{"id":2072,"date":"2020-02-05T12:43:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T19:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/?p=2072"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T20:01:58","slug":"nepal-and-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/2020\/02\/05\/nepal-and-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal and Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 flights, five different countries, several days of no (or minimal) sleep, 13 hrs 45 min time zone difference, no shortage of adventures. I knew this recent trip to Asia would have its challenges, but also would offer incredible opportunities – and I was not disappointed on either count.<\/p>\n

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Walking past a Buddhist temple in Bangkok<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Flying through Korea and Thailand on my way to Nepal, I was met in Kathmandu by my hosts, Pastor Samuel and Pastor Deepak. These amazing men are actively working at planting churches and other ministry projects all over Nepal. The government is becoming more open to Christianity, as long as you don’t engage in open-air crusades which will result in five years in prison.<\/p>\n

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Pastor Deepak and Pastor Samuel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rather than sticking with our pre-arranged schedule, they informed me I would be training a group of pastors the next day, then preaching and doing our dissertation interviews the following day. Thankfully I’ve always got something up my sleeve, and the time together was a wonderful encouragement to us all.<\/p>\n

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Praying for a group of pastors in Nepal at the conclusion of our training<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Preaching in the church was a blast, and the dissertation interviews with Samuel and Deepak that afternoon concluded that portion of my research. Now comes all the analyzing, drawing out implications, comparing with existing academic literature, and finally putting it all together into the book.<\/p>\n