Through the Baptist Missionary Society, we financially and prayerfully support Martin and Katrina Butterworth in their work with the United Mission to Nepal. They are based in Kathmandu where Martin is an engineer and Katrina is a hospital doctor responsible for training. They have 2 children: Ruth and Esther.
To find out more about Martin & Katrina’s work, visit their pages on the bms website, or read the posts below from their blog.
- February 06 · Martin & Katrina Butterworth
Gassing on
Martin writes: I’m trying to think what to write this week and sadly my head is totally preoccupied with the ongoing fuel crisis. read more (...)
Martin & Katrina Butterworth - January 11 · Martin & Katrina Butterworth
New Year in Nepal
Happy New Year. Although the official Nepali year starts in mid-April the alternative or “Western” New Year is well known here. It seems that most of Nepals people groups have their (...)
Martin & Katrina Butterworth - December 19 · Martin & Katrina Butterworth
Stark contrasts
Its actually good to be back in Kathmandu. I'm coming to share the view of many urban Nepalis that visiting "the village" for a few days is very pleasant, but living there long term would be (...)
Martin & Katrina Butterworth - November 07 · Martin & Katrina Butterworth
Groundbreaking
Last Saturday our "sermon" at church contrasted the "Tower of Babel" experience with Abram's call in the following chapter of Genesis. Why is this something to write about? (...)
Martin & Katrina Butterworth - October 21 · Martin & Katrina Butterworth
Fullness of life
The projects we do to help poor people almost always concentrate on physical needs. Nothing wrong with this; the hungry need food, the destitute need clothes and the sick need medical care. rea (...)
Martin & Katrina Butterworth - September 23 · Martin & Katrina Butterworth
Safety fears after Kathmandu quake
From the emails we've received this week it seems some of you have heard about the earthquake last Sunday evening. It notably caused a wall at the British Embassy to fall down killing three pas (...)
Martin & Katrina Butterworth - September 09 · Martin & Katrina Butterworth
Care for the environment
A couple of years ago I initiated measurement of United Mission to Nepal's organisational carbon footprint. Since then it has been included in the glossy Annual Report which is distributed wide (...)
Martin & Katrina Butterworth - September 05 · Martin & Katrina Butterworth
Showing compassion
Next week I am sending out my medical students to various community projects, where I want them to get to meet and talk to people who are old or poor or disabled. read more (...)
Martin & Katrina Butterworth - August 22 · Martin & Katrina Butterworth
Informed consent
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Martin & Katrina Butterworth - June 06 · Martin & Katrina Butterworth
Resignations and Constitutions
Nepal survived the deadline last Saturday (28 May) for writing its Constitution. Not by writing a Constitution though. Late Saturday evening in the traditional brinkmanship style of Nepali politics a (...)
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