Non-denominational Christian Media Missions • Reaching Russia, Asia and the Islamic World
| A Vision to Reach the Unreached Peoples of Nepal |
96% (26 million people) in Nepal do not know Jesus Christ as their personal savior. How can we reach these unsaved multitudes for Christ?
The Hindu dead are cremated on the shores of the Bagmati River that flows through the Kathmandu Valley. The ashes are then spread over the river, considered holy by Hindus and Buddhists.
To reach these people using traditional methods will take a very long time. It would be extremely difficult to reach every person in the rugged and remote areas of Nepal. Since 2008 IRR/TV has supported a radio ministry, working together with the Assemblies of God of Nepal. This ministry has been fruitful and we want to thank God, for the many prayer partners and those that have financially supported this precious outreach these past few years. One of the missionary radio workers gives the following report from the Maithili people in Janakpuri: "I praise God for what he is doing through our work here. He is blessing us through the radio ministry. There are many Hindu extremist groups and other sects in Janakpuri that zealously oppose Christians. However, God has defused their attempts to discourage believers through their threats and violence. In fact, we are receiving testimonies and very encouraging responses from people. I would like to share some of them with you, to bless you as well. We are happy that this program is a great blessing to many, exposing falsehoods and promoting the truth. After a half-year of broadcasting, we became the most popular program on that radio station. We received many positive responses from Nepal, as well as phone calls and mail from India. Many from our audience request more information about issues discussed on our programs. Others wanted more information about Jesus and still others have committed their life to God and want to join Christian congregations.” Evangelistic TV Programs for Nepal An opportunity has emerged for IRR/TV to reach the people of Nepal with the Gospel through television broadcasts. At the end of October, IRR/TV team members will travel to meet with our ministry friends in Nepal to discuss expanding media ministry there. Our aim is to produce a weekly evangelistic TV program for broadcast by satellite. Our challenge is to reach the 40 million people who speak the Maihtili language. These people live in western Nepal and the State of Bihar in eastern India. Nepalese Christians Suffer Persecution Mission work in Nepal is not without its problems. A journalist who recently returned home from a trip to Nepal reported the following story: “Christians living in the Kathmandu Valley have been able to breathe a little easier since the bombing of the Catholic Church in June 2009. Still, the largest Christian churches in the valley, such as Patan, have received numerous death threats by letter and phone calls from Hindu extremists, who were behind the earlier attacks. |
