Of Such Is The Kingdom Of Heaven

Eleventh Hour Laborers
Jun 10, 2016
4 min read

Orphan Girls In Nepal

Warm Christmas greetings to you my brothers and sisters in Christ. I hope and pray that today finds you abiding in Christ, and holding fast the faith that was once delivered to the Saints.

I hope you had a chance to read our last blog entitled “ When The Devil Came To Church,” that was posted a few weeks ago. It is a very provocative topic I am sure, but I think it so aptly describes some almost unbelievable events, that I witnessed in the country of Nepal, during my visit. I am so very grateful and thankful to God, for carrying me through those events with good courage, and allowing me to return home unharmed, unafraid, and in my right mind. Truly, my confidence in Him who has declared Himself to have “all Power” has been strengthened 10 fold, as a result of the spiritual warfare that I have had to contend with in the Mission field.

I am happy to report to you that the young girl Maya that we adopted is doing very well by God’s grace. She does not have any more demon possession and she has settled in her new Adventist school quite nicely. In fact she called me just today, and recited for me some scripture verses that she had learned both in Nepali and in English. She also recounted for me how she and my dear friend in Nepal, Bhaju, went to have prayer for an elder who was sick, and how shortly there- after the man got well in answer to their prayers. She also shared with me a debate that she had with a local Pastor, not of our faith. Maya had only attended 1 Adventist evangelistic series, but she remembered enough information to debate with a young pastor who was trying to lead her away from our church. Friends, at times mission work can be arduous and trying. To the naked eye it would seem that the sacrifices are so many and the rewards so few. But, along the journey we have a chance to meet people like young Maya, and we see the raw power of God in action. God uses these experiences to remind His servants who He is, and to give us courage and faith to press on.

Like Maya, there are many children In Nepal who are hired out by their parents to work as laborers. Child exploitation is a very visible malady in the country of Nepal. One can easily see under-age children, some as young as 7 or 8 years old working in restaurants and in food and tea shops as servants. Young, underage boys, are mostly hired for manual labor and factory work, while many young, underage girls in many poor villages, are hired out by their parents to be field workers in the Nepali mountains. The more unfortunate ones find themselves cases of human trafficking. Some are even sold by their own parents into Nepal’s sex work industry. It is such a pitiful sight, to see innocent children made in the image of our God in such a predicament. Many of those who sell their children, are often the victims of unbearable hardships, and grinding poverty, and they sell their children as their last desperate measure to survive.

As I have seen many of these little ones working hard in the cold, it breaks my heart at times. I think to myself, what if this was my son, how would he feel knowing that he had no mother, or father, to care for him? How would he feel, if he were a young boy, washing dishes outside in freezing cold water ? I have seen children, some as young as 6 or 7 years old, living with strangers and working for their food, and it has caused me some sleepless nights, and made me to really take stock of what is important in my life.

We would like for you to pray for our Ministry, because by God’s help, we would like to start a small Orphanage in 2013 to help some of these boys and girls in Nepal. It is a lofty vision, but the God whom we serve is also a great God. We are commanded in numerous places in the holy scriptures, to remember and care for the widows and the orphans. The bible and the SOP both remind us, that as we go forward with the Gospel work, we should also compliment that work with our work of benevolence. We are also reminded in Mat 25:40 : “Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

Please also remember our Christmas/ New year’s program in your prayers as well. For the last few years we have given gifts of clothing and school supplies to needy children in India, and we also supplied blankets, and warm clothing to our entire blind church there. By God’s help, we would also like to extend this holiday program to the many needy boys and girls in the country of Nepal. Please remember us and this good work, in your Christmas giving this year. You can feel free to make a secure pay-pal donation online at: www.3goingforward.com or, you can mail your donation to 3 Going Forward Ministries, P.O. Box 324, Burtonsville Md. 20866.

May God continue to bless you and your family on this holiday season. May we all work together for the up building of the Master’s kingdom while the day lasts, for the night will soon come when no man can work. May God bless you, Maranatha.

Gavin, Marion & Noah Simpson,

3 Going Forward Ministries.