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Lights for Life: Bhaktapur, Nepal

Jun 3, 2016

Lights for Life: Bhaktapur, Nepal

Bhaktapur is a historic little town, a short drive outside of Kathmandu. It was just over a year ago that the 7.8 earthquake, which killed nearly 9000 people, took place. Before the quake Bhaktapur was a vibrant town with a majestic city skyline. Today, desperate people remain in shaky tarpaulin tents and small tin sheds. No running water, bathrooms, very limited electricity. Monsoons are due any day. After a year the biggest long-term challenge is still housing. Around 90% o

Indira Ranamagar

May 28, 2016

Indira Ranamagar

While in Kathmandu last month I had the privilege of spending time with Indira Ranamagar. She is a remarkable woman who received the 2014 World’s Children Prize Honorary Award for her 20 year struggle for children of prisoners in Nepal. Prisoners Assistance Nepal (PA) was started as a grassroots organization in 2000 and extends a variety of support programs that include prison welfare visits, housing for rescued children, and aid for struggling families in communities across

An invitation from Michele

Sep 9, 2015

An invitation from Michele

I invite you to embark on the Everest Base Camp journey with me for one of the most memorable treks you will ever encounter. I will be leading this trek in Nepal and would love for you to join me when I revisit the gorgeous scenery and visit with the local people to see how they are doing one year after the 7.8 earthquake rocked their world. I left Nepal one week before the earthquake erupted last April. I was trekking on the Annapurna route with Mallatreks and was so taken b

Nepal: Before the Quake

Jun 4, 2015

Nepal: Before the Quake

Nepal has suffered the worst quake to hit in nearly a century on April 25th, 2015. The aftershocks continue to wreak havoc in this Himalayan nation. The earthquake killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. Hundreds of thousands of lives have been shattered. Entire villages were reduced to rubble. Survivors have little refuge. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing 19, making it the deadliest day on the mountain in history. So many of