From East to West to help the rest

I recently read ‘The book that made your world’ by Vishal Mangalwadi and it cemented in my mind that the only hope for the Nation of Nepal is the transformation of its people by being benefactors of the Great Commission. That the people receive and respond to the good news, receive the Holy Spirit and be thoroughly taught in the Word of God. This will transform the Nation.

My observation is that the local church in Nepal is doing what the local church should do. They are preaching and living the gospel with passion and doing their utmost to reach and teach their people.

Hosanna Church Ministries has been operating a Training College with a 5 month intensive program twice each year.

The students are sponsored and taught by well-meaning and mostly competent bible teachers coming in from various countries. However, during a recent trip to Nepal I had an opportunity to teach in the college for 3 days. During that time it became clear to me that not all the teaching these students are receiving is biblically sound. I challenged the notion of prosperity for all believers and noted that the Lord Jesus demonstrated that poverty was not a sin but the love of money and covetousness is. I noted some of the DVD’s given to the College and authors being recommended were not helpful to the students receiving a sound biblical education.

The Director of the College asked me to help them put the college on a sound foundation. This is not an easy task as Satan will always be seeking to distort the truth in Bible Colleges as he has done throughout the centuries. The Director, Santosh Guiday, has been approved for a scholarship to attend Bible College in the Philippines in September for 3 years. 

Sameer Nakarmi will be responsible for the administration of the College while Santosh is away. Sameer has limited Bible knowledge and therefore is not well equipped to identify error when a false teacher slips through the cracks. I have invited Sameer to Australia to study at Crossways, Mueller College Campus, a 1 year Diploma course which will earn him formal qualifications. This will cost around $13,000 for course cost alone.

I have known Sameer for 2 years and recently spent three days living with him and traveling around Surkhet on the back of a motorbike with Sameer driving. He translated for me at the Bible School last September. He is a very fine young Christian man. He comes from a very sound Christian family and is part way through a Bachelor of Business Administration. He will take a year off from his studies to do the course and he will need permission from his course supervisor. Pastor Raju Sundas has complete confidence in this young man to do his best and return to Nepal to continue in ministry. He sees this opportunity as a great blessing for the church, not just for Sameer.

Can you partner with us to sponsor this young Timothy by helping with his airfares, course costs and living expenses while he is in Australia.

Sameer has recently passed his prerequisite English exam to gain acceptance at the College.

Please pray with us as he formally applies to the College for a July 2012 start and applies for his visa.

We thank God for those who have committed to Sameer and we ask that you continue to pray that the funds will come in to pay his fees and accommodation.

Please email  educatenepal30@gmail.com to express your interest.

Grahame Kerr, Director of Mission Christian Community Ministries.
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