Day seven

Day 7

Today's bible reading:

15 Be very careful, then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

5 Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

15 I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."



Today was a relaxing and enjoying experience for the team.

Our journey began at the Hindu temple this morning. It was the end of prayer so there were people everywhere. We walked in single file and were pushed by thousands of Hindu people from every angle. At one stage there was also a cow in the mix as well as motor bikes and a car or two. Brie's personal bubble was well and truly broken! The temple was a really interesting experience, seeing how Nepali people worship their gods was a challenging experience and a reminder of the huge need in this country. We were lucky enough to witness a cremation- which was a little confronting and from a distance we were also able to see a cow's urine being used for all sorts of 'holy purposes' (drinking, flicking on people present, etc).

After the temple we went to the monkey temple. This was a lot of fun, seeing the boys tempting the monkeys with bananas in order to feed them on their shoulders (sorry parents). Oohing at the baby monkeys and laughing at the funny situations was great for the team. Unfortunately, Zara (after being dared by Felicity to lick money last night) was sitting extremely crook in the bus.... She was the fourth to vomit this trip.

Zara, Bec and Felicity broke out in a rendition of "what about me?" in the middle of Kathmandu, it was so beautiful that people were stopping to look at the performance. Andy also pretended to be a mannequin outside one of the street shops which also drew a lot of attention our way.

After a western lunch (thank you Lord) we went into Thammel to shop shop shop! It was an exciting experience, one that will see our bags getting closer to that 20kg max.

Pizza hut for dinner (so some team members have had pizza 5 nights running) with matt dancing as entertainment to the team, and home finally, where there is currently no power- head torches are being used!

Only four more sleeps now!

Felicity