We left Lukla and began to trek. After climbing for awhile we rounded a curve in the trail and there, above us stood out sweet girls from the Ghat School waiting to walk with us! I was so happy to see their faces I could have cried! They have grown so much! We had a wonderful visit with girls and parents as we distributed supplies, lights, hygiene kits, and tarps.  

It is extremely difficult to get supplies to this area… No local … All have to be flown in and hand carried. It becomes very expensive for the simplest things to arrive here. Small Things  we take for granted every day are just non-existent 

ENG has donated and distributed  tools for rebuilding homes and trails. There are many landslides where trails were destroyed and they are tremendously dangerous but are the only access to villages. 

structures are primarily stacked stone in the Everest region and the stone is cracked and cut by hand for homes, trails, etc,…  

this is how babies are carried up  and down the trails

back in Lukla after last four days of visiting five schools, home visits, setting up and running health clinics  and meeting with local officials. We got to check on more than 50 of our children in the everest region. Pasang, PAssng, Babita, and Tika were a perfect team! We trekked all day, every day stopping to distribute supplies, tarps, and medical care as we traveled. I am completely exhausted physically and emotionally but feeling very 

  very blessed to be here. There is so much devastation but the nepali people are strong, beautiful, and resilient. It is very difficult to put into words what I have experienced or the effect it has on me but in the next few days I will share moments that stand out for me. Thank you to the ENG team for having my back and for all the amazing work you do! 

After arriving Lukla we immediately organized supplies and met with scholarship girls that live close by, families walked the girls into Lukla from surrounding areas when they heardwe had arrived. We went to see earthquake damage of girls homes and shared supplies and tarps! These families are so redolent and full of grace in very hard times. I am in awe…. 

Waiting for flight… Hilarious early morning moments getting to flight. 

So what do you do when earthquake leaves huge holes large enough to wreck your car in already horrible roads? Put some dirt and a stick with a white piece of cloth on it of course! Makes for a great game of dodge!

What do you do when the airport walls of cement are unsafe? Place a piece of bamboo against it! Certain it will hld the concrete two story wall?!?!?’

When you realize a box of supplies is open and you ask a porter to help you secure it -I think tape, right? Wrong! He immediately starts to look around at others luggage and then in the dirt for I guess sting that has fallen off…,resourceful fella! 

Welcome to early morning Kathmandu airport!! Babita’s first flight! I guess the worlds most dangerous airport is as good as any to start!