south asia 2008

In February of 2008, Full Proof Gospel Ministries returned to South Asia for three months. During this time, the work of Project Jagerna was furthered; two evangelism teams were brought in to mass distribute the Word of God--one in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and one Nepal; and the Gospel was proclaimed in remote areas of Nepal's Far West.

In Dhaka, a metropolitan area of more than 15 million people, a five-person evangelism team, with the help of local believers and other missionaries, was able to freely distribute more than 18,000 pieces of Gospel literature over a ten-day period. This included 11,000 Gospels of Luke and/or John; more than 3,500 New Testaments; 1,800 audio tapes; and a whole mess of Gospel tracts. FPGM's evangelism team engaged in van distributions in Dhaka's crowded neighborhoods and boat distributions on the Buriganga River. Moreover, the annual Bengali Book Fair at Dhaka University, a popular festival gathered to celebrate the national language of Bangladesh, was targeted. There, 3,600 Bengali Scripture portions and 525 Bengali New Testaments were freely distributed amidst crowds of people.

In Nepal, a local church evangelism team was brought in to help distribute Project Jagerna Scripture portions that had just come off the presses. In one week’s time, this team was able to distribute 13,200 pieces of Gospel literature: including 4,320 Nepali Gospels of John; 2,880 Nepali John/Romans Editions (Project Jagerna’s first batch off the presses); and 6,000 Gospel Tracts. Of these, more than 10,000 were distributed in village areas outside Nepalgunj in Nepal’s Far West, the gateway to the largest unengaged, unreached area of this small Himalayan nation. The remaining portions were distributed in various districts throughout Kathmandu: including one of the most orthodox Hindu neighborhoods; the Ratna Park area; and Swayambounath Stupa, a holy site of Tibetan Buddhism.

During this missionary journey, translation work on the Book of Romans was completed, and 75,000 more Project Jagerna Scripture portions were printed in Kathmandu. The Lord provided a storage facility/office space for Project Jagerna's ongoing work; and distributions were made all over Kathmandu and at Hinduism's popular Shivaratri Festival. The Lord also allowed FPGM to take a small team out to some remote unreached areas of Nepal's Jumla and Mugu Districts in the far west. There, many miles were hiked, villages were saturated with Project Jagerna Scripture portions, and local believers were supplied with Gospel materials.

While in Nepal, FPGM also conducted evangelism trainings in some local churches and further solidified its relationship with BIshnu Shrestha, FPGM's Nepali national partner. Moreover, the return trip allowed for a stop-off in the United Kingdom where the streets of London and Canterbury were targeted and local believers were exhorted unto bold evangelism.

All in all, a three-month window in South Asia allowed FPGM to accomplish much, laying groundwork to ensure future labor in the region. To God be the Glory!