Nepal is a beautiful Himalayan country, slightly larger than the state of New York, in close proximity to Tibet and sandwiched between two Asian giants China and India, in high Himalayas where Mt. Everest (29,035 feet) is. Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal.
Before 1951, Nepal was a closed country, a forbidden land; foreigners and Christians were not allowed to enter the country. Except for a short period of time, from 1715 to 1769 when some Capuchin missionaries were present in the capital. Before 1990, it was against the law of land for Nepali citizen to become a Christian.
Nepal was the only Hindu/Buddhist (Buddha’s birth place is in Nepal) Kingdom in the world until it was declared a secular state recently on 18th May 2006. The government of Nepal has not officially recognized Christianity and churches are not allowed as a registered organization even now. In spite of this, the Church in Nepal has a different story. Within the fifty to sixty years, Nepali Churches have become one of the fastest growing churches in the World.
