01/09/2003: Manja's Trial Postponed
Manja's Trial Postponed
Due to a special rice-feeding ceremony and holiday to dedicate the six-month-old baby of Nepal's Crown Prince, Paras, the appeal trial for GFA missionary Manja will not take place on its recently rescheduled date, January 9. We do not yet know the new trial date. As Manja serves his third year of a 20-year prison sentence for a murder he did not commit, he continues to await his Nepali Supreme Court appeal hearing, now postponed four times.
Even in prison, Manja is an example to those around him. A former cellmate, 24-year-old Phenzing, could not help noticing Manja's life. "I was greatly influenced by watching Manja in prison," he said. "I wanted to be like him in speech, thought, knowledge and everyday life." Phenzing is one of several cellmates Manja has led to Christ.
We can praise the Lord for using His servant to spread the Gospel in his prison cell. Let us pray for the Lord's continued encouragement, protection and guidance for this dear brother and his family.
