Sharing an unfailing love in Pakistan “Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 (NLT) Save Pakistan shared the love of Christ with the children at their orphanage by holding a Valentine’s Day party on Feb. 14. Feeding the children.
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‘Go to the mountains of Rwenzori and win more souls to Christ’ “Praise the Lord,” Evangelist Rich Friday said after the most recent crusade in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains. “Glory to God Who has answered my heart cry toward His work of winning souls. “I feel to go to the mountains of Rwenzori and win more souls to Christ.”
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A song of praise in Ecuador Chimborazo as seen from the village of  Cooperativa. (Photo by Jaime Servat) As Climbing For Christ’s Peruvian missionary, Jaime Servat, walked a mountain road near Ecuador’s tallest peak (20,564-foot/6,268-meter Chimborazo) in late January, he sang to the Lord: “Oh God, You are guiding me again and again through Your Spirit in this way of grace by grace; Oh God, You are amazing, healing hearts and minds through Your Spirit in this way of love by love; Oh King of Kings I love all about You Oh Lord of Lords You are all my life.”...
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Sewing and sowing in Pakistan We have documented the persecution of our ministry partners in Pakistan – from physical attacks to the abduction and forced marriage of a dear sister and from relocating to restarting the work of the Lord in a hard place. Two Save Pakistan projects – a sewing center to empower women in need and orphanage care for lost children – are again underway to God’s glory.   Women learning to make clothing in the Save Pakistan sewing program. Evangelist Haseeb, a Climbing For Christ member and Save Pakistan’s founder, said the sewing c...
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A door opens in Nigeria “…for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.” – 1 Corinthians 16:9 (ESV) As we shared about the threats of Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria [see ‘I am Nigerian’] and prayed specifically for the work God has for Climbing For Christ among remote people living in the mountains there, a door was opened. When Pastor Chris Joseph, a C4C member and ministry partner in Nigeria, contacted Chief Moses of the Koma people about our next visit to the Atlantika Mountains, the chief informed us that h...
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‘I am Nigerian’ There was outrage: More than 1 million people walked the streets as a sign of solidarity against the attacks of Islamic terrorists. Forty world leaders joined the rally. The news was reported globally. “Je suis Charlie.” I am Charlie. The slogan was adopted by supporters of freedom in the wake of the murder of 12 journalists at the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, in Paris on Jan. 7.   There was no slogan, no rally, no outcry, and very little reported internationally when Boko Haram – one of the ultimate Islamic terrorist groups in the...
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To Ecuador Climbing For Christ's missionary to Peru, Jaime Servat, has recently been ministering in the Andes of Ecuador. As in Peru, he's reached out to many remote farming communities. Here are a handful of his photos highlighting some of His (the Lord's) work. Jaime captured this stunning view of Chimborazo Mountain before trekking down to share the love of Jesus in Chinigua Village (at the bottom of the photo). After hearing the Gospel, these families (above and below) trusted Jesus to be their Savior. They also received a New Testament. Whether in the Andes of Peru or E...
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Orphans go climbing for CHRIST(mas) Pastor Duncan and his Searchlight Ministries’ orphan care rented a van for a CHRISTmas Eve daytrip to Mulanje Massif. The children, who are supported prayerfully and financially by Climbing For Christ, hiked to a spectacular waterfall and enjoyed lunch and snacks, the pool, and exploring the resort grounds. Everyone sported some of their CHRISTmas gifts – new clothes and new school bags purchased with funds provided through C4C. Malawi orphans climbing for CHRISTmas. “They enjoyed the trip very much,” Duncan said. “They w...
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‘One Lord, one faith, one baptism’ By Gary Fallesen Climbing For Christ “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19). Brother Megh traveled from Kathmandu to the Mid-western district of Rolpa to visit the church there and in a neighboring district. “Now these days,” Megh reported, “there are approximately 110 (worshiping) in the Korchabang church and at the Dharmashala (church) it is going on well in fellowship.” Climbing For Christ was...
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Ultimate CHRISTmas gift: The Word Santa helps Save Pakistan deliver Bibles. The celebration of CHRISTmas would be lacking if it did not include The Word. After all, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). Save Pakistan celebrated CHRISTmas by giving 30 Urdu-language Bibles to people who had asked for their own Bible. “It was good to see that people who received Urdu Bibles were joying in Christ and thankful to Him that He make possible thr...
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Happy birthday, Jesus! Orphans go climbing for CHRIST(mas) in Malawi Thirty-nine children from the Climbing For Christ-supported SARA Ministries’ orphanages outside of Kathmandu celebrated CHRISTmas together with gifts, a meal, music and a birthday cake for Jesus. “It was a great blessing for our children as they smiled during the celebration,” said Pastor Tej, a C4C member and the founder of SARA (Savior Alone Redeems Asians). “Children received winter clothes as well as gifts. They praise God for loving them and they are thankful for their sponsors.”...
