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| 25,000,000 |
| population of Nepal |
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| 2,500,000 |
| population of Bhutan |
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| 34% |
of Bhutan women are literate |
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| 124 |
languages spoken in Nepal |
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1974 |
| the year tourists were first allowed to visit Bhutan |
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| 1999 |
| television sets and satellite dishes started to be installed in Bhutan |
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| 38 |
churches planted in northern India |
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| 13 churches and fellowships planted among teh Santhali - an unreached people group |
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| 500 |
workders trained through National Great Commission Institute since 1988 |
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| 85 |
street children provided with meals in Nepal |
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| Himalayas |
Planting Churches; Training Indigenous
Christian Workers
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Background:
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Prior to 1960 no Christian was officially allowed to live in Nepal, by 1990 there was some freedom to worship but not proselytize. From 29 Christians in 1959, the church has grown to 500,000 today covering all districts and people groups of the country. The Church has flourished as an indigenous movement despite persecution. Nepal is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world.
Bhutan is one of the world’s least evangelized nations, and also most difficult to access particularly by foreigners. 40% of the population is Nepali. In 1991 many were expelled for promoting democracy and live in refugee camps in southeast Nepal. Graduates of our training programs are active in evangelism and literature distribution along the Bhutan border. Sikkim, a Himalayan state sandwiched between Nepal and Bhutan, was annexed by India in 1975. Over the past decade religious restrictions have reduced, and the Christian population among the Lepcha and Nepali people has grown.
In 1984, from our base in Sikkim Asian Outreach began to reach out to the peoples of the Himalayan region, including northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and western Myanmar. |
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Serving the Community:
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Serving the church:
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Three primary schools established
Building wells
Sponsorships – for 30 children, particularly Christian workers children
Holy Palace – Christian Centre for Health and Education.
Sisters Ministry – reaching out to the women and children in the red light districts Micro-enterprise projects
Drop-in Centre – for street kids in Nepal |
Training Christian workers – through
the National Great Commission Institute
program at the Siliguri Center,
which was built in 1990. Our focus is
on rural, less educated believers.
Seminars – for revival, prayer and
training
Sponsorships – for theological training
Church planting teams
Supporting local evangelists |
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Our 2006-2008 goals:
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| Train 120 church planters Plant 20 new churches among the Nepalese and Santhali people Build a prayer tower for 24/7 prayer in the region Increase the education level in our primary schools from Grade 3 to 7 |
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