Candlelight Dinners

Jiamashti!

This is a greeting that we have come to know quite well while being in Nepal. It translates to, "Praise the Lord!" and it is how the Christians greet each other.

Since being here we have been inducted into the Lama family. This is a family who we are humbled by each time they share about their lives with us. Last night was one of those occasions. Each day in Nepal the power is only on for about 9 hours (hence the reason for sporadic blog posts) and because of this, each dinner is done by candle light. Last night after eating Pastor Dahn shared with us about some of the struggles that he and his family have faced for choosing to follow the Lord.

As many may know, Nepal has been a fairly hostile over the last few years. We have learned that as many as 13,000 men have been killed for the sake of the Army (we had wondered why there were so few middle-aged men in church). There was this one time in particular when Mr. Lama and his son (Dhan) went to the roof of their home and saw that the Army had reached the village in which they lived. They knew that by the time the Army had made it to their home they would be faced with the service or death. So Mr. Lama and Dhan began to cry out to the Lord that He would spare their lives. The Lord heard their cries and the Army did not visit their home.

This is only one of the many stories we have been blessed to hear about this family. We ask that when you read this blog or pray for our team that you would also keep this family, The Lama family, in your prayers. They are truly "a city that is set on top of a hill which cannot be hid or moved." This family has a passion for the lost souls of this country and is answering the call of the Lord to serve the people here.

In other news, today we completed the 2nd day of our first conference. It was also the day that they have set aside in Nepal for their day of Worship. It was really awesome to see all of the people who came out to the service.
Tomorrow is our last day in Kawasoti and we will head out to Pristabasti. If you could, pray for:
-travel safety to the next town
-the remaining conferences
-and that the Christians which we come in contact with would be encouraged by what the Lord lays on our hearts to share.