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NEPAL Ywam Kona has adopted 3 districts in the Himalayas In Nepal, Bible distribution in several regions of the country continues to plow forward. September of 2016 marked a year since the start of the distribution project. As teams of YWAMers and local believers have delivered the Bibles to villagers and helped start audio Bible listening groups, we have seen God come in power. In September, four YWAM staff hiked through the Himalayas to scout out the possibility of sending future teams to villages on these trails. After an especially difficult day of travel, the team stopped for the night at a shepherd’s hut. The hut, small and littered with dung, seemed like a resort for the exhausted missionaries after their trip. As the team got settled in, the shepherd approached them. Discovering that these four were followers of Jesus, the man said that he had been reading a Bible and then asked if he too could become a Christian. The team led the shepherd in a prayer to give his life to Jesus and then they prayed that the Holy Spirit would come and dwell in the man. The man then looked up and said, “I am so happy!” The team left the next day rejoicing over what God had done and two days later, were able to pass back through the shepherd’s village. When they reached the new believer’s hut, they turned to see that a 15-year-old shepherd boy had followed them. The boy was invited inside and he and the other shepherd sat with the team and listened intently as they spoke about Jesus. The boy became excited as he heard what they had to say. “I know about Jesus!” he said. “A little while ago, there was a group of westerners. They came to my village and talked about a man named Jesus. Then they started praying for people. One man was completely blind. [The westerners] prayed to Jesus. I watched with my own eyes as Jesus gave the man his sight. After that, I wanted to follow this Jesus." The team of course was elated and led the boy in a prayer to receive Jesus. Both of these new believers were presented with an audio Bible. 8
ANNUAL REPORT 2016 YWAM KONA HIMALAYAS In just 1951, there were no known Christians in Nepal, according to the Nepal census. Today, the fame of Jesus is rapidly spreading throughout the Himalayas and the country has one of the world’s fastest growing Christian populations. Because Bible engagement training is key for discipleship and lasting impact, the teams that are sent out in 2017 will receive further training in listening groups. Listening groups are small gatherings where a group of those wanting to learn about Jesus commit to listening to a portion of the audio Bible and then discussing it every week. In regions such as Africa and India, audio Bible listening groups have multiplied and many times these groups become new churches as people grow in their relationship with God and lead others to the Lord. “ the fame of Jesus is rapidly spreading throughout the Himalayas and the country has one of the world’s fastest growing Christian populations.” 9
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