By Rock
Firstly, I want to thank Pastor Jeremy, my brothers Andrew and Samuel, and my mother, as well as the support of the entire PJEFC family. This trip was able to happen because of them. My family actually joined this church in December 2024 during the Christmas season. I can hardly believe that in just one year, I was able to go on a mission trip to Nepal with this church family. Thank you very much, God, for granting me this opportunity.
The scenery of Nepal was beautiful. The food was good too, and the people were friendly.
We did a lot in a week.
On the first day, my mother and I met up with the rest of the team because we were coming from Pokhara after an 8-hour drive; we stayed overnight at a hotel first while they were already staying at Pastor Hari’s house. We also had a prayer walk around the village, and bought ingredients for dinner. During the prayer walk, three dogs chased me for food, so Pastor Hari gave me biscuits to feed them. In the evening, we held a youth Bible study, played music, sang songs, and Samuel taught from the book of Acts.
The second day was our Sunday worship service. Samuel and I didn’t expect the children’s session to start so early because everyone was an hour and a half late, but we still completed the first session smoothly. After everyone had arrived, I led some English worship songs, and a church member named Dipika led the worship in Nepali. Afterward, Pastor Jeremy preached a sermon about Christmas. The children watched a movie and had snacks, which included big and delicious samosas. In the afternoon, we made a DIY lamp based on the Psalm 119:105.
On the last day, I was busy with various activities all day for the children’s ministry. They folded paper planes, drew the five steps of prayer, and learned some Bible verses, but they didn’t apply God’s Word because during the intense games, they started fighting. Next time, we need to manage the games better.
What are my takeaways from this mission trip? Well, it has definitely strengthened my commitment to God. Life doesn’t always go as planned, and what happened every day confirmed this. Many things didn’t go as planned but in the end, God always worked things out. In future, whenever I feel desperate or lost, I can trust Him and believe that everything will be okay.
I’ve learned to enjoy the beautiful world He has created—basking in the morning sunlight with a warm cup of Milo in my hand. I think many people in the city probably miss such special moments. I’ve also started Pastor Jeremy’s discipleship and baptism course, which is an important faith milestone for me. Thank God for helping me to step out of my comfort zone. I’m ready to fully commit myself to Christ.
I pray that one day, the children I taught there can lead others to become followers of Christ in Nepal.
Original article in Chinese
首先，我要感谢Pastor Jeremy，感谢我的弟兄Andrew和Samuel（他还在尼泊尔），还有我的妈妈，也感谢整个PJEFC大家庭的支持。这次的trip才能发生。
祝大家圣诞快乐（虽然有点晚了）。其实我家去年12月圣诞节期间加入了这个教会，我简直不敢相信，仅仅一年时间，我就和这个大家庭一起踏上了尼泊尔的宣教之旅。非常感谢上帝赐予我这个机会。阿门。
风景很漂亮eh，食物也好吃，人们也很友善。还能说什么呢，哈哈。开玩笑啦。我还有东西要分享。
实际上，我们在短短一周内做了很多事情。
第一天，我和妈妈与团队的其他成员会合，因为我们在从波卡拉出发，经过8个小时的车程后，在一家酒店过夜先然后他们都已经住在Pastor Hari 家了。我们还进行了一次prayer walk，游览了村庄，并购买了晚餐的食材。哦，对了，在祷告散步的时候，有三只狗追着我要吃的，所以哈里牧师给我买了饼干喂它们。晚上，我们举行了青年圣经学习小组，放音乐、唱歌，塞缪尔还讲解了使徒行传。
第二天是我们的周日敬拜。我和samuel尔没想到这么早就开始儿童环节，因为所有人迟到了1个半小时，但是我们还是顺利完成了第一个session。等大家到了，我谈了一些英文敬拜歌曲，一位名叫迪佩卡的教会成员用尼泊尔语做了敬拜。之后，jeremy牧师讲了关于圣诞节的道。孩子们看了电影，吃了点心。点心里有一个又大又好吃的萨莫萨三角饺。下午，我们根据诗篇119篇105节的经文做了一个DIY灯。
最后一天，我一整天都在忙着各种活动 for the children ministry。他们折了纸飞机，画了祷告的五个步骤，还学了一些圣经经文，但显然他们并没有把这些实体应用，因为在激烈的游戏中，他们彼此之间缺乏爱。You know the saying love another. 真的都吵起来了。所以下次可能需要调整一下。
最后我想谈谈我个人的收获。这几天对我影响深远，让我更加坚定地走向神。人生并非总能按计划进行，每天发生的事情都印证了这一点。一切都偏离了预定的轨道。但最终，神似乎总能让一切顺利。所以，或许在感到绝望或迷茫的时候，我可以信赖他，相信一切都会好起来的。我也感觉自己能够享受他创造的美丽世界，清晨沐浴在阳光下，手里捧着一杯热乎乎的milo。我想，城里很多人可能都没时间做这些。我还开始参加杰里米牧师的洗礼课程，这对我来说是一个重要的信仰里程碑。我为自己能够走出舒适区，准备好将自己完全交托给基督而感到无比自豪。
我希望有一天，我教过的孩子们也能追随我的脚步，在尼泊尔的社区里带领更多人成为基督的信徒。
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