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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Pastor training and church planting has long been at the heart of Vision Nationals-Nepal's ministry in Nepal. This year, the training is going mobile in hopes of reaching more pastors with the support and teaching they so desperately want and need. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In years past, Vision Nationals-Nepal has focused specifically on in-house training, bringing interested pastors and church planters into Kathmandu for a six-month intensive training course. The trainings have been beneficial for the men who have come, but there has been the realization that it is supremely difficult for these men to leave their homes, families and ministries for that amount of time. Rather than supporting their ministry, often the training has been an increased hardship on the life of the pastor, his family and his flock.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The mobile training program will address these challenges by taking the training to the men and providing ongoing encouragement and support. An added benefit will be the opportunity for the training to reach more pastors.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In December, Vision Nationals-Nepal held its first mobile training in Dhangadhi, a city on the far western border of Nepal. Twenty-three pastors from the region attended the training, all of them eager to grow in their knowledge of the Word and skills needed to better shepherd their flocks. Only three of the pastors who attended the training were previously trained through Vision Nationals, confirmation the mobile training will allow for a greater reach.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The training was held in a small room adjacent to a pastor's home. Though the room was small, it was more than sufficient for the purpose. The men listened diligently, sitting for many hours and asking for more whenever the instructors came to the end of the lessons.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Every pastor in attendance came with a story of God's grace and mercy in their lives. Each one could speak of miracles they had seen or experience. Each one could testify to how God is strengthening the church of Jesus Christ in Nepal. And each one begged for more teaching and more training.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Each of the men pictured above rode a bicycle to the training, some covering many, many miles. Their dedication shows the length these men will go to receive training in the Word of God. In a nation where Christianity is still so new, pastors are starving for training and truth. Vision Nationals-Nepal hopes to stand in the gap for these men, offering them the support and encouragement that they need so they, in turn, can strengthen and grow their individual churches, pouring into the lives of the believers in their communities.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thus far, the mobile pastor training has been supported by a few generous gifts from supporters. However, in order to continue this important training, we are in need of monthly support for the mobile training fund.</span></div>
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<b>Because <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">a Child was born</span>...</b></div>
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<b> Because <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">a Son was given</span>...</b></div>
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<b>Because His name is Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, He Who Provides, He Who Loves, Shepherd, King, Yawhew, Deliverer, Redeemer, I AM, Friend, the Way, the Truth, the Life.</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">It's not a long walk, from the church to the river. Perhaps five minutes. Down the dirt road, take a left. Step quickly across the wooden bridge, rickety from age. Follow the dirt trail, packed hard from the tread of a thousand footsteps. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">It is a path she's walked before and a river she knows well. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I am baptized so others know I met Jesus. I know the Good News."<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Simply attending church or declaring oneself to be a Christian is not nearly as important as stepping out in front of your community and following the Lord in believer's baptism. Many Hindus will accept a family member's church attendance or interest in the Bible, or even a statement of acceptance of Jesus Christ, but once a believer has been baptized, he or she has truly separated from culture, family and the remnants of the old life. Often, persecution follows baptism, and Nepali believers know the significance of a public walk to the river.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>And they know to be a Christian often means suffering.</b></i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"I know Jesus is the Way, Truth and Life. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So far I have been walking in darkness but now I know the real light is Jesus Christ. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I decided to take baptism so others will know I know Jesus' name."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>But they also know the Word is Truth.</i></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>They know the joy which comes from following the Lord.</i></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>They know the One True God.</i></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>And because they know the Truth, they are willing to walk to the river and sink beneath the water to proclaim their dedication to the One who made them, the One who called them and the One who saved them.</i></b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"I decided to take baptism to show I have a close relationship with Jesus Christ</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and to have a chance to grow more in my faith in the Lord."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One of the great joys on Vision Nationals-Nepal's ministry campus in Kathmandu is receiving guests. In October, we enjoyed a visit with a team from </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Canyon Hills Community Church in Bothell, Wash</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">. Nancy, Megan, Steve, Diane and Julie came to Kathmandu intent on showering the children of Mercy Mission Children's Home with the blessing of time and love.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For the newest resident of Vision Nationals' campus in Kathmandu, Nepal, life is about </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>perspective more than experience</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and the knowledge that </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">joy, despite circumstance, can be found through life in Jesus Christ</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"I was six when I came to Kathmandu," said Bristi, a beautiful 17-year-old with a shy smile. "I moved into a children's hostel and I have lived here for 11 years - most of my life."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Bristi's life in Kathmandu began when her parents decided they wanted more for their daughter than the life offered by their rural Nepali village. Born in Humla, a rural, isolated district in the northwest corner of Nepal, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Bristi did not have opportunities for education and health care in her home village</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"I am from a very remote place of Nepal. My parents decided to bring me here to study," Bristi said. "My village is undeveloped with no facilities and no electricity and no good schools."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">With an older brother already living Kathmandu, Bristi's father made the decision to offer his daughter the opportunity to be educated in the nation's capital. The pair traveled for days from their village to reach Kathmandu, a journey that included many hours of hiking, multiple bus rides and a plane ride.