Print Page | Close Window

Tibet: 62 Buddhist monks decide to follow Jesus

Printed From: OpenHeaven.com
Forum Name: TOP NEWS - Worldwide Kingdom/Revival NEWS
Forum Discription: Daily News of What God is Doing Worldwide - Read and Comment
URL: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=56075
Printed Date: 01/17/2017 at 1:45pm


Topic: Tibet: 62 Buddhist monks decide to follow Jesus

Posted By: News Room
Subject: Tibet: 62 Buddhist monks decide to follow Jesus
Date Posted: 10/12/2016 at 1:33pm

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

Copyright © 2016 Stichting Joel Ministries

The book of Acts today! Joel News International offers a weekly high-quality selection of the most inspiring stories on the advance of God's Kingdom in six continents. This e-zine inspires thousands of active Christians in over 120 nations.

To sign up for yourself at
www.joelnews.org.





Print Page | Close Window