Nepal, the Plan

So a few months back I got this random email from a buddies wife, "Habitat for Humanity trip to Nepal...interested?"  Well, you can't really ignore an email with a subject like that.  I clicked to read more...

Dear friends,

Some of you may recall that Jonathan & I packed up and headed north to Cambodia to participate in a Habitat for Humanity Global Village build in August of last year.  We feel privileged and blessed to have the chance to participate in another Habitat Global Village build, this time in Nepal.  I am leading the trip again this year and we are in the process of recruiting a team so I thought I would let you guys know and see if any of you are interested in joining us.

I know that we have spoken with quite a few of you in a VERY long time, so the thought of going to Nepal to do a Habitat trip might seem preposterous, so apologies for not knowing what's currently happening in all of your lives!  But if you're interested, keep reading...

I know that quite of you have had some involvement with Habitat for Humanity 'state-side' over the years so I thought I would let you know a bit about their overseas volunteer program, Global Village. Through GV, Habitat takes its mission global, giving thousands of families in some of the world's poorest families a hand up out of poverty through safe, decent and affordable housing.  GV also gives participants a way to connect personally with the individuals Habitat serves.  I cant speak highly enough about Habitat or the GV experience. 

I have attached a few documents with some information about our trip, which will take place from 15-26 November of this year.

I recognize it may be a bit of a stretch, but let me know if you are interested, or if you just want to let me know what's going on in your life (that's great too!). 

Love,

Bon

 
Wow, what an awesome trip.  I was currently planning a trip to Colorado with a few other friends so I just thought, "cool, that would be fun, some other time..."  That email stuck with me though, and after talking to the wifey and sitting on it for a couple months, I decided what the heck, live life.  Maybe it was the bumper sticker I saw that said, "Don't delay joy", or a dream I had of one day building a school in Africa, or just the thought of going to Nepal instead of Golden Corral for Thanksgiving (sorry Dad).  Perhaps it had a little to do with Bonnie continuing to send emails how awesome this trip would be.  Whatever it was, I felt compelled to do this.  So on August 6th, after confirming with everyone possible at work it would be ok for me to go, I committed to Bonnie and Jonathan (her husband, my friend and former colleague). 

Below is an actual Habitat House built in Nepal.  Bamboo studs (grown locally in Nepal by HFH), plaster and tin roof (not rusted).