The first seminar on family in Nepal!

A special event took place today. The first seminar on family and marriage.

Back when I was at home I received a request from pastor Puran to speak on the family relationships issues. Over 60 people came to the church building. Some people have come from far away, others from neighboring regions, there were 4 baptist pastors among them. It was amazing to see people thirst to know what is God's intent for marriage, what are the foundations for a Christian marriage, how you build relationships between spouses and what is God's plan for a family. We spent 4 hours discussing these matters translating from English into Nepalese. A lot of the people came up to thank me and share what has especially moved them. Later I found out that it was the first seminar for them on this topic. They've had Christian weddings but they've never heard biblical teaching on marriage. The examples we used were comprehensible for all listeners. It turns out they have problems between husbands and wives and with family relationships and false expectations about married life in their country, too! The pastors were inspired by the seminar and have a desire to hold a conference for 200 pastors next year. They also want to gather worship leaders and children's workers from all over Nepal for training and encouragement. THERE IS A LOT OF WORK IN NEPAL!!!

P.S. Now is the season of weddings in Nepal so it is significant to have had the seminar at that time.

Pavel Kolesnikov