Gerry writing. I obtained my work visa on November 6, 2025 and the next day left for a visit to United Mission to Nepal’s Okhaldhunga Hospital with the chairman of UMN’s Board of Directors, Dr. David Rogers. He kindly...

Lora writing. So while Mitch wrote last weekend about many of the things that have been happening close to home, this post is about some of those things that are further afield. But we will start with one close...

Mitch writing. The festival of lights in Nepal, called Tihar is one of our favourite times of the year. The rain is clearing, the mountains are coming out and the city is so festive. Tihar, is very similar to...

Gerald writing. I have been attending "Learning Week" at United Mission to Nepal. This is an annual event, where representatives from UMN's two rural hospitals (in Okaldhunga and Tansen) and from their 'clusters' (rural areas where UMN supports local...

Lora Nafziger writing. Dear friends, I have been thinking a lot about praying in Nepal. It is something that I do a lot here, more often, or at least in more varied and notable ways than I did in...

Mitch Rhodes writing. I am starting this blog with a report on my trip to Doti, a district in the far west of Nepal. I was invited to tag along with a colleague of ours from UMN headquarters in...

Mitch Rhodes writing. UMN General Assembly Last week, Wednesday and Thursday, United Mission to Nepal hosted their biennial* General Assembly (*it happens every two years.) Besides UMN staff, it involves the UMN board, which has people from 5 countries. Also in...

Lora Nafzier I am not sure about the idiot in this title, but I liked it a lot! I found it when I was looking for a Nepali saying about the seasons. There are many Nepali sayings and idioms that...

Mitch Rhodes Just to confirm the above, I have never been a smoker, even casually, but the internet tells me that I've been doing the same thing just by breathing air in the Kathmandu Valley the past few weeks. A...

Lora Nafziger We are in our second year here in Nepal and now doing things for a second time. That means we are also thinking of what new things we would like to do for the first time. Auggie...