Saturday will see a group of seven of us gather at Heathrow Airport!
This will be our first ‘Envisioning Trip’ to Nepal, so we are all very excited and a little bit nervous.
Many people over the years have expressed a desire to see our work in action but didn’t feel able to go on their own. It was this that brought into being the idea of having ‘Envisioning Trips’.
The group is going out for 2 weeks. The first two days will be spent in Kathmandu where we will visit our workshops and me...
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Goodbye Eileen
There was a large crowd gathered at Koinonia Church in Patan to celebrate Eileen's long life, and to say "goodbye" to this lady who has touched countless lives in so many ways. Eileen's funeral was attended by about 500 people who travelled from near and far to mark the occasion with their personal honouring of and thanks for, a lady who in many cases changed their own lives in substantial ways. Many shared their experiences of Eileen and her love with those gathered, and the event was an un...
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NLT’s founder, Eileen Lodge, has passed away
Following a long period of ill health, Eileen passed away last Friday, 11th October, aged 94. There will be a service at Koinonia Church Patan on Wednesday (16th) followed by burial near Green Pastures Hospital in Pokhara on Thursday (17th). Eileen was responsible for the founding of Green Pastures Hospital many years ago, before she started working to help leprosy-affected people in other areas of Nepal. She saw the need for a hospital in the east and after working very hard to obtain some ...
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NLT Sponsored Walk 2019
NLT supporters gathered near Pinewood Studios at Langley Park and Black Park for the 2019 NLT Sponsored Walk to help raise funds for the work of NLT. It was a lovely day with lots of sunshine and beautiful scenery. The two adjacent parks are separated by the A412, and have lakes, a mixture of woodland, gardens, heathland and grassy open space. This area is tucked in the corner made by the M25 and M40, and it is hard to believe that there is such busy traffic so near to these wide open country sp...
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NLT at the International Leprosy Congress 2019 in Manila
Seven of NLT's staff from Lalgadh Leprosy Hospital have spent the last few days in Manila, joining hundreds of other people involved in leprosy work from around the world. The Congress takes place every three years, and is an important opportunity for people working with leprosy to share ideas, working practices and new research with each other on a global scale. It also provides a very important platform and voice for people affected by leprosy themselves to communicate their perspectives with ...
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The date of the sponsored walk is getting nearer!!
September is the month when NLT do their sponsored walk .....
This year on the 14th we are doing our 2 part 10 mile walk around Black Park and Langly Park. Finishing with our usual cream tea!
Would you like to join us?
Please do, as we always enjoy having new friends walking with us, helping the miles melt away with much merriment, deep conversations and just enjoying the time out from some very busy lives.
Contact: Mike on Mike@nlt.org.uk
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