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Merry CHRISTmas, Pakistan   Save Pakistan held its annual CHRISTmas outreach to widows and orphans. “It is great blessing for us to share with you that the Lord blessed us to share Christmas happiness with those who are orphans and widows,” said Evangelist Haseeb, Save Pakistan’s founder and a C4C member. “We organized a Christmas program where we helped 15 widows with the one-week food box. It was a great joy for us that the Lord made possible for us to help these widows, and these widows are very thankful to God for the provision.”   “We al...
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¡Three Amigos! (left to right): Climbing For Christ spiritual coordinator Jordan Rowley, Peruvian missionary Jaime Servat, and C4C president Gary Fallesen in the Cordillera Huayhuash during Mission: Peru 2014. Jaime Servat dreamed about a big mountain, similar to Peru’s highest peak, Huascaran. The mountain was surrounded by foothills covered in beautiful fields of wheat. As he ran toward the fields he woke up. His heart was beating hard and he felt compelled to draw a picture of the vision he’d just seen. The following day he asked his mother what she thought the dream ...
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Forecast: Cloudy with a chance of God's reign Passionate prayers in western Uganda. (Photos courtesy Hope Mission International) (Dec. 1, 2014) The Lord’s presence was so great during three days of meetings with the people in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains that “even the little children” were moved by the Holy Spirit to receive baptism. Pastor Rich Friday said his latest Climbing For Christ-funded crusade – held Nov. 26-28 – declared “the cloud of God’s glory filled the church. People started to fall on the ground. It’s my first time t...
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Bibles delivered from heaven   Sharing the Word. (Photos courtesy Save Pakistan) The woman had a vision as she prayed to God. She saw a green Bible coming to her from heaven. A few days later, members of the Climbing For Christ-supported Save Pakistan Ministry arrived in the woman’s village. They were there to deliver Urdu-language Bibles. The Bibles they brought were green. “Praise the Lord,” said Evangelist Haseeb, Save Pakistan’s founder and a long-time C4C member. “God is moving in different ways.” Save Pakistan delivered another 100 Bibles...
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The Lord is moving even in the wake of persecution against C4C partner ministry Save Pakistan. “We baptized 11 new believers who gave themselves to the hands of God,” said Save Pakistan founder, Evangelist Haseeb, on Tuesday, Nov. 4. “They invited Jesus Christ in their hearts to walk with Him. They were really thankful to God for this incredible change to rebirth through water baptism.” Haseeb taught about the importance and meaning of baptism. After baptizing the 11, Save Pakistan distributed Urdu-language Bibles to the new believers.   Baptizing new believers,...
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Thousands have fled the Boko Haram attack on the city of Mubi to Yola in the northeastern state of Adamawa, where C4C ministers to Koma Hills people. C4C has been preparing to send Pastor Chris back to the Koma Hills to preach, teach and deliver gifts. “The purpose should be to convey your greetings to them and let them know that we still love them,” said Pastor Chris, who also hopes to show the Jesus Film to people from several villages in a central location. “It will be one night with the King. “The challenge there is these people are gift conscious,” Chris a...
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A harvest in the Huayhuash Story by Jordan Rowley Spiritual Coordinator, Climbing For Christ Reporting and photos by Jaime Servat Missionary to Peru, Climbing For Christ Jaime Servat made the three-hour trek to the remote Cordillera Huayhuash village of Chocopampa to visit a woman Climbing For Christ first encountered four months earlier. Esther, who – although never having heard of Jesus – came to Christ during Mission: Peru 2014, lives in a place accessible only by foot or hoof. This was the first time our missionary to Peru had returned to this part of the Peruvian A...
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Faith-filled prayer delivers By Gary Fallesen President, Climbing For Christ Evangelist Haseeb has “faith like a grain of mustard seed,” as it says in Matthew 17:20, able to “say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible.” On Friday, Sept. 5, Haseeb sent an email to Climbing For Christ spiritual coordinator Jordan Rowley and me, asking us to pray for a break in the monsoon rains that were delaying his Save Pakistan team’s travel to the Mariabad Mela festival. “Your prayer could make th...
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Soul rescue in the Rwenzori Mountains Pastor Rich Friday of Hope Mission International Ministries in Kasese, Uganda returned to the nearby Rwenzori Mountains for another outreach event Aug. 29-31. “I’m so humbled and greatly blessed to inform you that the Rwenzori Gospel mission went well and this boosted my spirit to continue preaching the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to the lost souls (in the mountains on the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo),” Pastor Rich said. “Many souls came to Christ and joined the Eternal Kingdom of God. The mis...
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