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Topic: Tibet: 62 Buddhist monks decide to follow Jesus
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Posted: 10/12/2016 at 1:33pm
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Tibet: 62 Buddhist monks decide to follow
Jesus
Something wonderful is happening in Tibet. Last year, one Tibetan
Buddhist priest embraced Jesus Christ and became a Christian pastor. He
converted after seeing the love of Christ shown by a group of Christian workers
who helped out and provided relief goods to the people of the region when a
major earthquake struck the area.
Now, the seed of Christian love has
grown. In an update, Asian Access reports that 62 other Buddhist monks have
decided to follow the footsteps of the former lama and are now following Christ
as well. As a result of the labours of this new Christian community, thousands
of others Tibetans followed.
What is causing this avalanche of Christian
conversions? Director Joe Handley of Asian Access says it is mainly due to
Christian workers who provided hope and healing to the people of Tibet in the
aftermath of last year's devastating earthquake. "They haven't seen Buddhists,
Hindus, or other religious groups helping in the midst of the rubble. Rather,
week after week, it is the followers of Jesus who have proved the test of time,
sacrificed their own lives to serve and been the hands and feet of
Jesus.”
The new converts have been discipled immediately. "We invest
deeply, building their capacity so they can reach their communities,” Hanley
says. "God does amazing things when you invest in people and see them grow
deeper in Him, grow stronger as leaders, learn how to reproduce other leaders,
and then it spreads through church planting efforts in ways that are simply
remarkable.”
Source: Joe Handley, Asian Access
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Edited by News Room on 10/12/2016 at 1:35pm
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