Global Impact

Pastor Chris traveled to Nicaragua with Paul Sandberg of Messiah’s Outreach and Rafael Restrepo, our Missionary to Spain, to teach at a regional Pastor's training event. Pastor Chris taught six sessions, and about 40 pastors were in attendance. One of the pastors drove 200 kilometers (about 120 miles) for these classes, and enrollment actually increased as the week went on! These pastors are hungry for the Word and eager to learn. Pray for them and their churches!

January 2024

Our longstanding Nicaraguan missionaries, Wilbert, Gloria and their children are dealing with serious health issues and ministry challenges. We are all called to carry our own load in life. But as we are reminded in Galatians 6:2, we are called to carry one another's burdens and in this way we fulfill the law of Christ. Gloria and Wilbert’s burden extend beyond a "normal load" and they covet our prayers.

Please lift them up in prayer:

Family:

For the proper diagnosis, care and treatment plan as follows:

• Gloria has severe back pain
• Wilbert’s diabetes/liver issues along with thrombosis in 1 leg has confined him to a wheelchair

• Naomi’s post-surgical rehabilitation for digestive system function improvement and ability to walk

• Jacob has autism and is enrolling in the university, that he will adjust to the new surroundings/routine

Ministry:

For God to develop and create new strategy, opportunities, and sponsors for their ministry programs:

• Boys/girls outreach and educational scholarship programs
• Boys discipleship/sports camps
• Students of the VIDA program
• Elderly care programs
• Children-with-disabilities programs

January 2025

Wishing all a great start to 2025.

On October 29th, Valencia, the capital of our state, was severely flooded. The images are fearful and 224 lives were lost, over 100,000 cars damaged and that is just a start. Cristina, a lady we led to Christ over 30 years ago said this, “It was daunting. When it started, we were in the supermarket with my grandson, Angelo, and thanks to him I was able to cross the street because the water was rising quickly. When we got to the door of our building, we were almost knee-deep in water but couldn't open the door because the pressure of the water wouldn't let it open.” Cristina went on to say that she feared for the many lives she witnessed get caught in the torrent of the water. Please pray for Valencia. They are still doing cleanup and assessment. Pray for the churches and communities effected.

In November, we had a 3-day conference with Answers in Genesis, expounding on the 7 days of creation. Some in attendance were challenged to rethink their creation views.

The International church is doing well with new families arriving. We had a very active December. During those days, I traveled to London to do the funeral of one of our previous Deacons who served God with love.

The Spanish church is meeting its challenges with the new youth that have become part of the meetings. They also had to deal with the death of a 28-year-old church member. Please pray for the family as they deal with their loss.

Thank you all for your support, prayer and love. We know we are blessed to have you all in our lives.

January 2025

Bible Training Center for Pastors and Leaders: The Lord God also appointed us to equip and empower local church leaders and pastors of the country. For this we run a BTCP training for them to become effective ministers & have a fruitful ministry. Last year 54 students graduated from this course and currently 298 pastors and leaders are taking this course. There are 19 classes across the country. Next year we are praying and planning to expand it into 29 classes.

Practical work along the Gospel: There are still hundreds of villages that have never heard the Gospel and they need it. Many remote villages are still living without light and modern cooking stoves, which creates so many problems in their life and environment. To make their life better and reduce these environmental problems, every year we provide smokeless stoves and solar lights to remote areas which not only help them to reduce their physical problems along with these materials they get the  Gospel of Christ. This year we had provided Jajrkot and Mugu Distrct’s (200 Households) with solar lights.

Family: As a family, we are healthier in every aspect of life. We are very thankful for the opportunity to serve our heavenly Father. A couple of weeks before, one of my friends asked me why you don't want to be wealthy and rich. For a moment that question made me thoughtful, and I replied to him, I know why I was born, why I was born in Nepal… I know my purpose and goal of life, my calling and my appointment. I know what I have to do and that’s why I never thought to migrate abroad. There is nothing more important and precious to serve the Lord and work for the Gospel than anything else for us and we are doing it.

Prayer Points: Please pray for His continued guidance and direction. Please pray for fruitful and effective ministry. Please pray for His knowledge and power so we could go further and more massive.