Honorable Dr. Rod
Greetings from HBTC Surkhet.
To God be all the glory and honor for what He has done wonderfully and faithfully to HBTC Surkhet. We are exceedingly grateful to you all for your fervent prayer, financial support, love and encouragements that made us possible to run HBTC here in Mid-West Nepal Surkhet. I have briefly sketched down the outline of third batch HBTC i.e. as follows:
1. Third batch introduction: Our third batch class was started with 18 participants from various churches on 1st January 2008. They were from various districts. One student was from Rukum i.e. one of the remotest District of Nepal and one was from far west Nepal i.e. Kanchanpur. We have been trying to bring participants from such districts because many pastors and leaders haven't got any opportunity to learn God's words so far.
2. Students' Activities: Himalayan Bible Training Center Surkhet also tries to equip its participants with various activities for their exposure and better future practical ministry. Some of the activities are as follows-
A. Weekend evangelism: Himalayan Bible Training Center students go surrounding villages on every Sunday by diving into four to five groups as per the total students' number. Through this evangelism the Lord has given us many souls into His kingdom. In third batch only 229 people heard the Gospel, 11 people accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their savior. An encouraging thing for us is some of those who heard of the gospel from our participants sometimes come to our training center and worship God together. To God be the glory! In our third batch, we HBTC family had planned to go outside the valley for evangelism but because of the lack of financial matter we could not do that trip. We urge you all to pray for this for fourth session so that we could make this trip possible.
B. Weekly Church service: HBTC students go for weekly service to different local Churches. Reason behind this is to build up good rapport with local churches and students' exposure too. Presently we have sent our students mainly in four Churches that are situated in Surkhet valley. One thing that really amazed us is local Churches' and INF missionary's love, prayer, encouragement and support to HBTC. We praise God for this.
Some of our participants from far districts got travelling fair from the local churches where they were assigned to worship. Participants found all the local churches very friendly, supportive and co-operative. In coming batches we would like to cope with all the valley local churches.
C. Fasting prayer: HBTC students do fasting prayer by the end of every English month. All of us gather in spirit and spend time with the Lord. Generally we pray for all the concerned people, organizations and friends on that day fully believing that God would answer all our prayers in His own time.
D. Thanksgiving prayer: Likewise HBTC students do thanksgiving prayer by the end of Nepali month. On that day we all thank the Lord for His grace, guidance, provision and care. Whenever we meet for this service, we have experienced God's presence among us. To God be the glory!
E. Talent Show day: HBTC students perform their hidden talents for God's glory twice in a month on Wednesday. On that day all of them get excited to perform their talents such as Nepali folk dance, folk song, jokes, poetry, drama etc. At this point we come to know perfectly that our God has given all of us many gifts and talents for His glory. No one is without gift and talent.
F. HBTC Welfare Fund: From second bath onwards HBTC has started its own small welfare fund i.e. called HBTC Surkhet welfare fund. The aim of this FUND is to render small financial help to both graduated students and studying students. Those who are studying sometimes get sick need of pocket money, unexpected travelling etc and if our graduated friends are also financially struggling in their ministry we will try to render small help. Encouraging news that we would like to tell you is now HBTC fund has almost Rs 5,000.00. Hope God will keep adding to this fund for His glory in the days ahead too.
G. Reading entire Bible at least once during the training period: HBTC students ought to finish reading entire Bible at least once during five months period. Surprisingly in third batch all finished once and a student from Bardiya district finished almost thrice. Praise the Lord. In his own words' after coming here in HBTC, Bible reading has been my habitual action".
3. How many subjects they could learn during the five months period?
Altogether in third batch they learned 24 subjects on various topics.
4. Graduation day of third batch: The graduation day was on June 8th 2008. Our venue was Khristya Church Itram. 16 participants were so excited with their invited pastors and guests. We had invited all our executive board members from Surkhet valley Churches. The program was conducted by James Tamang, principal. Chief Guest was pastor Padam Nepali, Bethel Church. He himself delivered an exciting message. Dedication prayer for graduating students was offered by Pastor Goman Singh Basyal, Grace Vision Church. Final word of thanks was delivered by Rev. Dil Bahadur Tamang, Director Himalayan Bible Study Academy. Altogether there were 80-90 invited guests including graduating students on 3rd batch graduation ceremony day.
A. Ex- HBTC student's encouraging ministerial experiences-
1. Mr. Keshav Thapa(Bethel Church, Khajura): Mr. Keshav Thapa is a first batch student. We are happy to share with you all that all the HBTC graduate students are serving the Lord in their own respective areas. Some are pastors, some are deacons, some are evangelist, some counselor, some Sunday school teacher and some are doing social service too. To God be the glory!
Mr. Keshav Thapa is from Bethel Church Khjura and we had invited him on graduation day to share some ministerial experiences to encourage outgoing group. He is now one of the pillars of Bethel Church that is one of the leading and growing church of Surkhet valley. He gives all credit to God and HBTC for his successful ministry in Bethel Church.
