Birtamod


Since my last update my team and I have traveled to both the Far Eastern border of Nepal to an area called Birtamod (pronounced bit-a-more) and the West to a place called Pokhara (pronounced poke-a-ra). In both places we had the privilege and honor to work with some YWAM bases and partner with the different ministries they have. In Birtamod we got to hang out with some students currently involved in a Discipleship training school (DTS). This week was more of a time for us to relax, enjoy the heat and help out on the base in any way possible (e.g. cooking, cleaning…). For a couple mornings we lead worship and prayer times and got to share what God has been doing in our lives recently. In this area there is a very small population of Christians with the majority being Hindu.

We were able to witness to some of the neighbors who invited us over for tea and on one occasion for dinner (which was a treat from the normal food we had to eat every day twice a day). One family had many questions about God and life in the West, the son thought Obama was the best president yet, but not to worry I corrected him on this very large mistake ;) One day we had an open air evangelism type thing where we did a skit and then afterward I preached the gospel. I will be honest here, I did not really prepare what I was going to say because this is not the first time I have done this, I shot a quick prayer before I spoke and then when I opened my mouth it was like the Holy Spirit was speaking through me, I am not sure how to describe it but it was amazing and something every Christian should experience! After we were invited to a Hindu wedding to basically eat the food and wish the bride and groom good luck, it was pretty fun and we got some good stories out of it, such as handing out gospel tracks the whole way to the wedding.

 I think the best part for me was learning how to accept blessing from God. I often feel guilty for having so much and then getting more stuff given to me on top of that. God has been teaching me that I should not feel guilty for where he has allowed me to be born or for receiving so much blessings but rather to enjoy it while I can and out of these blessings to bless others. Just think when you receive with a grateful heart how much more joyful will your giving be?

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