It’s been over a month since the earth shook Nepal to it’s core. Over 8,500 people died and 18,000 were injured. Over 1/2 a million homes were destroyed leaving over 3 million people homeless. The tarp settlements that have sprung up around the city and the daily aftershocks remind us that things are not right. Scenes […]
>Click here to donate. >Subscribe now to receive these updates in your inbox. It’s been nearly one month since the initial earthquake rocked the Himalayan Region. There has not been one day without significant aftershocks and tremors – some of which have been classified as earthquakes. During my latest conversation with Noel and Raju, they stopped in mid conversation as
>Click here to donate. >Stay connected. Subscribe now to receive these updates in your inbox. Shaken The latest earthquake has left the country shaken, again. Among the many hardships, one positive side in this latest chapter is that many of the broken-but-not-fallen houses have now completely crumbled. This makes their demolition unnecessary and the clean-up much safer. However, physical infrastructure
This morning at drop-in, Mary told me she was looking for a new place to live. Given the lack of promising housing options before her and the uncertainty of the future, she wondered if God might be punishing her. In the same breath she told me that she often felt “warm” when she came to
Click here to donate. Long Awaited News: Many of you have been anxiously awaiting news from Gadlang and the other high mountain villages beyond it. Meanwhile, the community in Gadlang has been anxiously awaiting supplies and contact with the outside. A small team was able to spend Friday in Gadlang – thanks to a helicopter ride.
Click here to donate. Helicopter The service of a private helicopter was secured today. Tomorrow, Noel, Raju, a Doctor friend from Hawaii and a few others will be flying into Gadlang to assess damage, bring rice, and provide first aid. This is a huge answer to prayer! Rice will be purchased in the nearest larger town and will
Click here to donate. Here’s the update on the efforts of the Himalayan Region Vineyards in Nepal. High Mountain Villages: Prem (the pastor at Gadlang Vineyard) and the rest of the Gadlang team arrived home late Monday night. They were able to drive 60% of the way to Gadlang. They walked the remainder which took them two
Click here to donate. It’s been one week since disaster struck the Himalayan Region. Here’s the latest on the HRV team’s activities as of Saturday evening, Nepal time. Grateful: We are so grateful for the widespread response from the Vineyard family around the world. It’s amazing to see us mobilized in this way. Thank you! Noel says, “We
Here’s a map of Nepal highlighting the epicentre of the earthquake on April 25, 2015. Here are the locations of Vineyard churches which were directly impacted by the earthquake. Below is a Google Earth view of the churches on the map. In case you can’t see the names on your screen, the order of the tour
To donate, click here. Here’s the news as of Thursday, 9pm Nepal Time. High Mountain villages of Gadlang, Nessing, Tipling & Sertung: We’ve finally heard word from this region and, like most other remote areas in Nepal, the situation is bad. All the houses and most other buildings are down. They are built with dry
To donate, click here. Here’s the latest as of Tuesday, 9pm Nepal time. Gorkha – the Epicentre: A Jeep bearing rice, salt, tarps and blankets arrived in Gorkha Monday night. It was a treacherous trip because of the rain and road conditions. They got into an accident but all are ok (the jeep isn’t). Raju, the
This information is compiled from a few phone conversations with Noel and Nathan, Monday evening, 9pm Kathmandu time. We are glad that still no fatalities have been reported from among the Vineyard communities in the Himalayan region. A team of Nepali and Canadian people spent Monday in Champi and Kotgaon. These are two villages in the mountains
If you’re looking to donate, go here. I just got off the phone with Nathan – 9am Sunday morning Kathmandu Time. Two aftershocks occurred during our conversation. Each time, the crows go crazy, the dogs begin to howl, and people on the streets begin to call out to each other – warning and reassuring each