He was encouraging all by saying 'we are to serve the Lord from the bottom of our hearts being so humble. Humbleness before the Lord is the beginning of our ministry. He was reminding how he put believer's slipper and shoes on Sunday in a right place while they were worshipping the Lord at Church. I did not hesitate doing all those things. I obeyed my God as well as my senior leaders. Now God has given me an opportunity to serve him as a full time minister. He is involved in a NGO called "Life Challenge" where he counsels to drug addicted and alcoholic people by showing Jesus' love'.
I have already mentioned that all of our graduates are serving the Lord in their own respective areas. No one has gone astray. We thank God and proud of our graduates for their sincere and faithful God's ministry where serving the Lord is not a easy business. But our gracious and loving God has been using our graduates.
5. Praise and thanksgiving points-
1. We praise God for His sufficient grace upon HBTC Surkhet
2. We praise God for His faithfulness to HBTC Surkhet.
3. We praise God for all the well wishers like you for HBTC Surkhet.
4. We praise God for the approval of HBTC Surkhet from District administration.
5. We praise God for the co-operative & supportive hands from the local Churches.
6 Prayer points-
1. Let's pray for fourth session that will be held from July 23 2008.
2. Let's pray for coming students so that God would send suitable candidates for His service.
3. Let's pray for all the well wishers and donors of HBTC.
4. Let's pray for all the staffs and visiting teachers of HBTC Surkhet.
5. Let's pray for its executive board members so that they would lead HBTC for God's glory.
Thank you so much. Looking forward your prayer and love in the days ahead too.
Yours truly
James Tamang
Himalayan Bible Training Center
Birendranagar – 7, Surkhet
Friday, July 11, 2008
11 June 2008 from Principal James
Respected Dr. Rod and family
Greetings in His wonderful name.
Hope you all are fine in his grace. Really God is good and been so gracious and faithful to entire HBTC family. Thank you so much for your prayer and financial support for his kingdom. Sir, last week HBTC surkhet got approval from CDO. Indeed it was beyond our imagination and really God wants to do great things in this land. To God be the glory and honor!
On 8th June, our third batch students received their graduation at Itram Church. There were 16 enthusiastic leaders from various districts including one from Rukum. Our fourth session will start from 23 July 2008. Please do pray. Thank you so much.
Yours truly
James Tamang
Mid-west Nepal
Greetings in His wonderful name.
Hope you all are fine in his grace. Really God is good and been so gracious and faithful to entire HBTC family. Thank you so much for your prayer and financial support for his kingdom. Sir, last week HBTC surkhet got approval from CDO. Indeed it was beyond our imagination and really God wants to do great things in this land. To God be the glory and honor!
On 8th June, our third batch students received their graduation at Itram Church. There were 16 enthusiastic leaders from various districts including one from Rukum. Our fourth session will start from 23 July 2008. Please do pray. Thank you so much.
Yours truly
James Tamang
Mid-west Nepal
01 June 2008 from Bhutan
i was away in Bhutan and just been back home. I will be leaving tomorrow for Bajhang and then to Surkhet to attend the meeting and also the 3rd graduation ceremony. The MOU amount seems good to usand please go ahead of the process making an MOU with us. I will covet your prayers for me, as I travel again for the Farwest and the Midwest,
Dil
Dil
25 May 2008 Pray for Nabin at Itram
Dr. Rod and family in Lord,
Honor greeting from CCIS Nepal.
How are you there? We are praying for you and your life there. We all are fine here in your prayer answer under His grace. Now a days here is starting raining seasion. All fellowship are being blessings. Now a days we are making our 3rd daughter churche fellowship hall for 200 members siting capacity.
Our church is very much thanking with you for your great help and continue pray for us. We do never forget your big contribution and love to our church.
I am making my personal home near by our church. It is 4 rooms foundation. My parent are being old day by day and can not work in remote village so that I have to manage settle for them. Pray for me to complete home. Actually I have not money as need to build it but God will provide me in His grace and who ever would like to me support that will from God. I am not asking money but pray for me how God is inspired you that is my request. I am sharing my personal things to my prayer partner to pray for me. Your prayer will bring blessing in my family. Thank you very much for your touching heart to me. God bless you abandantly.
Nabin from Surkhet.
Honor greeting from CCIS Nepal.
How are you there? We are praying for you and your life there. We all are fine here in your prayer answer under His grace. Now a days here is starting raining seasion. All fellowship are being blessings. Now a days we are making our 3rd daughter churche fellowship hall for 200 members siting capacity.
Our church is very much thanking with you for your great help and continue pray for us. We do never forget your big contribution and love to our church.
I am making my personal home near by our church. It is 4 rooms foundation. My parent are being old day by day and can not work in remote village so that I have to manage settle for them. Pray for me to complete home. Actually I have not money as need to build it but God will provide me in His grace and who ever would like to me support that will from God. I am not asking money but pray for me how God is inspired you that is my request. I am sharing my personal things to my prayer partner to pray for me. Your prayer will bring blessing in my family. Thank you very much for your touching heart to me. God bless you abandantly.
