Nepal is the beautiful home of Mount Everest! It also borders Tibet, where we support ministry in the border region. With a population of 30 million, Nepal has the distinction of being one of the few countries in the region never to be colonized. As such, it has maintained a rich cultural history, despite being landlocked by the two most populous countries in the world – India and China. It even has its own calendar, called the Vikrami calendar, which is a historical Hindu calendar – while it’s the 2020s for most of the world, it’s the 2070s in Nepal. Until 2008, Nepal was the only Hindu kingdom in the world. In recent years, the church in Nepal has become one of the top ten fastest-growing in the world. 

 

Using The Timothy Initiative’s teaching materials, our partners have trained several thousand lay church leaders. The 55 men and women we support are spread throughout the country, and primarily in mountainous areas. Pastor training and disaster relief have also been key areas of focus, with several recent projects also focused on women’s empowerment and children’s education.

 

In 2020, about 270 people with critical food insecurity due to COVID-19 lockdowns, received food supplies. 180 children in extreme poverty were able to go back to school after receiving school necessities. The pastors and missionaries baptized 300 disciples, and about 700 people made a decision to follow Jesus.