Gary Fallesen / Saturday, January 8, 2011 / Categories: Nepal, Mission: Nepal 2011, Dispatches Saturday, Jan. 8 Worship at the church at Dapcha. We worshipped with more than 60 brothers and sisters in Christ at the church at Dapcha. Church services are held in Nepal on Saturday; this is the national day of rest. Our worship was led by a team of eight, all of whom are age 18 and younger, and all of whom display an incredible passion for the Lord. I preached on the “full armor of God” (Ephesians 6:10-18). God prepared this message in a Bible study on persecution we have been doing in Western New York. It was a passaage of Scripture divindely selected by my pastor for my commissioning before this mission. The teaching was even more relevant here, where the church faces opposition from Maoists, Hindus, Buddhists, and spiritual forces of evil. I encouraged this body of believers to use the full armor (belt of Truth, breastplate of righteousness, sandals of peacc, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, sword of the Spirit, and prayer), not just a piece or two. I had our translator Roshan read for them 1 Peter 5:8-9. I prayed for the church; Kyle was asked to share and he was led to pick up on 1 Peter 5:8-9. He warned the church that the devil was on the prowl like a roaring lion. Alyssa also shared how the God we worship – the God who created the universe – loves each one of them. She told them that this was why we recently celebrated CHRISTmas, when God sent down His own Son for us. That's the Truth that we continued to share after church when we again walked around the village and handed out tracts. The reality of the Good News was revealed in Sumitra, the sister of one of the young church leaders. Kyle prayed over her on Mission: Nepal 2009. Shortyly after that mission, Sumitra was healed of a paralysis that she'd been suffering. Her family had been Hindi, but now follow Christ. They serve as a light in a dark place of the Dapcha area, where five people have committed suicide in five years. “For our struggle is ... against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” — Ephesians 6:12). Friday, Jan. 7 Sunday, Jan. 9 Print 4124 Gary FallesenGary Fallesen Other posts by Gary Fallesen Contact author