and several were playing in the band and singing in front. Churches meet on Saturday in Nepal, because it is the one day off per week!
In a culture in which a love marriage instead of an arranged marriage is a relatively new thing, it was interesting to be in community with these Christians discussing the good, the bad, and he ugly of living in a covenant relationship. Julie and Cherrie led a really fun and energetic (exhausting is more like it!) three hour children’s program, where the children made the Apple Smileys below. Meanwhile Barbara and David worked the attendees through select sections of the Art of Marriage course. It was evident that, like in the U.S., couples here struggle with family, money, children, and sex. Also, like us, we all were reminded that marriage is a deep union between two sinners desperately in need of God’s mercy and our spouses forgiveness. 
Blessings, David
SJD in Nepal 
