Stories tagged with: nepal

• In Nepal, relief supplies reaching quake survivors

  by Mark Kelly, posted Tuesday, May 05, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

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  KATHMANDU, Nepal (BP) -- Nepal earthquake survivors have begun receiving relief supplies provided by Southern Baptists. A Baptist Global Response assessment team, meanwhile, has made it to the quake's epicenter and found an architect to help assess homes and buildings so survivors can know whether they are safe. Read More

• Nepal church, though tearful, starts singing again

  by Susie Rain, posted Tuesday, May 05, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

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  KATHMANDU, Nepal (BP) -- The small Nepali congregation started worship Saturday (May 2) right where they left off the previous week -- singing.

  Two dozen voices gained momentum, clapping hands, dancing and raising their faces to heaven in song: "Still I will love You and spread Your love to the people." Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: A time of prayer and action for Nepal

  by David Platt, posted Thursday, April 30, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

  Photo by Lexie Bennett/IMB

  RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- As soon as I heard news about the earthquake in Nepal, I immediately thought of the people I met and the faces I saw just over a year ago, when I was walking on trails and sides of mountains in the area where the quake hit.

  As I thought of the massive physical need that was already there on top of the massive spiritual need, and realized that an earthquake of this magnitude would have devastating effects across the region, I was drawn immediately to my knees. I cried out to God for His mercy and His might to be made known among the people in that area. Read More

• God's throne not shaken in Nepal, IMB worker says

  by Marie Curtis , posted Tuesday, April 28, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

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  PLANO, Texas (BP) -- As the world watches the escalating devastation in Nepal, more than 40 International Mission Board workers from South Asia gathered April 26-28 at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, for a conference encouraging 140 churches to make commitments to reach the nations. Read More

• Nepal's quake prompts prayer; Baptists respond

  by Susie Rain, posted Monday, April 27, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

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  NEPAL (BP) -- Notes of a praise song carried from one end of the field to another. As the song ended, another started from a different direction. The two singing churches provided a sense of peace amidst the screams of neighbors sitting in open fields seeking a safe place from the aftershocks and tremors a day after Nepal’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake.

  The quake hit April 25 just 50 miles outside the capital city of Kathmandu and reached as far as India, Bangladesh and the Chinese region of Tibet. It was the strongest in the region in more than 80 years, killing more than 4,000 people, injuring more than 7,000 and leveling buildings and homes. The death toll continues to rise as rescue efforts expand from the cities to the countryside. Read More