:: Reaching Nepal ::

We are starting our fifth day here in Nepal and are in the full swing of things. The first few days we spent reconnecting with old friends. Our time with them has been very refreshing. It’s been nice to talk about life, ministry and the deep things of the Lord.

On Friday we met up with Mitsuru and talked for several hours. Mitsuru is a Japanese guy I (Nathan) was friends with in high school. He moved to my small town because his dad’s company opened a factory. In high school we developed a close friendship and I was able to share the gospel with him several times. Since then he has moved back to Japan but we talk every few years. Several years ago he wrote me telling me he was working on a master’s degree and he was doing it on Christianity in the Southern part of America. How crazy is that. A non-believer wanting to study Christianity! Sadly what he discovered studying Christianity in the South did not encourage him to believe. In his words he called Christians in the South, “Sunday Christians.” He said they believe with their mouth but not with their actions. About two years ago he called me and said he was starting his PhD work and wanted to come to Nepal and study religion. He has now come four times and each time some of my Christian friends have reached out to him and shared the gospel. As we met on Friday we talked about lots of things but we talked about faith quite a bit. He is still very far from coming to faith but it is evidentGod is active in bringing Mitsuru to Himself. I am in awe every time I think about how God has constantly brought Christian people into the life of this unbelieving man. Mitsuru’s thinking is extremely postmodern. Actually he is the most postmodern person I have ever met. To him truth cannot be known and right and wrong are not truly knowable. What may be true for me would not be true for him. It is a crazy thought process but to him and others it makes complete sense. Please faithfully pray for the salvation of Mitsuru. I have prayed for him for thirteen years and ask you to join me in that prayer.

On Saturday Sarah and I ministered in Nepali church and this morning we will be going to a Tibetan church to minister. God has given us the opportunity to share both places. Please pray that God would speak through us to communicate His Word as we strive to both encourage and challenge believers here. We are so grateful for the opportunity to both encourage and be encouraged while we are here. Everyone has been very gracious to us in welcoming us back and helping us feel loved. We hope to post pictures tomorrow.