Janak B.C.
लकडाउन उलङ्घन गर्दा सुर्खेतमा पास्टरहरू पक्राउ भन्ने शिर्षकमा छापिएको समाचारको वास्तविकता
-जनक बिसी, सुर्खेत। ‘लकडाउन उलङ्घन गर्दा सुर्खेतमा पास्टरहरू पक्राउ’ भन्ने शिर्षकमा छापिएको समाचारको वास्तविकता बुझ्न खोज्दा निस्सि चर्चाका अगुवाले दिएको प्रतिक्रिया जास्ताको तेस्तैः नेपाल सरकारले lockdown गर्ने भनि सरकारी प्रतिवेदन जारी गरेसँगै हामी सबै मण्डली परीवारले त्यहि अनुरूप नै गएको हप्ता सुचना जारी गर्यौ, र त्यसको लिखीत सुचना चर्च भवनको भित्तामा टाँसिएको सबैलाई जानकारी गराउन […]
ख्रीष्टमसको चिठी
प्यारो मित्र बिर्खे, धेरै-धेरै सम्झना र माया! समय पनि कति चाडो बितेको होला, पौष महिना शुरू भएको थाहै भएन! जे होस्, तिम्रो परीवार तिर सबै ठिकै होला भन्ने आशा लिएको छु । यता तिर हामीहरू सबै कुशल-आरामै छौं ।अं, गएको बेला तिमीले ख्रीष्टमसको बारेमा केहि प्रश्न गरेका थियौं तर समयको अभावले तिमीसँग कुरा गर्न नै […]
The Current Mission: Challenges & Opportunities
-Janak BC, As I was reading an article titled, “Now is the Time” by Bill Taylor, I saw the grander image of what a world mission looks like. The author emphasizes how dire the need effort and time it takes to create a Christian mission. However, my attention goes towards the couple of points where […]
विकास, मण्डली र संघसंस्था; परीवर्तनको शुरुवात कहाँबाट गर्छौ ?
पेरुको उत्तरी प्रान्तमा एउटा जनजातीको बसोबास छ जसलाई “एमोआई जाती” भनेर चिनिन्छ। जब सुसमाचार पहिलो पटक त्यस प्रान्तमा आयो, परमेश्वरले त्यहाँका मानिसहरुका बिचमा अचम्म रीतिले काम गर्नुभयो। भौगोलिक दृष्टिकोणले एमोआईहरुको जीवन त्यति सजिलो भने अवश्य थिएन। सिंचाईको सुविधा नभएका कारण खेतीपाती पनि त्यति राम्रो हुदैनथ्यो। फेरि बजारको अभावले गर्दा स्थानिय जनताले जेनतेन गरि उब्जाएको फसलको […]
How can I go back to Germany leaving my heart in the mountains and hills of Nepal?
(In remembrance of Renate Riek who went to be with the Lord on March 10th, 2015.) I really do not remember the place where I first met Renate. Probably it might be in Delhi or in Nepal. Renate gave up her government job in Germany, and came to Nepal for about eleven years ago. […]
The plight of Mid and Far West of Nepal and the Mission Possibility
The situation on the ground has not improved much in the Western Nepal despite the political changes and the initiation of developments from the government. The issues like poverty, illiteracy, health related problems and migration are some of major problems in these regions. How to tackle these issues? What could be the symptom of the […]
Down to the Earth: From Dr. Val Inchely to Bal Kumari
-Janak BC I was familiar with the name “Bal kumari” since I became a believer in Christ, and thought that she might be somewhere from the mountain side. We rarely find such a type of name ending in ‘Kumari’, as it mostly occurs in the middle of Nepali names! However, it might have been […]
Growing Nepali speaking Diaspora Churches in Urban-India; a Review
I am tremendously delighted and grateful to God for his bountiful blessing that he has been rendering for the Nepali migrants. Thirteen years have passed by that I have been staying in India, encountering the ample up and downs of migrants’ realities. Most of these realities do not come into the limelight and they may […]
Alleviating the poverty: Are we doing justice?
Few days ago, I was reading a book “When Helping Hurts; How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor and Yourself” by Brain Fikkert and Steve Corbett. I thought it would be good if I wrote down some piece of writing. This writing however has nothing to do with what the author says in the […]
Looking to Jesus; the author and finisher of our faith
Things are not well with me nowadays. My heart really whimpers when I lie down on the bed in the evening, and try to read of the circumstances that I have come across in day-to-day life. I vividly remember the legacy of the heroes of Faith who had dreamt of God’s kingdom in Nepal. Things […]
Looking to Jesus; the author and finisher of our faith
Written by Janak B.C. Things are not well with me nowadays. My heart really whimpers when I lie down on the bed in the evening, and try to read of the circumstances that I have come across in day-to-day life. I vividly remember the legacy of the heroes of Faith who had dreamed of God’s […]
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of International Nepal Fellowship; A reflection on Missional Impact
50-60 years ago in Nepal the words “Christian,” “Bible,” “Church”was not found in the usual vocabulary. Now almost a generation has passed by and, here we all stand together with a grateful heart, remembering the legacy of our heroes of faith who endured hardships and struggles, despite the government’s opposition and hostility at that time. […]
Situations of Nepalese Migrants in India
Migration is a major social reality of the 21st century. This era has experienced unprecedented movements of people from rural to urban and developing to developed countries. The word “migration” is defined broadly as permanent or semi-permanent change of residence. The UN defines “migrant” as an individual who has resided in a foreign country for […]
Graham’s Assassination and Persecution: WHY?
Written by Janak B.C. Let me begin with an exhilarating saying by Tertullian who states in his famous work Apologeticus or Apologeticum (An Apology) – “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” Christians are not allowed to defend themselves- as long as they are called Christians, they shall be persecuted. Justice […]
CHRISTIAN LEGACY AND OUR MISSIONAL JOURNEY
Written by Janak B.C. (Hebrews 11:13-16) One of the key aspects of human survival is ‘Hope.’ I do not know how many of you would agree with me. But the fact is that the most vulnerable being in the world is none other than HUMAN BEINGS. Therefore, people are always insecure and try their […]
Marriage or Masu: Blessing or Curse
Written by Janak B.C. Human beings are shaped by culture and tradition. No matter how much you protest against the tradition that a person finds it insignificant, he/she carries out the same. Nevertheless, no culture is superior! Every culture and tradition has their own good and evil factors. Therefore, it should be confirmed in the […]
The Question Mark?
Last week, I got an opportunity to watch a movie “To Save a Life,” which is a 2010 Christian drama film directed by Brian Baugh. This led me to jot down few words. The WEEK magazine had done a wide range of research on how Indian bright minds are being drowned towards the Dark side! It […]
MISSIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO MIGRATION
“Christianity is a migratory religion…the book of Genesis might almost readily have been named the book of ‘migrations’.”1 The word ‘Mission’ has a special place in the faith perspective also, although it is not found in any older translations of the Bible. However, the New Testament clearly regards ‘God’s kingdom’ made known in Christ, as […]
Shimla: The destination for Nepalese
“The root of evil is not the system actually but the sin that we are holding on which drives us to cling unto the system that has been corrupting Nepalese over the years and years. the Truth is clear that we adopt poor systems to try and satisfy our sin nature which wants something for […]
Persecution in Nepal: Fact or Fiction?
Nepal has reached a new dimension in the journey of secular democracy. However, we have to consider our strides in this process of establishing a perfect democratic system. After the Royal massacre occurred in Nepal on Friday, June 1, 2001, the entire nation has become a ball kicked by different politicians in different directions. And […]
