God is faith full.

      It’s been two whole weeks that I am in Kathmandu and by Gods grace I am going great. Before I came to Kathmandu I was helping the church in my village and to be honest I am sad that we don’t do much outside of the church. We have prayer groups that meets up thrice a week and apart from that I do a lot of prayer walks and share the gospel to the village members.

              I had been preparing for the trip to Darjeeling with financially, mentally and physically. The trip would have been very long if I were to travel from my village to Darjeeling. So I took a bus to Kathmandu and my plan was to stay there for three days then again take two buses to reach Darjeeling. But then I got sick for a week and I was too weak to go to Darjeeling. Realizing that I would not make it to Darjeeling I felt ashamed of myself and over all just was frustrated at the situation. I was so sure that God did call me to Darjeeling and when it didn’t work out I was just totally disappointed.

        I think this month I had my ups and downs but over all God has still been faith full in every way. I am alright now and I know may be next time I will make it to Darjeeling. After my sickness I was able to rest two days and also was able to help the church in Kathmandu. The church in Kathmandu have different kinds of ministry and I worked with the maintain ministry which is construction of the church. I love the fact that we men can work with others and have a great fellowship.

       As I was working with two men from the church a children’s home kids helped us with the labor work. And one of the kid said to me I have no strength but Jesus gives me strength to do more work. Through a small kid I was blessed to know that through Jesus we have strength to do greater work.

      Tomorrow I will be leaving to my village and will be helping with the church and also will be helping my sister to build a house. To build a house it will take us two months and I am counting on Jesus for strength and good health. Sorry that I have no picture to upload as my phone crashed and I have no pictures. Thanks for your prayers and support .

                 

                                                     Praying for more youth  

my Nepalese id.

      I am in my village, staying with my mom and sister. A lot has happened in just one month. A very good thing has taken place and that is I am now officially a Nepalese. In order to get the citizenship I had to spend the whole two days in the local office but it was worth it. So now I have both Indian and Nepalese ID. I am grateful for your prayers and support and because of that I and my family have been able to sell our property. Now we have enough money to build a decent house.  Since my sister couldn’t finish her studies due to my mom health condition and since she is too old to continue, we have been praying for some opportunity. Finally after many months my sister was able to do a beauty parlor course, provided by the government.

       I am able to talk to people about Jesus freely after a long period of friendship with the local people. It seems to me many know Jesus as a good man but not as the truth. They like how the Christian religion is but they are not willing to follow Jesus since it’s new to their culture. I and the youths of my church in my village have been frequently meeting and praying a lot. Though there are only 6 of us praying we sense God is working something in our village. Thought I cannot see a person coming to Jesus, I constantly keep hearing people giving their life to Jesus.

  The last time I was at my village I used to talk to the youths in my village and to be honest I used to spend a lot of time with them. I was getting a lot closer to them and I used to pray with them in football ground. It’s been 20 days since I came to my village and the sad thing is I am not able to find the youths that I used to spend time with. I am a little bit disappointed because it took me time to gain their friendship and trust but now it’s all gone. I am not giving up but it really hurts to see things not going as you have liked to.

     In a few days I will be travelling to Kathmandu and Darjeeling (north east India) for ministry purpose.  I will be joining with a team from south India and I hope God helps me out. Thank you .

                                   BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING 

        

  Well I am still in Kathmandu and it’s been a wonderful month and it’s all because of God and me living under his blessing. I know I said I was going to my village in my last news letter but things turned around and I got the opportunity to paint. I have been praying for a long time and I know that God wants me to be a blessing to others through my painting. Last month my painting was a blessing to a children’s home.  This month the paintings are a blessing to many family and friends. It’s just not that the painting is nice to look at but it’s all because I prayed and waited and painted. The glory goes to God since he spoke to me and I just had to listen and be open to him.

     The paintings that I do are to support my birth mom and sister as they don’t get any source of income from anywhere.  Each painting has a story behind it and I would like to share one of the stories to you guys. Two weeks ago a pastor asked me to paint three painting for a family. The family wanted a painting of a lion, nature and the last one for the family. The last one was to be a prophetic one for the family.  I prayed a lot and since I really didn’t know the family I had to just wait upon God. As I was praying I saw a light house an ocean and a ship. Had no idea what that meant but I just went ahead and painted it. It was strange for me to paint a light house for a Nepal family cause there is no lighthouse or a sea in Nepal. When the family saw the painting they were shocked and the amazing part was that the father of the family was working in Australia in a ship. They understood the painting more than I did.

     I have done about 12 paintings and I know they are going to be a blessing to many people. I am glad that I am gifted with the talent of painting and I am going to bless as many as people. Thank you for your prayers and support.

                                                           LION OF JUDAH
                                                                        

the logo for the home

Well I am in Kathmandu and I have been here for three weeks. My time here has been a blessing and a time of refreshment. I wish I could stay longer in Kathmandu cause in the last three weeks I have done more than I did in my village. And also it is easier for me to find something to do here in Kathmandu than in my village. I had a great time with my brother celebrating Christmas and was also able to meet new people and have connection.

