Time is getting shorter by the day. Last week we bought our plane tickets, a $4,000 investment to which we are committed. So it's final: we are going to Nepal. This week has involved a lot of preparation. Our friend Tony helped us to re-purpose our blog so that it includes posts from both the Wagner Family South America Sabbatical as well as Nepal. We have also spent a fair amount of time setting up our Indiegogo campaign to help offset the costs of this trip (which you can access by clicking here: Youth Serving in Nepal In the past week we have also purchased backpacking gear. We've had to evaluate when it's better to spend more on a better product and when to be frugal. Altogether, we are going to travel as inexpensively as we can. David Huff has helped with the pre-trip video and The Light Foundation has helped sponsor part of our trip. It is crunch time, and everything is coming together. Dawson and I will complete a two-day first-aid course to prepare us for the backpacking and