Your brother in christ,
Mail was received April 3, 2000 with pics of a beautiful new 4WD vehicle!
The vehicle was purchased brand new, so the money i sent didn't quite cover the entire cost, but they are somehow able to make monthly payments. They say that thanks to that vehicle, they are able to do evangelistic meetings in places they couldn't feasibly reach before. Praise God!!!
April 23, 2000. Kindly accepts me into the Kalimpong Seventh-Day Adventist church and gives the true motto for every Christian. I asked if they rent the church to non-christians who want to get married and whether or not they accept homeless people into church. He probably misunderstood me a bit, but his response shows clearly how willing he is:)
Dear brother Danny,
Thank you for sending email dated 4-4-2000. As I went through it, I am
able to get detail information that you are facing In Osaka Church. I
have consulted with our church members regarding transfer of membership
and we are glad to accept you anytime. Before that you have to drop your
name and inform the Pastor. Rest I will do the needful and you are most
welcome to Kalimpong Darjeeling ADventist Church.
Regarding my Daddy, he is fine and able to see with one eye. He got his
medical treatment in Kathmandu. Now he is back in India. About
translating E.G. White books into Nepalese, my two elder brothers Pr.
___________________________ working under Himalayan Region SDA
Kathmandu, Nepal can help.
Brother ________ and his friend are working in Kathmandu. Once I met them
in Pr. ____________ home during Sabbath. I Think they are doing
independant Gospel outreach. It will be nice if you can help us to
teach the Enrich Soul by providing materials, etc.
About resting church to non-christians, till now we have not done. If
couples are good and God fearing we can help them. You have asked
regarding homeless people. We do keep but keeping in the campus, we need
place. If someone can sponsor then we can render our service. Unless we
keep other first vow can we preach. Therefore, service above self
should be our motto.
Well, thank you for remembering and if you need any information, please
let me know. Jesus loves you always. Let us do His will and prepare for
His second coming.
Till then, bye.
Yours brother in Christ.
May 8 mail. Quite touching. Doesn't anyone want to do something to help these people get good Christian material?!?!
Dear brother danny,
I have received your email but sorry for the delay. I was in bed far nearly
2 weeks therefore, now I am able to do my regular job. Thank you for your
kind love and concern for my old dady and remembering always in your
personal prayer the ministry we are doing in this Darjeeling hill. We all
are fine and sound in health.
Regarding Church membership we accept you but we need your letter stating
that you have the desire to transfer your name to Kalimpong church. We will
be proud and glad to include you in our own family members and you are most
welcome. Our church gate and door is always open for you. We cannot forget
you and your love shown to us. It is our God who brought you to Kalimpong
and directed you to do His will. I think whatever is the future plan we are
doing it is Hill will. We will be glad if you come and help us to teach
English, computer and to spread His Gospel in unreach villages in the
Darjeeling Hill. Sometime I am upset and gets discourage after baptism our
higher authority never visit us and try to encourage follow up programmes.
Even we don't received any printed iterature etc to distribute.
All the church ministry, relief work etc expenses is to be met from the
school budget. Till now we don't have any printed SDA literature in Nepali
language given to us. We are tryint to contact Nepal Region and hope they
may do something well, we do remember you always in our prayer as you
continue to complete Great controversy into Japanese. Hope our Lord will
guide you or you carry on His service.
Till then bye and hoping to hear from you soon.
Your brother in christ,
January 08, 2001 mail. I had told him i'd pay to have the original great Controversy translated into Nepali. YEA!!
Dear Brother Daniel,
GOOD MORNING. MARANATHA
THANK YOU for sending email and came to know in detail. The person translating GC is experience nepali christian man and before that he also translated OLD TESTAMENT INTO NEPALI. I think he will do it better. After completing few chapter I will send for your kind information.
I think what you suggested sending money through ------ will be okey. I can collect from him no problem. Currently I am very busy due to tight school programmes. Down in village about 30 km from kalimpong town we are planning to open one small school. There are 150 orphan and semi-orphan downtrodden hill children unable to get education and also does not know where will there future be.Whole day these small children cut the grass and look after the animals.During cottage meeting village headman requested us to start junior christian school. From February 2001 we are planning to conduct classes from 0 level to 3.
I told to our higher administration but does not take interest to help the poor and needy. I am sad to inform you in our Southern Asia we too have pastors who hate to see downtrodden and homeless people in the church. Our officers are only interested in increasing the church membership and do not take the follow up ministry . Due to these problem new members go away from the church. We had a church meeting and every members will be contributing one week income to support this school. We hope and pray that this small school will continue till JESUS COMES to prepare for HIS SECOND COMING. Kindly remember us in prayer and we too do the same. Jeus love you everyday.
