Bombing at Children's Home in Nepal Injures Boy
by Staff
May 10, 2007
(christiansunite.com) - A teenage boy was injured when a bomb exploded at the Grace English Boarding School in Birganj, Nepal on April 25. Mukesh Karki (15) sustained leg injuries and required hospitalization. An activist group known as the Nepal Defence Army (NDA) has claimed responsibility for the bombing. They also attempted to destroy a bus on the property.According to news reports, the Hindu militants claim the staff was converting Hindu children to Christianity by force with funds provided by pro-Maoist groups. The purpose of the NDA is to restore the country to a Hindu theocracy.
The Grace English Boarding School, together with the Blessed Children's Home, help to meet the physical and educational needs of more than three hundred children in Birganj, both Hindu and Christian. Two years ago, the directors, Babu and Sabitri Varghese, were charged with forcibly converting children. Those charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence.
Pray for the full physical recovery of Mukesh. Pray for the staff and students of the school and home as they continue to care for the needy children of the community. Pray that God will silence those who falsely accuse believers of forcible conversion.
For more information on the persecution of Christians in Nepal, go to www.persecution.net/country/nepal.htm.
