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and I wonder if I should try to follow her back to Denver. In my mind’s eye, she looks something like one of my teenage granddaughters, and her rela- tionship with her sister probably comes a little from my own childhood experience. Such is the stuff that our Heavenly Father uses when he gives a person his gift of creativity.
Be sure to find Nepal on a good-sized world map. You’ll discover a tiny rectangular-shaped country (slightly larger in area than the state of Iowa) sur- rounded by the world’s two most populous countries — China to the north, and India on all other sides. Until 2008, Nepal was the world’s only Hindu king- dom. You’ll find lots of information online, primar- ily on YouTube and Wikipedia. Nepal is perhaps best known for Mount Everest, and those who reach its top stand on the highest point in the world — 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) above sea level.
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Please add Nepal to the list of places you pray for. The message of Jesus’ love is all over the country. It can be found in many small groups of his brave followers. Pray for them, too. Operation World reports that there is a church in every one of Nepal’s 75 districts, and there are some believers in most caste and people groups in the country. Govern-