पास्टर बुद्धि पुलामी मगर गुरुबाको जीवन गवाही

पास्टर बुद्धि पुलामी मगर गुरुबाको जीवन गवाही

प्रभू येशूलाई पाउन भन्दा पहिले मेरो घर परिवारको अवस्था धेरै नाजुक थियो । यो हुनुमा बिभिन्न कारणहरु थिए र सबैभन्दा मुख्य कारण चाहिँ म नै थिएँ । म मादक पदार्थ सेवन गर्दथेँ । जुवा तास खेलेर समय बिताउने र खेत बारी बाँझो राख्ने गर्दथेँ । अनि अलि अलि भण्डार गरेका अन्नबालीहरुले जेनतेन छ महिना खान पुग्थ्यो । म आपैm धामी काम पनि गर्ने गर्दथें । तर जब मैले २०४८÷०२÷०५ गते प्रभूलाई ग्रहण गरेँ तब मैले यी सबै खराब कुराहरु त्यागी दिएँ । बिस्तारै परमेश्वरको आशिष्ले मेरा घर परिवारको अबस्थामा सुधार हुँदै गयो । केहि समय पछि हामीले रौतहटमा घर निर्माण ग¥यौँ । छोराले सरकारी जागिर खान सफल भयो । यसरी परमेश्वरको आशिषले हाम्रो परिवारको अवस्था बदलिन पुग्यो । त्यो समयसम्म हामी ए.जि. चर्चमा नै सेवा गथ्यौँ । तर बिस्तारै हामीले गोठालोबाट पाउनु पर्ने परमेश्वरको वास्ता नपाएको अनुभव गर्न थाल्यौँ ।

त्यसपछि हाम्रो परिवार लगायत धेरै व्यक्तिहरु त्यस मण्डलीबाट छुट्टिएर पा. रुबेन रानाले सेवाकाई गर्दै गरेको काभ्रे चर्च सँग समन्वय गरी छुट्टै सेवा संगती गर्न शुरु ग¥यौँ । त्यस समयमा रौतहटमा सञ्चालित सेवा म आपैmले चलाउने गर्थँे । पा. रुबेन रानासँगको सेबाकाई पनि बिभिन्न कारणबस राम्रो हुन सकेन । सेबाकाईमा आएको उकाली ओरालीले ममा निराशा ल्यायो । यहि समयमा मेरो भेट मिलन मगर भाईसँग भयो । भाई मिलनले क्रस वे, एन.आर.सि.को बारेमा धेरै कुरा बताउनुभयो । केहि समयपछि पा. लकिम राई र रेभ. अरबिन पोखरेलसँग भेटेर थप जानकारी लिएपछि परमेश्वरको सेवालाई आत्मिकी रुपमा बृद्धि गराउन सक्ने सहज वातावरणको आशा पलायो । त्यसपछि २०७१÷०२÷०५ गतेवाट एन.आर.सि. सँग सहकार्य गरी सेवालाई शुरु ग¥यौं । केहि समयसम्म मलाई सेवाको क्षेत्रमा मिलन भाईले सहायता पु¥याउनु भयो । त्यसपछि परमेश्वरको योजना अनुसार २०७२÷०२÷०१ गतेवाट आफैले जिम्मेवारी लिई सेवालाई अघि बढाउन थालेँ । परमेश्वरको अनुग्रहमा मण्डली बृद्धि हुँदै जान थाल्यो । यसरी भाडामा लिएको कोठामा विश्वासीहरु नअटाउने भएपछि चर्च भबन निर्माण गर्ने योजना भयो जुन योजना सफल पनि भयो । मण्डलीका बिश्वासीहरुले सेवा संगतीको लागि नयाँ भवन प्राप्त गरे र मैले पनि एक्स.एल.टि.आई तालिम लिने मौका पाएँ ।

यसरी सिक्दै सिकाउँदै रौतहट क्रुसको मण्डलीमा पाष्टरीय सेवाको काममा निरन्तरता दिई राखेको छु र जीवन रहुन्जेल एन.आर.सि.सँग सहकार्य गर्दै परमेश्वरको सेवालाई निरन्तरता दिने निर्णय पनि गरेको छु ।
धन्यवाद ।

A Vision for a Local Church

A Vision for a Local Church

Rev. Arbin Pokharel

This year Cross-Way Church has completed 15 years of ministry in Kathmandu, Nepal. It has also been a year of COVID-19 pandemic, when life in all its aspects have been touched. In fact, we are still not able to meet in our new building as a church (waiting still to inaugurate it). But, we’ve had a very meaningful year with a six-days celebration of our 15th Anniversary in November. Church is more alive in small groups and families, reaching out to neighbors with relief aids, counseling and praying, bearing each others’ burden and connecting in new ways. As a pastor family, we came back after a decadelong studies abroad, with a vision for a local church; and through the church to see gospel-transformed societies. Church is a Christ-centered community at worship, striving to know God, love and serve its people. That also means, it must never give into idols, which takes the place of God, nor simply enable a consumer driven culture around us. This is why Jesus came and lived a life to show and give us the “secrets of the Kingdom of God.” And he said, “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” (Jn 20:21). “Cross-Way is a well of Grace, from where we’ll draw and serve, so that Christ centered churches will be planted in the 77 districts of Nepal.” The heart of the vision is Christ centered churches. God is our resource; he provides what is necessary from right underneath us (like water in a well). We are stewards (to draw and share responsibly) and it is Triune God who builds His church. Church is to be disciples of Christ who make disciples. Every person on earth is called to follow Christ. God created human beings in His image (imago dei), which means we not only bear his elements and character, (to love sacrificially, to give our lives to our neighbor’s flourishing) we’re also called to carry out his mission in the world. His mission is to bring all creation back to himself- under the Lordship of Christ. The means of doing that is to build the Body of Christ, a center where all imaginations and realities of Christ are practiced in community. We are deeply grateful to God for his faithful presence journeying with us all these 15 years. It has been a deeply satisfying adventurous journey of building the body of Christ. This magazine is a snap-shot of our experience. You’ll read stories of lives that have been changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ, as well as communities formed and maturing in the unionwith-Christ. Hope you will enjoy it. To God be the Glory! Amen.