{"id":24476,"date":"2023-04-19T14:45:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=24476"},"modified":"2023-04-19T14:46:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:46:13","slug":"efc-nepal-january-march-2023-ministry-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/news\/efc-nepal-january-march-2023-ministry-report\/","title":{"rendered":"EFC-Nepal January-March 2023 Ministry Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to share this report from Pastor Amen Thapa who is the chair of the Executive Committee of EFC-Nepal. This yearly meeting is made up of about 40 churches located in different parts of the country. The ministry was begun by John and Sangi Vanlal in 1994. This update focuses on EFC-Nepal&#8217;s ministry from recent months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Madhesh Province:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Gospel was shared with 200 people.<\/li>\n<li>Forty-five new people came to the church.<\/li>\n<li>They trained 130 children.<\/li>\n<li>They distributed mosquito nets.<\/li>\n<li>There was an awareness program on the law and constitution of the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24478 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-1-1024x428.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-1-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-1-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-1-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-1-1536x641.png 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-1-2048x855.png 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-1-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-1-600x251.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24477 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-c-1024x350.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-c-1024x350.png 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-c-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-c-768x263.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-c-1536x525.png 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-c-2048x701.png 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-c-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-c-600x205.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24479 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-2-1024x356.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-2-1024x356.png 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-2-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-2-768x267.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-2-1536x534.png 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-2-2048x711.png 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-2-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Mosquito-Nets-2-600x208.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>From Koshi Province:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New people are coming to church and some of them are ready to make a public testimony of baptism.<\/li>\n<li>They distributed blankets.<\/li>\n<li>They distributed gospel shoes and jackets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Shoes-and-Jackets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Shoes-and-Jackets.png 617w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Shoes-and-Jackets-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Shoes-and-Jackets-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Distributing-Shoes-and-Jackets-600x300.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24487 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Blankets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Blankets.png 617w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Blankets-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Blankets-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Blankets-600x269.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>From Karnali Province:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The church is growing in many areas.<\/li>\n<li>They started a new church near the Indian border among the Indian people.<\/li>\n<li>They had 25 people make a public testimony of baptism.<\/li>\n<li>Pastor Ravilal&#8217;s son, Moses, was selected for the National Rugby Sports team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24485 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-1-1024x418.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-1-1024x418.png 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-1-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-1-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-1-1536x627.png 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-1-2048x836.png 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-1-18x7.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-1-600x245.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24481 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Growing-Church-and-Rugby-Team-1024x324.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Growing-Church-and-Rugby-Team-1024x324.png 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Growing-Church-and-Rugby-Team-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Growing-Church-and-Rugby-Team-768x243.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Growing-Church-and-Rugby-Team-1536x486.png 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Growing-Church-and-Rugby-Team-2048x648.png 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Growing-Church-and-Rugby-Team-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Growing-Church-and-Rugby-Team-600x190.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>From Bagmati Province:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They had three new believers make a public testimony of baptism.<\/li>\n<li>The Kathmandu Regional Pastors Leadership had a prayer meeting held at EFC Thali.<\/li>\n<li>There is a newly planted church in the Sindhuli District of the Bagmati Province. Its leader Bijaya BK is under persecution from a neighboring church and from nonbelievers. People started coming to the church because he had organized a Christmas Evangelistic program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24486 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-2-Bagmati.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-2-Bagmati.png 675w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-2-Bagmati-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-2-Bagmati-18x7.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Baptism-2-Bagmati-600x236.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Prayer warriors in action on the terrace in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24483 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-1-1024x389.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-1-1024x389.png 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-1-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-1-768x291.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-1-1536x583.png 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-1-2048x777.png 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-1-18x7.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-1-600x228.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24484 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-2.png 672w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-2-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-2-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Prayer-Warrier-Kathmandu-2-600x188.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A closer moment with God during &#8220;Mountain Prayer&#8221; at Switzerland Park, Kathmandu.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24482 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Mountain-Prayer-Kathmandu-1024x406.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Mountain-Prayer-Kathmandu-1024x406.png 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Mountain-Prayer-Kathmandu-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Mountain-Prayer-Kathmandu-768x304.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Mountain-Prayer-Kathmandu-1536x609.png 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Mountain-Prayer-Kathmandu-18x7.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Mountain-Prayer-Kathmandu-600x238.png 600w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EFC-Nepal-Jan-Mar-2023-Mountain-Prayer-Kathmandu.png 1973w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please pray for:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>All the churches to have spiritual growth, renewal, and unity among leaders and believers.<\/li>\n<li>The ability to plant new churches and cell groups in all districts of Nepal and for land and buildings.<\/li>\n<li>The new mission fields of Rajbiraj and Bara district on the Indian border.<\/li>\n<li>The building project for EFC Nepal Headquarters and Kathmandu Friends worship and training center.<\/li>\n<li>Our Bible School (FSTCL) and its plan to have a three year course start mid-April for new students called by God and teachers.<\/li>\n<li>All the plans and programs in 2023, locally, regionally, and nationally.<\/li>\n<li>Our pastors\u2019 and leaders\u2019 health.<\/li>\n<li>The Yearly meetings based in Provincial to be held on time.<\/li>\n<li>The National Youth Conference, Women\u2019s Conference, and Sunday School Seminars to be held and for speakers\/preachers and teachers for these events.<\/li>\n<li>Janakpur Evangelical Friends Church to find land and a building.<\/li>\n<li>Those who made a public testimony of baptism on Easter Sunday.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Thank you,<br \/>\nPastor Amen and EFCN Family<\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: #c8ced6;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>If you would like to support the ministry of EFC-Nepal, you can:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give online <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.friendsmission.com\/campaign\/efm-fields-and-ministries\/c429565\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong>. Please make sure to select &#8220;Ministry Partner: EFC Nepal&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>You can give by credit card over the phone at 303-421-8100.<\/li>\n<li>You can mail a check marked with EFC-Nepal designation to EFM, PO Box 771139, Wichita, KS 67277.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to share this report from Pastor Amen Thapa who is the chair of the Executive Committee of EFC-Nepal. This yearly meeting is made up of about 40 churches located in different parts of the country. The ministry was begun by John and Sangi Vanlal in 1994. This update focuses on EFC-Nepal&#8217;s ministry [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"full","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[363,27,392,391,13,259],"class_list":{"0":"post-24476","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"tag-363","8":"tag-efc-nepal","9":"tag-ministry-update","10":"tag-mission-field","11":"tag-nepal","12":"tag-pray-for-nepal","13":"entry","14":"has-post-thumbnail"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24476"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24489,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24476\/revisions\/24489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}