Nepal - Week 3

After our second week we went back to Kathmandu and had a couple of days to rest and prepare for the camp we would help do with some of the orphanages. There are a couple of missionaries from Ukraine, USA, Belarus, Russia, and some other countries as well who run small orphanages with 20-30 children. We did camp for 4 of these orphanages. The work these missionaries are doing with these kids is amazing. They are helping raise up missionaries, pastors and ministers from among these orphans. They teach them and help them gain necessary life skills, as well as teaching them about God, the Bible, and salvation through Christ alone. Many of them have given their lives to Christ and we were amazed as we spent some evenings with them during their devotional times (which the kids themselves lead). Hearing them sing their hearts out in Nepali (even though we didn't understand anything) was truly a humbling experience we will not soon forget. Our task for week 3 was to help teach these children and help them mature in their walks with God. In one photo I am with the translator teaching the Bible lesson at camp.

We taught them that God made everyone with a purpose and that our purpose is to love, glorify, and serve God in all that we do. Please join us in praying for these orphans, orphanages, and the local missionaries who are working with them. They are really doing a great job! Also they are always looking for sponsors for the kids so if anyone reading this is interested just let me know and we will get you in contact with them. We really enjoyed the 3rd week. We spent all week with these kids and really got to know and love them.

I don't know what God has in store for us in the future with regards to Nepal, but we hope someday we will get the opportunity to at least visit and see these beautiful children again, they were really special. Pray also for Kathmandu there is around a million people here. This panorama is of Kathmandu (photo was taken from a Buddhist temple). A million people, many that never heard of Jesus and his love for them. Please join us in praying for Nepal, and for missions and missionaries all around the world. I encourage everyone reading this to be a part of missions in some way, either by going, sending, praying, or supporting mission both local and international.

God has a heart for missions and our churches should as well. Please pray for the persecuted church, and for believers all around the world that are suffering for Christ. A good resource with facts and stories about the persecuted church can be found here"Open Doors".
I encourage you all to make lifting up these people and their needs in prayer a part of your daily life and walk with Christ.

Thanks as always for your love and support for Yuliya and I. We miss you and hope to hear from some of you soon. Let me know if you want to hear more. If we get the chance to come to the USA this summer we would be happy to show you more pictures and tell your more in detail about what we are doing in Ukraine and our trip to Nepal. God Bless!

For some Fun Facts about Nepal click here