First steps first! We headed to the Tibetan border in the north of Nepal across country, came back to Kathmandu and went from there to the mountain region in the south, close to the border to India. Off road rides that took us to very poor Christian in the mountain villages. We met wonderful people who took the effort of a three-hour-walk just to attend the gatherings. The services lasted four hours and were filled with God's presence and love. After that the people walked back to their places for another four hours, this time carrying rice bags on their backs. Pastor Dil and his movement are tirelessly reaching out to these regions with the word of God and by granting practical help.

One highlight was a walter baptism in the mountains. The river had lowered to a rivulet, so we prayed and then collected water in a hole which was specially dug. Finally, after several hours, we were able to baptize people in muddy water. No one was annoyed for taking so long. Rather the opposite - you could feel exhuberant expectation, and the Holy Spirit moved powerfully.