Perfect Place for a Church

Nepal | OM International

We were clawing our way slowly up a steep, rocky trail when we saw a man racing towards us from the village perched on the hill far above. He reached us quickly, and as he caught his breath, we explained that we had come to distribute Christian books. The man’s reaction was immediate and enthusiastic, “Come to my village and tell me more about what Christians believe!”

The man was a teacher at the village school, and he called for several other interested teachers to come and hear about Christianity. “You explain it to me,” he said, “and I will explain it to the rest of them.”

We began to share with the gathered men about Jesus. As we talked, the teachers were fascinated by the message of the gospel. “Stay with us three or four days and teach us more!” they urged. We quickly decided to extend our planned one-night stay. After showing a Christian film, we shared the story of the Bible from Genesis to Jesus’ resurrection.

When it was time to leave, we gave Bibles to each of the teachers who had gathered to hear about Christ. We promised to return in a few weeks to answer questions and share more about the gospel. It was only as we left the town that the first man who met us explained the importance of this village in the area. Many people passed through on their way to other villages. His point? “This village would be a perfect place to build a church!”

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