“Mommy, mommy. Guess what I learned today in Saturday school? My teacher told me a story about a very famous doctor from Israel. He is now working in India. And He can fix blind eyes.” “Are you sure, Suresh?” the mother asked her son. “Yes, mommy. Please come with me to the healing center where He works.” “But son, He won’t be able to fix my eyes. I have never been able to see anything. My eyes were bad before I was born. Besides, I don’t have enough money to pay such a … [Read more...]
Prayer removes kidney stones
Mr. Moses, a Gospel Outreach worker, often visits all the homes in a village, whether Christian or Hindu. As he makes friends, he offers to pray for them. In his prayers, Mr. Moses speaks of the great and marvelous things of God, and what He can do for those who know Him. One day, as Mr. Moses visited in a home in Dovadanam, he discovered that the woman who lived there had kidney stones. Villagers often don’t have ready access to modern medical care. This woman’s pain had continued for many … [Read more...]
Enter His house with praise
In the February newsletter last year, we shared the need for funds to complete the reconstruction of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Nepal. Years earlier, most of the church was destroyed by a petrol bomb. Church members, led by Gospel Outreach worker Devi Bahadar Koirala, faithfully continued to worship. Reconstruction funds had been received from Adventists in Europe, but it was not enough. As the need was publicized, response was immediate. During the past year the church has been rebuilt. Here … [Read more...]
Tibetan young people baptized
Two Tibetan young people were baptized in December near the Tibet border. Karma Lama, 22, and Karshng Lama, 24, are the first fruits of the work for Tibetans led by Kami Norbu Lama, a Gospel Outreach (GO) evangelist in Nepal, who is working for his own Tibetan people. Lama, who has been serving as a GO worker for two years, reports that anyone who leaves the traditional religion is threatened with exclusion from the close-knit community. Challenges are not new to the Tibetan people, and several … [Read more...]