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**Evangelical City Church, Thoka, and Sankhu. They are dedicating this, the Sankhu Church building to the Lord.
**I wanted to share this e-mail I received from a pastor in Nepal; a true pastor of our Savior. He is a Nepali pastor, and he married the sister of the wife, (who are both Nepali), of a dear friend of mine, (who is an American), and who was a member of my church here in Baltimore, who himself has been a missionary in Nepal going on 12 years, I believe. It's better if I keep his name anonymous.
Dear Don Sands & family,
Greetings from Nepal!
We always would like to express our heartfelt gratitude toward you dear
family. The reason, through your sacrificial love and prayer supports we
could build the Church building.Now, it is completed and looking forward to
conduct the worship service here.
We believe that you all are being fine there. we could not write you intime
because of busy in construction work.Going to the site at 6.30 AM and
returning home around 8 to 9 PM. At the same time we have electrical
problem, daily 6 hours light goes off. My wife has her Saloon shop and remains
busy there apart from the house fellowship, evangelism and worship days.
Thus, we look like busy and forgetting you all. Please, forgive us in this
matter. we never forget you in our prayers.
Since the day we got started the church planting ministry in new places,
God is bringing many souls gradually, that gives more enthusiasm to be in
His ministry. It is not because of our own efforts and stregths but because
of your earnest and valuable prayers in the Lord. In Sanku, many families
have come to the Lord. Church members are increased. Now we have to hold two
services on Saturday itself. Our efforts are always to bring them into the
perfect knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ to stand them in their own faith.
Most family are from poor background, helpless and social-boycotted from
their Trust, who listened the gospel and believed to get freedom from
demons possessed.
God has been doing great things in our ministry. One of the many works of
God can be vivid from the story of a young woman ( she is one of the
subclan of Newari caste in Nepal) and her Husband.It is
amazing that how the Lord is drawing Newari people into His Kingdom! She
heard the gospel and came to Church first time. She used to get
unconscious at any time and fall down anywhere. Her husband used to shit in
every corner of the rooms, even in dinning room and in Kitchen of their home
and make her wife to clean and beat her to death. She came to the Church
first time. After the church service we prayed for her in the name Jesus.
She started tremoring in folded hand. we told her to take the name of Jesus,
however, she told that it is impossible. She began to weep,we asked why
she is crying? She told that she has two beautiful gods"Mahadevs" with long
hair are residing in her and didn't want to come out to go leaving her.
Then we rebuked to that spirits to leave her life within 5 minute's time.
For a while she felt very difficult to breath, the spirits were lingering to
leave saying her: "These may years we suffered you, now don't leave us to
go to Jesus, we will not suffer you, even we will not trouble to your
husband". Then we commanded the demons to leave within no time in the name
of Jesus of Nazareth, bound the spirits with the blood of Christ. After some
time she heard they are going off, then she became strengthless, opened
her eyes. Thereafter, she is continue growing in the Lord. Now her husband
also has changed his dirty behaviour that was caused by those evil spirits.
This is the work of God through your prayers!
Pray for the sustainable security and peace of Nepal. Of course, political
parties are proclaiming to hold the Constituent Assembly Polls on Aprail,
but can't be certain at this time too,because already they have deferred
twice.So to say that everywhere anarchies are increasing.People expected
democracy to come and said that it came,but due to the lack of sole ruler
Maoist insurgency began in 1996 and halted from last year , but yet
hooliganism, murder, intimidation are multiplying in across the country.It
is said that the political parties are behind such notorious gansters and
accomplicers.The price of daily commodities are hiking to the peak
comparaing to the past years.
People are holding strikes and blokades burning tyres and trees on the roads
through out the country against all increasing prices. Poor people are
affected by these environment, for they could not get job or could not go to
their work freely for the sake of escaping their lives.
May God Bless you all for His glory! Please take care of your health! See
you again
with love yours in Christ,
This is from a genuine shepherd of God's flock. Please keep him, and his wife, and church in your prayers, if you feel so lead.
5 comments:
That's quite a different story from what most Americans call church, isn't it?
May the Lord supply their needs and keep them strong for the task at hand.
Thanks Craver.
He is an amazing servant of God, and such a man of prayer too. The Lord has taught me a lot through him (as He has taught me a great deal through Don as well).
And I miss those days knocking on doors with you brother.
A lot of fine memories there. And I learned from you as well.
Thanks for stopping by.
What is this? what are these pastors doing? I think if someone wants to change their faith on their own will, that's different. but clearly what is going on here in places like Sankhu is deceiving people that one faith is superior than other; that one faith is more advanced than other. Otherwise who is this person to say an almighty god as "Mahadevas" and to derogate it to spirits giving suffering to innocent people? Is this what Christianity in hiding does? I think rather than using money, allurations, these people should come out openly and attract people in public to change their faith, if they have no hidden interest. Otherwise stop doing such coveted works in innocent communities.
And what is this work kingdom, in a religion and faith? after Jesus Christ never claimed he himself as a king, and why then your people use this word kiogdom?
This comment is not about criticing the faith in Christianity but about criticising your hidden and coveted acts of converting people's faith, which is against the law of the country.
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