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Nepal adopted a new constitution in 1991 with fewer restrictions on religious freedom, although a ban on conversions was maintained. Since then, the number of Christians has grown from 50,000 to over 800,000. Much of the growth has taken place among young people, many of them children of Hindu or Buddhist parents.
Ecumenical News International reports on some young converts, rejected at first by their families, but later reconciled in the Lord Jesus.
When Raju Lama embraced Christianity at the age of 16, his Buddhist parents were furious and virtually expelled him from the family home near the Nepalese capital of Katmandu. Undeterred, Lama, who became a Christian in 1989, began trying to persuade his parents to do the same. Ten years later that persistence paid off, and his parents converted to Christianity, followed by his sisters and brother.
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Rajkumar Shrestha, a Hindu who had migrated to Katmandu from his native village of Sindu Palchok in search of employment, became a Christian four years ago after he came into contact with church workers."My family members scolded me when I told this news to them," Shrestha told ENI during the youth meeting. Yet, Shrestha was also successful in winning his family over and in persuading them to accept the Christian faith.
These young Christians were interviewed at a youth assembly held at an independent Christian church in Katmandu during the Hindu festival of Diwali. Seventy participated in the assembly, of whom only eight were raised as Christians. The rest are converts.
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