News from The Bible Society: For the first time Christmas 2008 will be a public holiday in Nepal. And the churches there are seizing the moment.
The Church has grown from around 30,000 people 15 years ago to 700,000 believers today. This means over 95 per cent of Christians in Nepal are recent converts – and the Bible is essential to them.
Fifteen years ago, Christians in Nepal risked imprisonment. Today the Church in Nepal has official freedom, and the government has even given official recognition to the Nepal Bible Society.
The Nepalese government has announced that this year Christmas Day will be celebrated as a national holiday for the first time.
We shared in celebrating this event, at Priory Street Baptist Church, on 21 December. For more pictures, click on http://www.flickr.com/photos/80674038@N00/sets/72157611527693468/
and then click on 'slideshow'
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