In April 2015, a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Nepal. Kathmandu, its capitol city, was hit especially hard, toppling multi-story buildings, and creating landslides and avalanches in the Himalayan mountain range. It was the deadliest earthquake in the seismically active region in 81 years. Kathmandu is a city with a rich 2000-year history and many areas of the …
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Return to Nepal: A Journey of Gratitude, Revisited
Some of you may recall that I and two others traveled to Nepal last year to serve in a health post in a remote village. Because of an April 2015, 7.8 magnitude earthquake, areas of the city are still under reconstruction, and remote areas near Kathmandu are still in much need of service and renovation. …