Nabin from Surkhet.
23 May 2008 Thank you
Jaimashih from Nepal.
It is always encouraging to receive email from you. Thank you for your thrilling words to me and faithful prayers for me. I am really amazed how the Lord protects me, as I travel across the country. Day before yesterday, there was a brutal bus accident in Dan claiming 45 lives and all injured. This is the district, I travel quite often. God is good all the times to me.
It has been my pleasure to have you as our friend and partner in the Gospel. The political situation here remains the same, requiring continuing prayers. There was a day strike in the capital, and curfew in the east Nepal. My parents had to walk for 11 kilometers on their way back to Gorkha yesterday, due to the strike in Gorkha district. Ah, struggles continue in life. But, we see the door of the Gospel opened in such political chaos. The burning issue in Nepal now is the fuel crisis again. On the 28th of May, the very first meeting of the Constituent Assembly will be held and it is announced that the monarchy will be eradicated forever from Nepal and Nepal would be declared a Peoples' Republic. But, I guess that will cost the nation again. Another concern is about forming of the government, as the largest party i.e. the Maoist, having only 29 % of seats in the CA. It seems that other parties do not want to join them in coalition government and neither can they form the government only by themselves. Ah, this continues.
Lastly, in regard to the MOU, it would be better to get it on time,. so that we could approach the Social Welfare Council, before the 15th of June in order to get the approval beginning from July. As I look back the year, the amount we received was a good amount. Will it be possible to mention a bigger amount which will help us to estimate the budget for the year July 08- June 09. Thank you Rod and we owe you a lot for your faithful partnership in this endeavour. God bless you.
Dil
It is always encouraging to receive email from you. Thank you for your thrilling words to me and faithful prayers for me. I am really amazed how the Lord protects me, as I travel across the country. Day before yesterday, there was a brutal bus accident in Dan claiming 45 lives and all injured. This is the district, I travel quite often. God is good all the times to me.
It has been my pleasure to have you as our friend and partner in the Gospel. The political situation here remains the same, requiring continuing prayers. There was a day strike in the capital, and curfew in the east Nepal. My parents had to walk for 11 kilometers on their way back to Gorkha yesterday, due to the strike in Gorkha district. Ah, struggles continue in life. But, we see the door of the Gospel opened in such political chaos. The burning issue in Nepal now is the fuel crisis again. On the 28th of May, the very first meeting of the Constituent Assembly will be held and it is announced that the monarchy will be eradicated forever from Nepal and Nepal would be declared a Peoples' Republic. But, I guess that will cost the nation again. Another concern is about forming of the government, as the largest party i.e. the Maoist, having only 29 % of seats in the CA. It seems that other parties do not want to join them in coalition government and neither can they form the government only by themselves. Ah, this continues.
Lastly, in regard to the MOU, it would be better to get it on time,. so that we could approach the Social Welfare Council, before the 15th of June in order to get the approval beginning from July. As I look back the year, the amount we received was a good amount. Will it be possible to mention a bigger amount which will help us to estimate the budget for the year July 08- June 09. Thank you Rod and we owe you a lot for your faithful partnership in this endeavour. God bless you.
Dil
19 May 2008 MOU
It has been some weeks, since I wrote to you. I was in Surkhet and please see some pictures I took during my stay there. [ed: see gallery]
Let me also remind you of the MOU for the period of July 08-June 09. We do not have adequate words to thank you enough for the faithful partnership with us to continue this challenging ministry. As I looked back the year, God was really faithful to us. I will appreciate you help me get the MOU on time so that we could approch the Social Welfare Counsil and get the programmes approved for this fiscal year i. e. July 08- June 09. Please try to mention a bigger amount, as it was a bit difficult last year to convince the authorties, since only pounds 2000 was writen in the MOU. We are optimistic that our honourable partners will contribute more than what we received last year. As the MOU is the approximate agreement, a bigger amount could be written. We owe you a lot for your kind cooperation with us and glory to God. Thanking you and lookwing forward to seeing his Kingdom being extended in this land of temples.,
Yours in His Harvest,
Dil bahadur Tamang.
Let me also remind you of the MOU for the period of July 08-June 09. We do not have adequate words to thank you enough for the faithful partnership with us to continue this challenging ministry. As I looked back the year, God was really faithful to us. I will appreciate you help me get the MOU on time so that we could approch the Social Welfare Counsil and get the programmes approved for this fiscal year i. e. July 08- June 09. Please try to mention a bigger amount, as it was a bit difficult last year to convince the authorties, since only pounds 2000 was writen in the MOU. We are optimistic that our honourable partners will contribute more than what we received last year. As the MOU is the approximate agreement, a bigger amount could be written. We owe you a lot for your kind cooperation with us and glory to God. Thanking you and lookwing forward to seeing his Kingdom being extended in this land of temples.,
Yours in His Harvest,
Dil bahadur Tamang.
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