Week Five – Tibetans, Street Kids and BAM!
Tibet
50 years ago China took over Tibet and caused a wave of chaos among the Tibetan people. Many of them became refugees in Nepal.
This week we have been at the Tibetan Guest House, working with some of the very few known Tibetan believers in Kathmandu, attending and sharing at the only Tibetan church, four wheeling to high point Tibetan Buddhist temples in the jungle to pray for God to bless the Tibetan people, and inagurating a new Tibetan outreach ministry. It has been an honor to get connected with this front edge situation.
Pastoral Visit
The Crossroads DTS school leaders, Kevin and Julie Girton have been visiting with us of the past few days, making sure that we are all okay. I think they think we are…
Street Kids
One of the significant challenges that face Nepal toady is the issue of homelessness among children. This week we worked with King’s Kids, visiting and spending time with the street kids in Kathmandu. One day we took a group of boys out of the city to bathe and play in a clean river. The other days we played soccer, ate with them, had wound care clinics, and generally tried to get into their world. We had some very cool opportunities to share with them and it opened up our understanding of the practical implications of the breakdown of the family in the developing world.
Hurting people, hurt people…
BAM!
What is BAM? It stands for Business As Mission.
The two families that did not go to Ilam hosted a three day seminar for Christian business owners focused on helping Nepali Christians run their businesses in a way that glorifies God and produces social transformation. There were about 40 participants and it was a temendous success. From this gathering there is a sense that Christian business owners are willing and ready to start networking together to make Nepal a better place within their spheres of influence.
Principles don’t matter until they get put into practice…
