The Voice in the wilderness When we first arrived in Humla, a remote district in the northwest corner of Nepal, we could count the number of Christians on two hands. There were seven young men in a tiny house church in the district headquarters of Simikot and a brother and sister in an otherwise Hi...
Mission: Ararat 2020
By Gary Fallesen, founding president, Climbing For Christ
Saturday, Aug. 1
Our team photo in front of Mount Ararat: (left to right) Holly, Behzat, Elaine, and Gary.
“How was your trip?” It is a commonly asked question.
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In God’s time The Bible tells us, repeatedly, to wait patiently for the Lord. God’s thoughts, His ways, even His timing are not the same as ours. In the New Living Translation of Isaiah 55:8, we are told: “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.” We are guilt...
Soldiering for the kingdom
The revered Gurkha soldiers have roots in the region. Soldier for Christ Megh Gurung dreamed of being a Gurkha when he grew up in the area, a place he says “is very rich in culture and heritage.” It’s also steeped in high mountains, Hinduism and Buddhism...
The church at Korchabang in worship. (Photo by Megh Gurung)
CLICK HERE to read Remembering Visits with Joy, Mission Moments from Nepal.
Remembering visits with joy
By Gary Fallesen, founding president, Climbing For Christ
The church at Korchabang in worship. (Photos by Megh Gurung)
I better understand now Paul’s letters to the young church of his day about longing to see them. In 1 Thessalonians 3:6, he wrote about Timoth...
Trekking into the Aladaglar Mountains. (Photo by Gary Fallesen)
CLICK HERE to read the Mission: Turkey 2019 Trip Report, “Keep the faith: Do not grow weary or give up; a harvest will be reaped.”
Keep the faith
Do not grow weary or give up; a harvest will be reaped
Trekking into the Aladaglar Mountains. (Photo by Gary Fallesen)
By Gary Fallesen, founding president, Climbing For Christ
Descending off Mount Ararat for the first time in 2010, I was facing an intense batt...
The church (blue roof) at Simikot, district headquarters for Humla in the northwest corner of Nepal. (Photos by Megh Gurung)
Enjoying a spiritual feast in Humla
By Gary Fallesen, founding president, Climbing For Christ
Megh Gurung desired to take flight and leave the Humla District. But God had...