By Mahima Tamang
Hi! It’s me, Mahima. I’m from Kathmandu, Nepal. This year I got a new experience through an earthquake. It was the most horrible day of my life. At the time of the earthquake (2015, April 25), I was in the church with my family and friends. We were worshipping God. Then suddenly a movement starts; everything was shaking! We were all afraid. We just cried and prayed to God. We asked Him to protect us. After a minute, it stopped for a moment. So we got up and ran out of the church. Then we hugged & loved each other and offered thanks to the Lord. But it wasn’t fully stopped. I was afraid. I prayed to Jesus so much…
Me and my family were safe and we were together. I remembered my other friends, and relatives and prayed for them that they may be fine and safe wherever they were. The waves of the earthquake were coming continuously. I was so afraid but I remembered a verse from the bible. Psalms 91 tells that God protects us from every harm. He covers us in His wings to protect us as a bird covers its children to protect them from different harms. So I felt I was safe.
For many days we stayed outside the house under a tarp. Continuously the waves were coming. That day was the horrible day in our history. It brought many destruction, darkness in hearts, frightened hearts, some lost happiness, some lost families, some lost friends. I cannot forget this event. I lost a brother from my school. He was studying in Class 6. He was from Sindhupalchowk. I’m feeling so sad for him.
This world is not constant. Sometimes it brings happiness and sometimes it brings sadness. Earthquake brought darkness in Nepal but we all are trying to bring light again. We love our country. I love my country.