Yours brother in Christ,
February 16, 2001 mail. He is responding to my questions on printing prices for the GC
I have receive your email and came to know all in details. But sorry for not able to give you response due to default in internet server. As you had mentioned a trip to Kathmandu-Nepal during the month of MARCH 2001 to collect fund for GC. Yes, it is possible and there is no problem.
Regarding translation I am planning to verify from 3-4 persons before final print out. Since this will be the first edition which will be in nepali language in the history of a Seventh-day Adventist Org. Moreover,it will circulated all over the world and be in the hand of different types of people/belivers. I will try to do the best to make up-to-date ,thorough and careful revision will be done.
As per your instruction for final print out for 5000 to 10,000 copies. I have inquired in several good printing press. The charges for 5000 copies will be @Rs. 70/- (I.C) and for 10,000 copies will be @Rs. 60/- (I.C). The quality of paper will be good and cover will be thick hard board along with E.G.White photograph. The current value per dollar = Rs. 46/- (I.C). Therefore, to print 5000 copies will be $7,608 and 10,000 will be $13,048. To say cost can be reduce less but quality of paper may be inferior as per the version of the press manager.
I am trying to send you first chapter tanslated into nepali through UPS. Can you give me your add. through email ? You will get the copy within one week. Oh, there are only 144 pages in english but in nepalese it may be about 198 pages. The press owner is asking 25% in advance before the work start. So that he will be confirm and concentrate in our GC nepali book.
Well, we the kalimpong hill church and school family members really appreciate and thank you for taking interest and encouragement to carry on the ministry in this region aswell as in HIMALAYAN Kingdom. Thank you for remembering us in prayer and we too do the same. JESUS LOVE YOU.
March 4, 2001 mail. This is in response to me getting a one-year visa into Japan, and him getting the original Great Controversy input into computer in the Nepali language.
We are very happy to received your email dated 28/02/01 and 02/03/01 . God is so good and caring to His choosen disciples. HE knows that you are the right person to carry on the ministry in that land. GOOD NEWS to know that you are now in Japan and busy with Japanese G.C. translation. Our God is always with you and we do always remember you in our daily prayers.
We are really encouraged by your ministry in that foreign land. It is not that easy for a person to learn japanese and again translate a book. Leaving behind the beloved one and going through the hardship for His ministry . Really God will not forget and instead beautiful mansion will be reserved in His kingdom. Our church members always give your witness to strengthen the faith and follow His footsteps.We pray that love and blessing of Jesus be with you always as you continue to do His ministry.
We thank you for undestanding our situation and also concern in our hill ministry. You have asked few question to continue Nepali G.C. We do have one nepalese lady typist in our school work as an Accountant. This morning we hired one computer engg. from Siliguri and inspected the internal part of CPU. He said that to install nepali software in our comp. along with 10gb HD cost $120. As for me I am very new to this computer eg. software and hardware and now I am slowly learning to used internet and MS WORD AND MS EXCEL.
About Relli Valley Adventist School we have 3 staffs. Two are ladies teachers and one messager cum janitorial. The above teachers get @ $65 X 2 and janitorial $40 per month. About going to Kathmandu by jeep seems to be little expensive for one person. Therefore, bus route may be cheaper and best ...
Once again thank you very much for your kind love and concern for our church ministry in this hill. We do always remember you in our prayer. Love and best wishes from our school/church members and my family members. MARANATHA.
March 8, 2001 mail. Since J. is going to Nepal, i asked this man if he could go and meet him so funds could be transferred safely. There is no good way to send funds to India!!
Dear Brother Danel,
Today at 4 pm I have received your email dated March 6,2001. I came to know the entire message and thank you so much for everything for which I am unable to express my feeling. As you have said that J. of L..News will be available on the 8th and 9th in Kathmandu. Therefore, I am planning to start my journey towards kathmandu tomorrow at 7am morning. I may reach Kathmandu on 9th morning and try to meet him the very day. It will be nice if you kindly send email to J. and J. regarding my appointment.
About GC first chapter printed in nepali is already despatched through speed post. I have instructed b. p. the owner of printing press to send the same through internet hope you might have received it by now. Through UPS it cost Rs. 2500/- and within 4 days it will reached to you but i cancelled since it is too costly therefore, I have sent through speed post at the given add and you my get after 10-15 days.
Regarding my computer I am planning to upgrade and install the nepali language softfare. Thank you for your kind suggestion and it is true that student should learn nepali typing in the computer and we will try to do the needful.I have told to the b. p. owner of the press to reduce printing price and offer him to give the school and the church printing job in future. Moreover , his grandfather and father used to print our nepali church hymns in 1950 but they are no more now.. Yesterday morning I told him in his office all our church /school problem and how we are getting the fund to print GC in nepali. He was really convinced the hardwork you are doing for us in raising the fund for our local hill nepali church . By next week I will let you know the detail from the printer.