    

team that helped the street kids

Last week I joined a church to help with the street kid’s home. The church has been working with the street kids for a very long time and a few months ago I too was able to minister to the street kids. The kids now are in their teens and most of them have been addicted to drugs and weeds. Now most of the kids are free from addiction and are regularly coming to the church. After many years the church was able to find a home for the kids. I and few other people spent three days just cleaning the home and fixing beds and repairing lights. Being there to just help the church has been a joy and I was blessed to see the street kids being blessed.

     I did a painting of a lion few months ago and the supporter for the street kids liked the lion that I painted. They asked me if they could use my painting as the logo and the theme for the street kid’s home. I didn’t hesitate and said yes to it and that was a big blessing for me too. I am glad that my painting could be a blessing to another children’s home. The name of the children's home is Lion Of Judah.

   

the beds for the street kids

Other than that I have been doing lot of paintings lately and I am glad to paint after a month. My time here has been a blessing to me and many other and I thank God for this joy. I will be going again to my village in a week from now and I will be there for a few months. Thanks for your prayers and support.

    

 Greatings from me and my family in Nepal. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas in advance. I have been in my village for the last three moths with my birth mom and sister. It's a bit cold in here but all is well and I am doing great. Lots of ups and downs have been for me during this season of my life. The only thing that has kept me going is my time with God has been great. The job that I was offered to me last month got expired because I still can't speak enough Nepalese.

     At first I was disappointed and sad cause I thought this teaching job at a primary school was and answer for God. I was so prepared to take the job but the truth behind this is, for me to full fill something else and which was not totally form God. So again God was working in me and teaching again the basic things all over again. I too was disappointed on my self for not doing anything big out side of my family. I even was kind of Jealous at my other brothers who were doing for more grate than me.

  

I painted this during the marriage.
 

last month I attended my friends wedding and did a painting for the couple. As I was painting many people were moved by the painting and they commissioned me to do a painting for them. I thank God for this opportunity and I know It's God who brought the idea and is slowly fulfilling.

prayer points

please pray for my health as i have been falling sick regularly.

pray that I start sleeping good as i am not able to sleep for the last eight days.

pray that as i do the painting i would hear from god and get more idea.

                                                    Just like a Family

my home for the next few months.

 

 I am finally living with my birth mom and my sister. Thank you for your prayers and it is because of your prayer that I am still in my village. For a long time I have been asking God “Did I really hear from you, that I should go to Nepal”? To be frank my life is too silent and please don’t get me wrong but I feel “Silent “is the right word which describes, the way life is for me. I am an extreme introvert and every day silent in my life but it is too silent. It’s not that I am not hearing from God or me doing nothing. It is more like life in the village is different when you’re living in it. It’s like God telling me to go to Nepal and when I go and reach there, I notice a lot of things missing in my life. I am missing my comforts, friends and families. So for the last one month I haven’t had a proper face to face conversation with anybody. I am living with my sister and birth mother and most of the time we don’t know what anyone is saying, to each other. There is no electricity in my house or running water. I could go on and on about so many things that are happening in my life but it’s all silent. I don’t feel empty or jobless but I feel silent. This is how I am feeling at present and I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing but one thing I just know is it’s just a feeling. I wish I was could be an author or a poet to describe with the right words about what I feel.

    

Me and my birth mom.

Yes I am living in my small house and have learned a lot of things. I have learned to cook and cultivate the field and provide food for my family. I have learned to love my sister and mother and speak their language as best as I can. I have learned to meet others comfort before mine. I have learned to wait upon God even when nothing is happening. My idea of ministry was totally wrong and I have come to understand that my life is its self a ministry. Thanks Tammyma for teaching me that. I was so encouraged when I heard preaching is not the only ministry and that is why also I am still in Nepal.

     I have been seeking the lord for the next step in my life in the village and God has answered me. I will be teaching in a Christian school very soon. I am excited and nervous at the same time and thank you for your prayers. Thank you.

                                                       Dhangadhi (village)

     It’s been two weeks in my village and I am with my family. At presently I and the family are staying with the pastor of the village. My sister has been helping the church ever since she accepted the lord. My birth mom is doing well and is very happy to come back to the village after three months. She took me to many people’s house and introduced me as her lost and found son. There are some times she talks for hours to me in her language and I am not able to understand but I love listening to her and making her happy. I am in a very rural part of Nepal and to be honest it is not

My sister my guide for the next 10 months .. love her

easy.

    I am still learning the language and I am able to understand a conversation and reply in words. I am glad that I am able to pick up quick than I expected, since I struggle in language. I have not done much door to door evangelism but I know God is preparing me for the longer run. By next week I and my family are planning to shift to our hut. Our hut is small and rusty since no one lived in there for 5 months. So every day me and my sister go and clean our house and try to hold everything. We are also planning to sell part of our land and build a new home since the hut is too small for us. Not much has happened but I know that this is the hardest and I know that the victory that I am so searching is right around the Conner. Thank you for your supports and your prayers and they are a big aid in my life. 

Prayer points

Pray I would get Nepal citizenship as I will be applying for it.

Pray also that people would be softening to hear the gospel.

Pray for peace between my family and the relatives as they are trying to get our land.