First Love Home

Zechi and Lola Lhomi were raised in a small Buddhist, Lhomi village near the Nepali Tibetan border. There are no roads that reach their village. To get there, one would have to walk miles through incredibly steep hills and valleys. Their village has no electricity and limited access to facilities such as schools and medical care. Zechi lived most of his life as cow shepherd and had to work hard for his livelihood farming wheat and potatoes.  

His village and culture are deeply rooted in Buddhism and the Lhomi people have strong spiritual pride. His life forever changed when he became a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. One day his younger brother became deathly ill. The Buddhist holy men tried to heal him but nothing worked. After many days a Christian man from a nearby village prayed for healing and slowly he was healed. Zechi and his family accepted Jesus as they saw the power of God displayed in their life. A church was founded in his village and Zechi became one of the leaders. A small revival sparked the surrounding villages and many people came to Christ. After some time a severe persecution rose from a Maoist Rebel group. They came with their machetes and threatened Zechi and the other church leaders and told them to leave. They tried to burn down the church and beat some of the Christians. They had to flee for their lives. After a while another village killed the Maoist rebel leader. His body was cut up into pieces and thrown into a river. He left a small boy behind named Thudok.

 

Three years ago Zechi and Lola felt God impress on their hearts to start First Love Home for Tibetan children. Their vision is to disciple children and train them up to be responsible Christ-filled adults who will return to their villages to share the Gospel. Currently they have 14 children and 4 of their own. Thudok (right pic), the son of Maoist rebel leader who severely persecuted them, now lives at First Love Home and he loves Jesus.

*Names have been changed

Psalm. 98:2 The LORD has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations.