On 16th June 2008, we rented a local micro-van to Pokhara to visit Tribhuvan University and Pawan’s family. During the journey; there was a minor demonstration due to the passengers’ dissatisfaction with the bus fare hike. We lodged at Hotel Gorkhali Dhee and had a night stroll along the streets.
Our dinner was a Western one at an interestingly named hotel:“Once Upon a Time”. During our stay in the hotel, we managed to share the Gospel with Moraj & Ganesh (hotel owner) and both of them accepted the Lord, Praise the Lord!
On 17th June, with 3 rented bikes & bicycles we visited Tribhuvan University for an evangelical session with the local students and fellowshipping with Gee Sun, Bumi, Pawan and his relatives. After a long but exciting journey, we relaxed with a boat ride amidst the beautiful sunset at Phewa Lake. We started out early on the next day at 4.00am to hike up Sarangkot and capture the splendour of the famous snow-blanketed, needle-pointed, Machhapuchhre mountain. (Fishtail mountain)
On 20th June, we prayed and prepared for OJT, our street evangelism to the neighborhood. Praise God for another 4 conversions! Furthermore, most of the visitors we invited turned up for the Saturday service and two of them even gave their heart to Jesus. On the last day, we had a warm farewell with our very first “buffalo-lunch” that one of the contacts in the family group has blessed us with. We truly experienced God’s amazing grace throughout the whole trip.
Prayer needs:
1. Pray for a strong core team, an established membership system and God’s provision for the growth of the leadership team. (Prakash, Lalitha, Kashi, Indra, Surya Prakash)
2. Pray for wisdom in the new government to lead and build a proper system to bless the community. (the 3 political parties will pursue a path of consensus)
3. Pray for God’s provision for a second-hand van for Hope Kathmandu.
Reported by: Erin Tang, Mission Department Hope KL