List for planned time in Nepal…

-survive the airport (big goal) 

-purchase supplies for the kids

-Connect with team ENG

-conduct psychological first-aid training

-meet with institute of crisis management faculty

-kathmandu home visits to our displaced girls and families

-procure school structure to provide temporary school site in Everest by partnering with UMCOR & Global Medic

-hand deliver surgical headlamps to the Leprosy Mission Hospital-SamaritansPurse 

-work with Wolf to gather tarps for Everest

-help organize hygiene packages for distribution 

-fly to Everest and trek to home and school visits with scholarsjip girls, run health clinics, distribute lights, medicine, shoes, shelter.,,,

-visit Rising Ray scholarship girls

-visit our newest little girl and her mom

-travel to distribute supplies in Bhaktipur region

-check in on Beauty for Ashes and pick up supplies to bring home

–Remember it’s not about supplies, it’s about the people and relationships-show love and be thankful each and every second! Find the joy in doing what I love even when it gets hard. 

-get home safely to my guys!!’

the morning has been calm and busy. Mike and I went to church  and it felt good to take a moment to pray for those we love in Nepal. We love our church family and appreciate their support. We went home to change, close up bags, and pick up Bryce from LSMSA orientation weekend before heading to Houston. Wish me luck with all the baggage, this should be interesting!!!! Me, 200 lb in four duffels, a carry on and a back pack.  

Finished  materials for psychological first aid trainings while in Nepal. I am SO excited to share this information with teachers, and young professional women who are doing superhero efforts after the earthquake. 

“I 💗 my field of work” so blessed to love what I do & and have the support to do what I love thanks to my family who always has my back. 

  I’m the luckiest girl in the world! Love my guys! Thank you!

Wow what a day… Started with radio spots for the ENG clay shooting charity event that will happen the week I get home from Nepal. Then balanced parent meetings at LSMSA orientation and packing. I finally narrowed my personal packing down to just a few items-no room with all the supplies! My id tag and the surgical headlamps came by fedex the final medical supplies picked up, the global phone plan negotiated, and the visa application completed…Now the packing begins… Yikes!!! 

Got a call from the leprosy mission  today… I agreed to transport  surgical headlights and deliver. Using for surgery in rural area tent hospitals. Change in schedule-leaving Sunday!!!’ So honored to assist the physician team volunteers with Samaritan’s Purse!  

i drove from the airport in alexandria this morning at 4:30 am and was in the storm that passed through. When I had to pull off the highway because i couldn’t see the road I sat and thought of families under tarps with the monsoons coming. So, I sat on the side of the road and began to connect in Nepal to broker tents and tarps, any type of shelter… Leaving human beings out in those elements with no shelter is just unacceptable… We have to do better.

packing donated medical supplies for the trip. Thank you to everyone involved…  

LuminAID sent donated solar lights  

   to my front door to be taken to Nepal and distributed! What an honor to be able to give the gift of light to over 200 families living under tarps with the monsoons coming. Thank you LuminAID! Great partnership with ENG!