Brian O ‘Reilly, a frequent volunteer at Shepherd of the Hills in the Philippines, ventured to Nepal in November to visit the children of the Eco Home with Nepal Mission Coordinator, Kate Jewell. Brian delighted the children by arriving with two yummy chocolate cakes! He stayed at the Happy Shepherd’s Cottage, enjoyed getting to know the kids, and dance with them at a Thanksgiving bonfire.
By working with our AirIntermed in country coordinator Abhaya Khanal, Brian was able to arrange a day trip to Chandighar Cable Cars. The children and staff were delighted with their first venture swinging through the air up the mountain, were thrilled with the view of the Himalayas and deliciously happy with their lunch of momos and chicken burgers at 2600 meters! Before returning down the mountain, Brian treated all to ice cream leaving the children with happy smiles and 
wonderful memories. 
Brian, all of us from the EcoHome thank you and look forward to your return!
Some of us aren’t able to go on trips across the world, but we CAN find it in our hearts to help children. Through Airline Ambassadors volunteers hand delivering we get to experience the feeling of being there ourselves:
Sandy Ettinger, our AAI Board member, planned to join our mission to Nepal. When circumstances didn’t allow for him to join our team he thought deeply about how to help the children in this location where electricity was not reliable. Education is critical for the children and suddenly he thought of “Solar Calculators†– they were light for easy transport and could be charged by the sun! Dr. Kate Jewell, Director of our program hand delivered them on her November trip. Imagine his delight to see pictures like the one below: 
In another example Jolene Bozich, retired United Airlines flight attendant, wrote to us and had beanie babies to donate. She was thrilled to see the small toys she contributed in the hands of children in Nepal. They were hand delivered with love by our volunteers Teresa Nelson and Diane Gingellon the October trip!
