Gospel for Asia native missionary Tul was forcibly abducted two weeks ago by Maoist insurgents in a mountainous district of Nepal, according to a member of his congregation.
Word reached GFA leaders only yesterday about Tul’s kidnapping because of the remote location of the village where he pastors a church. The believers there said they expected Tul to be freed a few days later, but so far his whereabouts are unknown and there has been no word from him.
Tul was kidnapped by Maoists once before and held for a month. During that time, he was pressured to join their struggle for a communist state, but he refused and instead shared the Gospel with his captors, telling them how Jesus changed his life. For some reason, the insurgents released him.
Pastor Tul is a graduate of a GFA Bible college and has been faithfully serving with Gospel for Asia since 2000. He is actively involved in evangelism and church planting, and has a sincere burden for unreached souls in his nation of Nepal. “Pray for me,” he wrote in his testimony, “that I may fulfill God’s plan to expand His kingdom.”
Since the war between the Maoists and the Nepali government began, more than 9,000 lives have been lost. As the violence continues, it threatens the spread of the Gospel—and the safety of our missionaries and believers. (To date, GFA’s 365 missionaries and pastors have planted 200 churches.)
Please stand with Tul in your prayers, asking the Lord to preserve his life and restore him to his congregation and ministry. Remember the country of Nepal as well, and pray that Jesus, the Prince of Peace, would live in the heart of every citizen there.