Mero chora pani mero bhai ho!

Namaste Everyone!

     Jaimasi!  Jaimasi!  Jaimasi!  (Jaimasi is the Christian greeting here in Nepal.  It is a combination of two words: Jai (praise) and Mashiha (Messiah), so together they are "Praise the Messiah")  And I have plenty reason to be doing so!  Yesterday morning I came downstairs from class to check on Daniel (doing school in the office) and he told me that he had been praying, and he had prayed to God and repented of his sins and put his faith in Christ.  I was completely blown away!  I have been praying for both him and his sister since before they were born, and I share the Gospel with them every time I can, but Daniel and I had not talked about that since before we came to Nepal.  God is faithful!  There is another personal matter that I have been pleading with God about in prayer, and I took this as, not only an answer to my prayer for the last 12 years, but also as a confirmation from God concerning my current prayer.  God does answer prayer, and He is faithful.  So, thank you to all who have prayed with me, concerning Daniel, over the last few years.  Oh, by the way, "Mero chora pani mero bhai ho" means, "My son is also my brother"  :)  

     Sorry that I have not sent out an update in so long.  We have been very busy, and I am about to get much busier!  Right now, Vic is teaching through John in the mornings and then I am teaching through Romans.  I have been giving Vic more time to teach than me because his time is short.  He flies out next Tuesday, and then I will be teaching twice as much!  I will have to study about four hours every afternoon to be prepared to teach the next day.  I love it to death, but it really does hurt your brain sometimes. :)

     Our class is much smaller this year.  We have about half of the students of previous years, and it is all local students.  This is due mainly to the size of our budget.  Fund raising was very difficult this year, but we are pouring in to this local church and it's leaders and future leaders, and that is good!  This year has also been very good for me.  I always feel stretched when I come here to teach.  This is an education for me as well as for my students.  I am so thankful for the opportunity to come here and to be used to serve the church here in Nepal and to be part of God's glory being spread to this nation.  My part is small, but my God is big!  

     Keep praying for us: for health, for finances, for our classes, and for wisdom and grace in everything that we do.  Thank you all many times over for your prayers and support!  May God be with you and continually bless you!

Dhanyabad Yesu!

Steve Wingo