A new initiative began for NZCMS in 2023 with AsiaCMS to ‘co-send’ missionaries from Asia to Asia. These missionaries work in strategic mission roles in their own or near culture contexts.
Kumar and Kathryn Aryal are the first Co-Mission Partners NZCMS is supporting. Kumar Aryal was born and raised in a devout Hindu family in Nepal. Kathryn grew up in the Philippines in a practising Catholic home.
The Aryals invite us to pray for them, their ministry, and their communities.
Many leaders are being trained and sent out to plant churches in all seven provinces of Nepal. Recently, Kumar and Kathryn celebrated with their team a new batch of fifty church planters being commissioned and sent out to their communities. The Aryals are praying that 150 new churches will be planted in all seven provinces of Nepal. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will empower and equip them and their team for this goal.
Church planters are being sent out and seeing many miracles and salvations are occurring. Please pray for Kumar and Kathryn as they continue to train, encourage and support these church planters moving throughout Nepal, that God would give them wisdom and strength. Please also pray for the church planters, for protection from any physical ailments or spiritual attack.
Kathryn and Kimar are running many training sessions for pastors and leaders around Nepal. Pray for all the logistics and planning that goes into these trainings, that they would have enough energy to run these sessions and would be able to teach effectively.
Thank you, Tessa. I remember Ray (and Jean) very warmly from our time at St Tim’s before we left for St John’s College at the beginning of 1987, and was excited many years later to learn of their visit to the Elliotts in Uganda. (We visited them in 1997 on study leave.) That visit, and a later one, showed their quiet growth in faith and mission during the years. I praise God for Ray’s life and service, and pray for the Comforter’s presence to be so close to Jean.
Hey there,
A friend of mine told me about you guys and I’d love to come along on Monday!
Cheers,
Caleb Croker
Hi Caleb, I’ve just seen your message. I apologise that this was missed. I assume you’re talking about the Seriously Interested in Mission group? The next one is August 11 and we’d love you to join. Can you email us at office@nzcms.org.nz (Rosie writing here)
Thank you Tessa
Thank you Archdeacon Fran. Mothers Union appreciated your input when we visited the Far North recently. Your wisdom and wise counsel made it a memorable weekend. God bless you in your new role.
Rev Fran, you and Rapiata are a gift to the Church. May the Lord bless you as you serve in this next season
With reference to the article ‘By invitation not invasion’. My husband and I were involved with CMS from the 1960s onward and this was always the attitude of CMS leadership. They deferred to the church leadership opinions whenever possible, wherever there was a local church. I’m not aware if this has change. It isn’t something new.
Hi Pauline,
I agree with you!! I don’t think this has changed, just good to re-iterate why and we send mission partners. This is Rosie writing — hope you’re doing well!
Yes Pauline it was the same for Alan and me. When we went to Singapore 1966–69 it was in response to a request from the Bishop oof Singapore and Malaya.