Dear All,
Monday’s Bottom Line:
Our team is in the very thick of their packed ministry schedule and things are going really well! The Saturday evening-Sunday morning DM Summit was successful, and by the time you read this, our team will have just completed the middle day of the youth camp. We have lots of pictures and great reports below!
Monday’s Prayer Requests:
- For God to guide each member of our team as they share their messages with the young people and interact with them.
- That as the young people experience this camp, they will be challenged, sins will be repented of, callings will be embraced, and there will be great joy.
3. Bind all assignments of the enemy, and pray especially for the health of all the team members, some of whom aren’t feeling well… yet.
Monday’s Details:
Okay, to set the stage, here’s an overview of what has been going on since Saturday, and what we expect to happen through Tuesday. It’s a lot!
Saturday Morning – Our team members go two-by-two to preach in three different village churches, where they are all very well-received.
Saturday Evening – First session of DM summit begins in a local YWAM building. The attendees sleep on the floor of that building.
Sunday Morning – Main sessions of DM summit are held; they wrap up around noon.
Sunday Mid-Afternoon – Youth camp begins at the local church (where they were spreading mud/dung/water “concrete” on Friday); sessions continue into the evening.
Monday Morning, Afternoon, and Evening – The main day of youth camp; each of our Super Six leads a lesson; groups of campers compete in various games; God does GREAT things in everybody’s lives!
Tuesday morning – Youth camp sessions conclude; final farewells are shared among friends as campers return home, forever changed!
So now, back to Saturday, and here come the pictures!
David said that everywhere they go, whether it’s someone’s home or a different church, they are given scarves and garlands of flowers. “These were given to us symbolizing that we are the guests of honor.”
Honorably mentioned!
David and Linda spoke at Samuel’s church which meets in his house, well, actually above his house. David said it was “close quarters, and we were welcomed warmly. I simplified and shortened my message to make my point more clearly, and the translation was smooth. When Linda spoke, she made some people cry. Thank everybody for all their prayers.”
Tara and Daphne went with Mohan to Pastor Narayan’s church where they were again welcomed with flowers, and Tara’s message also went well.
And Zach and Scott went to this village church.
Entering the tiny village church where Zach preached
And here's a bit of that congregation’s worship inside.
Zach said, “The church was very welcoming and excited to have us. They were listening intently, and there were no translation problems. The pastor said it was a very practical message (it’s not enough to say we love; we must act on it) and something his congregation needed to hear.”
Zach preaching his Saturday morning sermon
That evening our five “Go Nepal!” Missourians had some time to rest and recover while Mohan and Scott kicked off the DM summit, both of them speaking to the attendees. Samuel, who lives there in D, has started and been coaching several DM groups in western Nepal, and members of those groups are now starting to lead their own groups. All those folks were invited to this summit, and Scott said, “We had about 35 at tonight's DM Summit. I was very happy how my message came out. They were all challenged to take what they received and use it to raise others.” Scott has trained Samuel over several years now, and that makes these attendees some of Scott’s “grandkids.” He was so honored to meet them!
Mohan speaking to the group members at the DM summit
After the summit concluded on Sunday morning, it was time to head to a different local church for the YOUTH CAMP! Weeks and months of preparation have been invested in this special event, both in Missouri and in Nepal, and on Sunday it all came together wonderfully.
Sunday evening, after the first session, Scott said, “This has been truly amazing! The initial message went great.”
Scott addressing LOTS of young people!
He continued, “We put all the campers into 15 groups, and each group created a banner with the name of their group animal, the name of their Bible characteristic, and a memory verse. They worked together for almost an hour. It was wonderful to see them already developing teamwork.” Throughout the rest of the camp, each group will be known as, for example, “the Patience Team,” and their banners will help identify them. Scott said, “We’re expecting Monday to go great! Thank you for all your prayers!”
David told me that Daphne is a crowd favorite, that she is so into it, has such a great persona for this, and that everyone is drawn to her.
Daphne wows the crowd = )
She and each of our others, Tara, Zach, David, and Linda will be leading—or by now maybe already have led—a lesson, and Scott said they ALL did great Sunday night.
Here are some early scenes from youth camp.
Boy in blue
Fun outside
Lovely young ladies
Note the concrete-like ‘floor’ of this beautiful outdoor pavilion!
Preparing food for 150 people
And finally, I love this gem of a shot. David said, “The man standing with me was in awe of how tall I am. So, I had him stand on a chair to share my view of the world.” WOW!
Tall and small!
Of course, God sees us all the same, and each of us—whether Nepali, American, or some other nationality—is precious to him. He has great good in store for all of us, and today, he’s especially ministering through and to our team in Nepal. They are going full throttle and are depending on our faith and prayers. We will not let them down today!
Blessings,
Patty