This is the last post with pictures from our trip last month into the interior village of Langda. These pictures are mainly from Sunday, when we went to the local church and then went on a hike in the afternoon. Enjoy a view of beautiful Langda!
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Walking to church includes going along an edge
which drops off very steep into this beautiful valley |
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| Oma pointing out the small village where their house-helper walks from every day |
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| J walking to church with Opa and Papa |
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| Cute kids all around! |
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| The river down below |
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| The small village where the house-helper walks to and from each day |
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| Langda Church |
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| Standing on the edge is normal for them! |
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| Oma with a friend |
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| Peek-a-boo |
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| Opa with B at the front of the church |
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| Never tired of looking around at the mountains |
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| The line-up on the edge of the cliff |
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| Trying to get the baby to look for the picture |
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Inside church, almost everyone prefers to sit on the floor
(there were benches along the edges) |
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| The majority sit with men and women separate |
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| Majority of church is women |
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Some of the elders, reading their Bibles.
Don't overlook this picture too quickly, it is an amazing testimony to the YEARS of dedication K's parents have spent here. Not only the completed New Testament (in their local language), but also their ability to read it (teaching literacy is a big part of Bible translation....what good is a Bible if the people can't read it?!) |
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Offering time (most people give produce as their offering,
namely sweet potatoes from their gardens) |
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| The string bags holding the offering |
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Before our family hike
(so thankful for rain boots with all the mud!) |
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| Heading down the trail |
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| Precious J found this little boy and wanted to shake his hand! |
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| There were different houses scattered throughout our hike. |
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| The boys got to go inside one of the huts. They were thrilled! |
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| Crossing the mud |
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| Wait! What are the boys doing while we stop for a photo?! |
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| Ahh, the boys wanted to climb a tree. |
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| Conquerors |
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| Beautiful Langda view |
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| B carrying a string bag just like the locals! |
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| At the end of our hike! |
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Enjoying family time!
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This was one precious time. The woman holding J is the widow of a man
who used to work for K's family. She came with her two kids to visit.
The joy radiating from her face was such a blessing and testimony to her
relationship with K's parents, so many years after losing her husband. |
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The morning we were scheduled to fly home, we woke up to this fog.
K is talking to the pilot on the SAT phone, telling him he will call back later with another weather report. |
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The weather never cleared enough for the plane to land...
So, we stayed at extra day, which was good experience,
as Langda is notorious for this happening! Above is J trying to help
lift the generator to carry back up to the house. |
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| The next day dawned beautiful and clear! Here's the plane landing on it's first try, ready to take us home. |
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| A crowd gathered to send us off. |
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| The generator being carried to the plane. |
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| The rest of our luggage. |
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| I got to sit in the back with the excited boys |
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| Ready to head back home. |
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| Two pilots up front. |
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| Farewell, Langda. We enjoyed our visit! |
