In the Beginning...

Here we go! This is the blog detailing Kimghech, Tim, Colin and Kimjeng's preparation and travels on a short term mission trip to Nepal with Global Recordings Network.

Join us as we go on Trekabout!

A little bit about Nepal:

Map of Nepal: How do I pronounce that city again?

Nepal is a small landlocked country in SouthEast Asia famous for being the home of the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. It is bordered by China and India and its capital, Kathmandu has a population of just under 1 000 000 people.
For such a small country, it experiences dramatic changes in climate depending on its topography. The mountainous north experiences a cold alpine climate, the middle region is hilly with a mild climate and the south consists of flat plains with a humid tropical climate.
The main religion is Hinduism, practised by roughly 80% of the population. Buddhism however, is also practised widely in Nepal.

Who is Global Recordings Network?

GRN is an organisation whose Vision is 'That people might hear and understand God's Word in their heart language, especially those who are oral communicators and those who do not have Scriptures in a form they can access'. 
GRN is a leading provider of Christian evangelistic materials to the least reached language groups of the world. It is a global alliance of about 50 centres/bases around the world, including in Nepal.
Its Mission is to 'In Partnership with the church, to effectively communicate the Good news Of Jesus Christ by means of culturally appropriate audio and audio-visual materials in every language'.

That's where we come in...

We are working with GRN to fulfil the mission that God has called us to; that we are to 'Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you' (Matt: 28:19-20a).
Jesus gives us the incredible promise that 'if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved' (Rom 10:9). 
But... 'How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?  And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written,“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”' (Rom 10:14-15).

They've got pretty beautiful feet

Now we wouldn't call our feet particularly beautiful, nor our short term mission particularly noteworthy, however we are doing this in partnership with GRN to serve Jesus Christ in distributing the Bible in Nepali dialects to those who may have never have heard about Jesus before.
We'll be going to Nepal in their wintertime, from the 27th of December 2013, to the 20-24th of January 2014.

Here's a bit more about what we'll be doing:

There are still a few places available so if you'd like to join us in serving God in Nepal, get in contact with GRN or one of us as soon as possible.
Please join us as we prepare, fundraise, attempt to raise our level of fitness, pray and travel to Nepal.