Toffer took this picture at a roadside tea stand somewhere in Nepal about a year and a half ago.
Around our house this boy is known as “soul-piercing boy” because I say his eyes pierce my soul and say “I need Jesus.” Oh, sweet Nepalese boy, I know you need Jesus.   We probably couldn’t find him again even if we tried, but that won’t stop me from praying for him.  And it certainly motivates me to get to work to raise funds so we can get to Asia!

I am not God and I do not know this boy or his situation. He may well be one of the few people in Nepal who already know Jesus.  In all likelihood though, he doesn’t.  He doesn’t know that God created him, that God loves him, and that God wants him to be reconciled to Him and spend eternity in heaven. He doesn’t know about the incredible, atoning sacrifice Christ made on the cross for him.  According to the CIA World Factbook (a resource we use plenty at our house) less than 1% of people in Nepal are listed as “other” with Christians being part of that “other.”

This means that the Christians HCJB Global works with in Nepal are on the forefront of missions in their country-not only having the opportunity to run Christian radio stations, but to tell their fellow countrymen about something they have likely NEVER heard.  I hope and pray that while I may never meet this little boy here on earth I will meet him someday in heaven because of the bravery and courage of Nepalese Christians and the radio stations that are sending out the “good news of great joy.”