Reaching Nepal

Exciting news! Yesterday two of the guys I have been training in wrestling won medals in the South Asia Games. A silver at 120kg and a bronze at 67kg. Continue to pray that God opens doors to share Christ with these guys.

I miss you all.

This afternoon I rode into town to write some emails at? an internet cafe and on my way I stopped by my post office box. To my delight there was a package from my youth group back home. When I opened it up I discovered they had sent me their yearbook and a stack full of personal notes. To be reminded of the lives I touched and the amazing friends I now have made my day

Thank you guys! You mean the world to me. I love you all so much.

Saturday was a good day here. I had a phone call a 6:30am telling me someone had found my dog! Yeah! I took about a 15 minute walk and picked her up. The family that found her had taken good care of her. I was thankful. Later that morning I preach the message in church and gave the Lord’s Supper. It was the first time I had ever given the Lord’s Supper and I was nervous, but there again God was good to me and it all went well. Having to lead the Lord’s Supper gave me a new perspective about the practice. I ? believe most Christian don’t really understand the deep importance it carries. Here in Nepal we take the Lord’s Supper a little more seriously than we did back in the states. First of all we ask anyone who is not a baptized believer to not take part in the Lord’s Supper. We also warn others the dangers of taking the? Supper in an un worthy manner. Some may think those things harsh, but taking the Lord’s Supper is no joke. Read Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 11:27-30

??27? Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. ?28? But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. ?29? For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord?s body. ?30? For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.?

The scripture is clear. The Lord’s Supper is a serious practice. It’s a time of us to remember the sacrifice our Savior made for us. So the next time you take the bread and wine (or juice) focus on the cross and the one crucified.

I could have come up with a more original title than the one above, but it’s the perfect description of what God is doing: He is still doing great things. Here are just a few things God has been doing around me.

Two of the guys I have been discipling have decided to go into full-time ministry. Sujan will be heading to America to do his medical residency and after he is finished he will head back to Nepal to minister to the sick here. My other friend, Hari, is a teacher here in Kathmandu, but has decided to quit his job and enroll in Bible college. Pray for both of these men as they step out in faith and trust God.

My roommate from college, Josh Woods, has decided to take a semester off of seminary and come to Nepal to work with me. I am excited to say the least! He will be here from September 15- December 15.

I spent months trying to locate a wrestling team here in Nepal and I had all but given up when God suddenly opened a door to meet with Nepal’s national wrestling coach. We had a great meeting and I have now been training with the national team for 2 weeks. It feels so good to get back on the mat and wrestle. My body hurts, but I’m happy. Pray that God will open doors for me to share the Gospel. Only one of the men speaks English and his vocabulary is very limited. But as we have all seen in the past; God can do anything that brings Him glory.

For the last two days in my language class I have been debating faith with another class member. He is a Hare Krishna and a very devoted one at that. He is very intelligent and has been trying to convert me. My heart is completely broken for him and I really desire for him to see the Truth of the gospel, but when we talk I feel like I have to be on the defensive. He is always controlling the conversation and always sharing his views. Pray that God opens his heart and ears to the exclusiveness of the Gospel. He see god in a way I have never had to face before. Everything I told him he says he believes, but he says that he has an “upgrade” from Christianity. He believes that Jesus was God, but he believes that other faith are also an incarnation of God. I’m in over my head here, but I know God in control. May he lead me and may He save this man. If you’re as confused as I was about what a Hare Krishna is, I have linked to website that will explain it in more detail. Click here

On a sad note, my dog Asha ran away from home last week. I had left that evening to eat at a friend’s house and when I came home she was gone. It’s been 8 days now and I am starting to lose hope. I am going to put up signs around the area and offer a reward if she is found. Please pray that God will protect her.

I could keep going, but I will end here. I miss you all and wish you the best. Also, I would like to know who is reading my website, so if you would please leave a comment and let me know you?re out there. Thanks