Recently Ms S. from ... visited Kalimpong Church regarding heath training class. I think she may come again along with the student and used our classroom to teach nepalese church laymen ... for few months.Well, I am very tired to day engaged in the class whole day since 3 teachers were absent right after the class I received phone call from church members and walk down almost 10 km. Though our SDA Northern Union Office , New Delhi is unable to give my salary from April 2000 to February 2001 and I am depending upon my wife salary still I enjoyed working in this hill for expanding HIS MINISTRY . I am proud to say that after meeting with you there was a great change in my heart. I love this church and my faith has become stronger to dedicate my life for HIS MINISTRY. May the love and blessing of Jesus be in our ministry as we carry on His cross.
Till then bye . GOOD NIGHT.
YOURS BROTHER IN CHRIST,
April 6, 2001 mail. Cool! The email requesting extra funds to be given to P. in Kathmandu didn't make it in time, but now the funds have gotten there - yea! Read what a little bit can do! And also the effect of the original G.C. wow:)
Thank you so much for sending email dated 30/03/2001 and letting us to be aware during this last day. It is sad to read the statement made by President Bush and encouraging everyone to follow the teachings of sunday laws. Last sabbath i had an opportunity to take Divine Service and read the statement before the church members. Everybody was silence for a while and was sad to know this current news.
Our school / church ministry is going on fine. Last Sabbath afternoon our school campus and life style health ministry student visited tanek busty-village and had small cottage meeting. This small village is 10 km away from our church and again we have to walk half an hours from the road side. There are 20 church members in this small village and expecting to win more soul this year. Life style is doing fine and Pr. R. is planning to to go back to USA end of this month due to his health problem.
I have received $200 + 500 from Sister S. after receivng the email from J. thank you so much for helping us to continue our hill church /school ministry. We have bought equipment and funitures for the Relli Adventist School. We also paid teachers salary, bought classroom blackboard ,office chairs/table and constructed double toilet for the student. We were worrying lot how to run this new extension school /church thank God for answering our prayer for carrying on this new ministry in this unreach village. We really appreciate and thank you so much for doing lot for us and we never expected. Our prayer is with you and hope Jesus may give you good health and sucess the ministry you are continuing.
You had inquired about my payment whether I received it or not. I am very sorry to tell you and sometime I feel like resigning from my regular service. It is already one year since last year , April 2000 till now (April 2001) I did not received single penny for my medical , church ministry , child educational and salary. Conference is unable to pay and they have tussel between Union and Conference / Section. I am planning to wait for sometime for the payment and if conference is not able to pay than it is wise for me to resigned from the church work. I support the church work but organization planning is not good. Sometime due to politics it is hard to adjust with the leader. Only thing we can do is to pray for them so that change may take place in the set up.
I am very sorry for not able to give you response due to disturbance in the server.
Now , i have taken another new connection hope there should not be the problem, the following are the email add:
oh ! I had a long barganing with the press owner regarding the translation of the GC final printing job. The owner read chapter 1-9 in nepali and change has taken place in him. I am surprised to see him and hear the Bible words from his mouth. Good news that he agreed to do in Rs. 35 /- each. but should be 10,000 copies. I told him that since it is a religious book and not for the profit or sale as other publication. I handed over the english version also and he read and found to be different from any other book. As per his statement after reading few chapter his eyes started opening and undestood why Christ is delaying in HIS 2nd coming. Regarding his profit it is almost nil since he will try to adjust with other units project. Also for your kind information the pressman is asking sum advance to carry on the work and buy the paper. Can you give me suggestion what to do. Composing work is going on and simultaneously editing /prooreading too. We hope to complete this book by this year 2001 and kindly give us the front cover along with updated Bible texts for reference.
Well, once again thank you so much and remembering you in prayer. Till then bye.
Yours brother in Christ,
8/29 Few days ago we visited a place called shangche busty it is 5 hours continous walk inside the jungle and rough road. There are 300 houses interested about the Adventist faith and till no other church leader or any pastor from our church visited this remote place. Most of the people are nepali - Hindu and Buddhist. People want permanent church worker to look after their need as sometime there might death and need somebody to conduct funeral services, marriage and dispute to settle etc. In this perticular village there is no dispensary, electricity , school , church ,people are primitive and still believe in supertitious. We are trying to reach this unentered place and share the message of God. Kindly remember in prayer so that this neglected hill people may know about Jesus Second Coming.
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Kalimpong sounds great! I want to go help:) But first back to that home page please
