Despite Severe Persecution, Nepal's Christian Church Growing Rapidly
By Allie Martin
May 9, 2006

(AgapePress) - An interdenominational Christian organization that works to advocate for religious freedom and raise awareness about human rights abuses against the Church has launched a campaign to help the persecuted Christian minority in Nepal.

Last month the U.S. State Department issued a travel warning, urging Americans not to travel to Nepal due to civil unrest there. Recent reports say Hindu extremism is on the increase in that country, and those who convert to Christianity face persecution from local leaders and the government.

Nat Moffat is chairman of Christian Freedom International (CFI), an organization that is involved in distributing food, medicine, and Bibles and providing legal assistance to Christians in Nepal. On a recent visit, he says his group spent time with members of the nation's underground Christian church and observed the conditions they are facing. the rest