Contents

Author’s Note

Why the Tears?

What We Need

A Risk

Preparation

Backstory

Saying Goodbye

Good News?

Day 1: Arrival

Excited but Tired

Crazy Traffic

I Must Write This Down

Day 2: A Long Way to Go Before Dark

At the Ends of the Earth

Omelets and Chai

Blindness

Praying in Faith

Urgent Needs

Cholera Outbreak

Chained in a Barn

Questions Without Answers

Missing Daughters

The Face of Hunger

An Eternal Perspective

Day 3: Body Breakers and Butter Tea

Compassionate Power

Yaks on the Trail

Sky Burial

Believing a Lie?

Mountain Hospitality

How Will They Know?

Window into Hell

Two Options

The Most Important Need

Hope Beyond Death

Day 4: I Saw Tiny Lights Moving up the Mountain

Before the Day Begins

A Heart Problem

Tears into Tactics

False Summits

Shameless Boldness

Tiny Lights

This Is It!

Day 5: Nurses, Teachers, and Trout-Poop Experts

Entrusted with Much

The Left Fork

Health Outpost

More Than Education

Trout and Vegetables

Unique Gifts

Salt and Light

Ultimate Treasure

Day 6: Like a King Preparing for War

A Superior Love

Spiritual Warfare

Alisha’s Courage

Dangerous Message

The Dal Bhat Buffet

A Transformed Life

Up in Flames

From the Ashes

Hard Work

The Church as God Designed It

Day 7: Broken Teacups Shining Light

Seeking the One

Not Just a Number

Chair on the Trail

One Is Found

Rescued by Love

Breakdown

Day 8: Something Needs to Change

The Stakes Are High

Tired of Talking

Living with Urgency

What Now?

My Journey

Your Journey

The Challenge

Let All the Peoples Praise You

Acknowledgments