Gurhkas

Today's people group in the Global Prayer Digest were the Gurung people.  
I found it most interesting because if you read to the bottom line,
the soldiers of today's Gurung people are called Gurkhas.
It is the same Gurkhas who protect the ship and have given us tasty Nepalese meals.
And now I wonder - do they know Jesus?
Will they bring Jesus back to Nepal because of their time on the ship?

Today's People Group

Young men and young women entered the spacious room and discretely eyed each other. They came here from different villages in Nepal. Some of them had musical instruments. Soon the room was abuzz with conversation, all in the Gurung language. “Let’s have some music. Let’s dance,” said a young man. A teenage boy began playing a stringed instrument, and the dance floor was soon full. So began a typical evening at a rohdi, a place where Gurung teenagers gather to socialize.

There is much confusion about the early history of the Gurung people. Their language didn’t have a written script when they migrated to the mountains of Nepal centuries ago. We know that the Gurung ruled a kingdom in Nepal until Khasa armies conquered them during the 16th century. The Gurung learned how to fight during the long period of captivity that followed. Some Gurung men became skilled fighters and hired out as mercenaries with foreign armies. 

Today these soldiers are called the Gurkhas. Almost all of the Gurung are Hindus, but there is also a large Buddhist minority within this people group.

Pray that a mission agency will chose the Gurung for outreach and send Holy Spirit-directed workers to them. Ask God to break the hold that Hinduism and Buddhism have on this people group. Pray for spiritual growth for the 23 known followers of Christ among the Gurung so they can be used by Him to extend His Kingdom.

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