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"It was scary, but I was thinking about where I was going and what it would mean, and I was excited," Bristi said.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For the past 11 years, Bristi has been a resident of a children's hostel in Kathmandu. Her life in Kathmandu has offered her the education she, and her parents, desperately wanted. She has thrived in her academic studies, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">never placing below 5th in her class</span><i style="font-size: xx-large;">. </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In her last placement test she scored exceptionally high, claiming second place in her class.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"I really love studying," she said, her face breaking into a huge smile. "From the time I was small I have been eager to study. I love doing math and accounts and I love English."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Though the change in location allowed Bristi to pursue education, it did not necessarily make life easier. There were many difficult days and hardships in her life at the hostel. Moments and days she wishes she could forget. But it was also at the hostel that Bristi first heard the Word of God. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>And it was at the hostel where she learned about Jesus Christ.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"There were many sufferings and problems (at the hostel)," Bristi said. "But I learned about Jesus there. I learned about the Bible and I became a Christian there."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For Bristi, the decision to follow Christ has come at great personal sacrifice. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"I am the only Christian in my family," she said, suddenly quiet. "My family is Hindu and they do not believe in Jesus. I tell my mother about the Bible, I have told her many things. But my father is against Christians and the Bible."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Her relationship with Christ and her decision to be baptized last year has set Bristi apart from her family and made a return to her village impossible.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Right now I cannot go home," she said. "I desire to visit my village, but I cannot."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Upon entering 11th grade recently, Bristi was in need of a new living situation. The hostel she had lived at since she was six only allowed residency through the 10th grade. Desperately wanting to continue her studies, Bristi needed a new home. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Bristi says throughout her life she can see<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i> </i></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">the threads of God's grace and mercy have sustained her</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and brought her to a place of joy.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Bristi knows her future is bright because her days are in the hands of God. She points to her favorite verse of Scripture as proof trust in the Lord is never misplaced.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">We are so grateful for faithful sponsors who enable us to provide for the health and comfort of the children of Mercy Mission Children's Home. We are also grateful for the willingness of the physicians of Global Hospital to donate their time and resources to ensure our children remain healthy.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For the boys, an afternoon of making leather cuffs, most of which proclaimed their love for Jesus!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The boys loved crafting their treasures, and took extra time to be sure they were perfect.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The younger girls spent a day making cards with art supplies. The cards turned out beautifully! Once the cards were finished the girls discovered another use for the art supplies - face paint!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Friday, August 30, the 7th graduation ceremony of the Vision Nationals-Nepal Bible training center. Nine men sat proudly in their graduation robes and listened to final words of encouragement from their teachers and mentors before heading back to their home villages, carrying with them 5 months of Biblical training and a passion for the Word.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This was the charge to the men from Chandra, principal of the Bible training center, who entreated the men to return home committed to the Word of God, which will never change.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">With this graduation ceremony, over 90 men have been trained by Vision Nationals-Nepal to plant and shepherd churches in rural Nepal. Those men have planted nearly 60 churches. As with every other aspect of this ministry, the results are the Lord's. He has selected the men who will be part of this training. He has prepared the field of ministry in which they will labor. He has cleared the path they will take.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599; font-size: x-large;"><i>ROHIT</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"About the one true God and no one can snatch us from Him."</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"We can do everything if we are with God."</span></span></div>
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The palace, constructed in the 1970s, served as home for Nepal's ruling monarchy until the country was declared a republic in 2006.</div>
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With the children's home director acting as tour guide, the girls were able to explore the opulent palace and grounds, an important part of their country's history. The tour coincided with lessons from school so the girls were able to see with their own eyes what they had been studying in books. Unfortunately, photography is not allowed on the palace grounds so there aren't pictures of the girls on their tour.</div>
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The group found an ice cream vendor who quickly scooped up cones for everyone. What a sweet treat! A little ice cream and a walk on the streets of Kathmandu was quite the experience for many of the girls.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">On Sunday, the children from Mercy Mission Children's Home gathered in the outdoor pavilion and sat quietly, as they always do, in tidy lines according to size. One by one they were each handed a bag </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">with their name on it. In that bag was a hand-knitted hat and a pair of gloves. Hats and gloves made specifically for that child.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The knitted items were gifts from a group of women in Loveland, Colo., who call themselves the Knit Wits. Armed with names, ages and sizes they set out to make a hat and glove set for every child at Mercy Mission, hoping their small gesture would bring joy to the lives of children they have never met.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Slowly, smiles began to spread across tiny faces as the children realized what they had been given. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Gifts for them, from people a world away who had taken the time to create such creative accessories. The children laughed and modeled their new wares, waving mittened hands at cameras and admiring their friends' hats.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was the love of women in a place these children will most likely never visit. The love of strangers, poured out through the sacrifice of hours of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">stitches. Love, evident in piles of hats and scarves and mittens. It was agape. And it was beautiful.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Laughter filled the pavilion at Mercy Mission Children's Home on Sunday, and it was laughter brought on by a group of women who </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">chose to reach beyond themselves into the lives of others. Women who </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">understand Matthew 25:36-40.</span><br />
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