To answer your questions:
Bonnie has posted the blogs so far except where Ken has noted it. We are actually not having to go to an Internet cafe as Pastor Noel installed a computer in our compound so that, whenever (well, not quite whenever) the electricity is on, we try to post a blog. I don't know about any curfews; there probably aren't but no-one from this compound as far as I know goes out at night - certainly not any of us. In fact, by 8:30 or 9 we start getting ready for bed because it's all dark and there's really nothing to do in the dark except floss and brush by candlelight. I mean, it's kind of hard to even read a book by candlelight. Some evenings I do notice flashlights being used outside and I found out that the boys sometimes watch the TV if the electricity comes back on. We will light a candle in each room so we can see our way around from bathroom to bedroom. But since our days start earlier, with the sounds of worship being the wake-up call, we tend not to have late nights anyway. No, not all of us join in the devotions all the time. If we did, the room would be pretty crowded, as they meet in Suresh's sleeping room (the worship leader) and there are at least half a dozen 'new boys'. Yes, Suresh has started teaching us some Nepali songs and the girls are faithfully writing down his translations. His English is pretty good and he also knows several Vineyard worship songs so we can even sing along in English as they sing in Nepali. Karina tried to take her guitar along but was not permitted. There is another guitar here but she hasn't had much chance to play it - maybe in time. Yes, they are also teaching Suresh new songs. In fact, he plays his guitar and sings in the morning, evening, any other chance he gets, on Friday to practice for church, and on Saturday during the worship service. Yes, they have services here on Saturday morning from 10:30 till noon in the 'winter' and 10:00 till noon in the 'summer'. Well, I better head off to bed as the whole compound is now quiet and I was able to grab some time when the electricity came back on. We'll try to add some more pictures of the place where we live and the market area. - posted by Bonnie