Dec
20
2018
I have written of the story of a woman that I have come to know here at United Mission Hospital Tansen in Nepal. She shared her story so that it could be used in an annual printed publication that...
Nov
09
2018
This wasn’t my best day. Or the most ecstatic, exciting, thrilling… etc.. In some ways it was even better: today I had a very contented day.
The morning started off typically with a bit less sleep than needed (but Becky...
May
31
2018
This wasn’t my best day. Or the most ecstatic, exciting, thrilling… etc.. In some ways it was even better: today I had a very contented day.
The morning started off typically with a bit less sleep than needed (but...
May
29
2018
Today I turn 40.
It is Saturday, the one day we get a break in the Nepali week, and I am enjoying one of my luxuries: Nepali filter coffee. This is tough in a country in which coffee is almost...
Mar
23
2018
I prepared this little entry months ago, but today I will actually share with you this lovely article from a guest-blogger. That sounds very fancy, doesn’t it? My friend Sarah wrote this article and agreed for me to share...
Dec
07
2017
In the Christian tradition 40 days is a time of trial or judgement – think of the Israelites wandering in the desert, Jesus’ temptation after his time in the desert, among others. This small child has also had a...
Dec
06
2017
I’ve been meaning to write some kind of “what-am-I-doing-here” kind of post… but it just keeps evading me. Instead I’d like to share a particular story, whose ending I don’t yet know. And I’ll try to keep the medical-ese...
Jun
19
2017
As I write this post I’m enjoying the rolling thunder, that comes and goes, interspersed with some heavy rain. The monsoon, at least officially, has come. Things are much greener than before, and the humidity has started, but nothing...
Jun
13
2017
This is a bit of a “medical” blog post – for those who are, or are not…., interested.
I’ve been working at the hospital now for a few weeks, and have a bit of a sense how ‘work-life’ will be....
Jun
06
2017
I have so much to learn about hospitality. We have a gardening Didi who helps us to grow vegetables and keeps flowers and plants around our house looking beautiful. She moves between many of our houses here around the...
