Wow, H.A.N.D has come a long ways in the past year.  At this time last year, we were planning for a 3 month move to Nepal with the entire family to begin researching for our vision to begin working with Nepal's disabled.  We really didn't know anybody in Nepal and stepped onto the airplane with faith that God had a plan. 

When it was time to leave Nepal, Chloe and Everest especially had a difficult time boarding the airplane and leaving their new Nepali family and friends behind.  Huge tears streamed down Chloe's face as the plane lifted off and circled Kathmandu, heading west.  Chloe tearfully looked out the window sitting next to me as a city and land that she had come to love passed beneath the plane.

Now a year later, H.A.N.D has expanded with volunteer medic Kate Earle joining me for a return trip to put last years research into action with a leprosy treatment camp, treatable blindness camp and more research to the remote Humla region in the west.

Since last years trip we have learned a lot.  Nepal itself has changed some with the Maoists winning the elections and coming into power while we watched the many demonstrations and struggle for power from the streets of Kathmandu.

Kate Earle and I will be updating the H.A.N.D blog from Nepal this coming month as we send out dispatches of our work with the disabled as technology allows.

Thank you for taking the time to read this entry. 

Brian