We were delighted to receive Easter greetings from friends in Nepal. We would like to share their story and Easter poem with you..
The family moved to a new community about a year and a half ago. There are about 25 children living here that play together every day. One of the leaders of these kids is an older girl named Ruthie. Our daughter Joy quickly became close friends with Ruthie and also became one of the leaders of the "gang". At that time we were the only Christian family and all the other children were from Hindu and Buddhist families. Joy shared the gospel with Ruthie and several other friends about a year ago. She shared for over an hour, starting from Creation and the fall all the way to Jesus' death and resurrection. She was out in our sandbox sharing her faith with them while they played together. Ruthie was very opposed to the message and openly said that she did not care if she went to Hell and even said that she wanted to go to Hell. Over the last year, we were very concerned about this close friendship because we heard that Ruthie would steal from the children and how mean Ruthie was to many of the other children. We were almost at the point where we felt we should tell Joy she could no longer play with Ruthie because of her behavior, but decided to let the friendship continue and see if our girls could affect her in a positive way. Joy began to give Christian videos and books to Ruthie and continued to share about Jesus.
Since we've been back in Nepal over the last 4 weeks, Ruthie has not stopped asking questions about the Bible and about Jesus. She's started going to Nepali churches and reading her Bible. She is bringing her parents to church. Today, she gave me this poem that she just wrote for Easter and I wanted to share it with you.
 He is not here, He is risen ... |
God Can God can do anything Anything He can He can create the world Or create a man From mind to soul From chalk to coal From heaven to hell And angels who fell On earth to tell That God is coming But you never know From male to female And God can show That He rose up from death And had a hole In his hands and legs Because He is the only God To suffer all my sins Because I believe In being a Christian! |
Please pray for Ruthie, that she will grow stronger in her faith and be able to share with the other children who live in our community about Jesus and that they would in turn reach out to their parents and bring them to church also. Ruthie is a key leader among the children in this community and will be able to really share Jesus with them since she comes from the Hindu background that they also come from.
The Easter rally today was a huge success, with over 15,000 people attending in the biggest park in the city (the government gave permission for the first time ever for the Christians to hold their Easter rally in the large open park in the middle of the city!)
Happy Easter!
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