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Visas, landslides and protests
We have had quite an eventful past 2 weeks. On June 5th, we arrived in southern China after taking a weeklong visa run to northern Thailand. Since we cannot get work permits or resident visas, the best...
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June Prayer Requests
Here are our prayer requests for the month of June: 1. The guesthouse that we have been working at for the past 8 months is currently closed due to a large landslide that happened about 2 weeks ago....
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Lithang, Nyarong and a horse festival
A few weeks ago, I (Jamin) took a couple of colleagues to the remote nomad region of Lithang ལི་ཐང་. Lithang is a large grassland area located about 9 hours west of where we live. The average...
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Guesthouse Update
Guesthouse after the landslide This summer has had many ups and downs. In early June there was a large landslide directly beneath the guesthouse where we have been working at since October. For about...
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July Prayer Requests
Here are our prayer requests for July: 1. The Guesthouse: We have been working in Dartsendo at a guesthouse ministry for the past 9 months. For the most part, it has been a great experience and an...
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September Prayer Requests
We hope that all of you are doing well. It is amazing how fast this summer has gone by and really, it is amazing how fast the past year has gone by! It seems like just yesterday that we were moving to...
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Back on the northern Tibetan Plateau
After spending 1 year working at Zhilam Hostel and Cafe in the eastern Kham region of Tibet, we returned to the city on the northern Tibetan Plateau we have been based at for the past 9 years. Tamara...
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Protests across Tibet
This year, there have been numerous protests across Tibet against the Communist government. One area in particular has been in the spotlight. This past weekend at Kirti Monastery in a remote part of...
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Time with our Tibetan friends
Like most peoples of the Himalaya, there are few believers among Tibetans. The few believers that do exist are scattered across the world’s highest region with towering glacier peaks and large expanses...
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2000 mile adventure across the Kham Region
This past August, our family took a 14 day, 2000 mile road trip across the Kham region of Tibet. The goal of this trip was to visit some of our many friends that live across this vast area, make new...
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