Nepal Update! Part 2

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

I am just leaving Nepal after two wonderfully amazing weeks.

Yesterday we arrived in Kathmandu after our five day mission trek through the beautiful Anaparuna mountains. The day before we started our trek we visited a Tibetan’s children home called First Love Home. We spent the evening with 13 amazing children between the ages of 4 and 10. We had a time of worship and it was truly the most AMAZING worship I have EVER experienced. I have never seen children crying out to God, weeping, waling, and shouting out with joy and such zeal…it was intense to say the least. After worship the children described the way they felt while they were worshiping. One child said he felt Jesus hugging him and felt so much love, another said he felt like he was in heaven singing with the angels. Another one said he felt that God was much more powerful than a doctor (earlier that night that boy had told me he wanted to be a doctor when he grows up). Another quiet girl said she felt as if she was singing in God’s presence. I asked the children if they had ever seen Jesus and one girl said she had seen Jesus! Another boy said he had seen angels. Seeing their intense worship, I truly believe them. Three boys told me they want to be pastors and take the gospel to those who have never heard. I cannot tell you how intensely touched I was. God is so real to these children as they rely on Him for their every need. (See attached pic)

The next day we took a seven-hour bus ride to Pokarah through the windy green foothills with the white peaked Himalayas in the distance. We spent the night at another children’s home there. We hiked with two of the most amazing men I have ever met! Lila Tamang and Sher Lama are pastors in two different cities and they both care for 10 children in their homes along with their own children (right).

On our trek, we stopped in five different villages where we encouraged believers (if there were any). In one village we met three teenage sisters who hiked four hours to come meet us because they heard that (we) Christians were visiting! They are the only Christians in their village and wanted prayer and encouragement. One of the girl’s who was 14 years old had been suffering from headaches and depression for a few years. We had an intense time of prayer and afterwards she said that her headache was gone.

We also showed the Jesus Film in one village, handed out hundreds of gospel tracks, went to schools to make gospel bracelets for children, went door-to-door sharing the gospel and praying for the sick.  We saw many people healed and a few people gave their lives to the Lord.  One young man, Karma, was a Tibetan Buddhist. After hearing the Gospel and asking questions for nearly an hour he was ready to accept Christ. After he prayed he told Julie (my sister) to cut his Dali Lama necklace off because now he worshiped Jesus! Praise the LORD for His grace.

God is mightily working in Nepal and I want to be part of His work here! This is just a small glimpse of all the wonderful things that happened on our trip.

Thanks for your prayers and support!

Until the whole world HEARS,

Holly <><