Our home
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We used to live in Pokhara, but from January 2003
we moved [15 hours by bus] to Surkhet, a huge village. It's easier to
describe Surkhet as a village because the facilities here are often
very basic and most people live a very rural life, keeping their own
goats and chickens and growning their own rice etc.
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Our town
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Surkhet is nowhere near as developed as the big cities like Pokhara and Kathmandu.
Many of the foods and things we had become used to are not available in the bazaar here. For example, we are almost vegetarian in Surkhet because meat is not so easy to get. We have friends in Pokhara who send us the things we really like.
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Our work
James
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James is now supporting the directors and managers of INF, helping them to develop high quality / ethical management and leadership skills.
Managing such a large organization, spread across a country with poor infrastructure, is quite a challenge – especially for people who do not have experience of managing. Therefore training and developing these people is vital for the ongoing work of our mission – reaching out to people who are disabled, disadvantaged, poor, broken, ill, etc.
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Sandra
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Sandra loves to be part of a team – sometimes this means going on a medical camp, taking surgical and medical skills deep into some very remote places where patients will still have walked for many days to get there. However, most of Sandra’s time is now spent in teams much closer to home – our growing family and reaching out to the local community.
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As well as our official roles, we are very pleased to be able to help with activities in our local church and ministries such as teaching, training, supporting mums and tots, mentoring leaders, etc.
Our days are often very full. There is always far more that can be done – a key skill is learning when to say “no”. If you feel like helping Nepal, please do contact us.
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