On the spring EBC trek, Deana took the group to visit a Buddhist nunnery on the way out of Tengboche. They learned about how much the nuns’ lives would be improved by having a gas stove; it would mean they wouldn’t have to spend hours a day finding and chopping firewood and they could spend that time in prayer and learning.

The group donated enough money for the stove, and we stopped by to see it. The nuns were ecstatic about the change it made in their lives. Small things, big results.