Day 13

FEBRUARY | 2024

Nepal

PRAYER FOR THIS COUNTRY

In the all-mighty Name of Jesus, we bless you, Nepal, with continued rapid church growth despite the growing persecution.

Bless the Christian community with unity of vision and relationship and churches working together to reach the community around them.

Bless the Church in this nation to be free from false teaching and for Scripture to take root so that people will indeed be set free from the Hindu mindsets they have grown up with.

Thank you, dear Jesus, for the amazing church growth and the mobilizing of young people into the mission field of their nation. Please protect them and give them wisdom and joy (The Bible, Colossians 2:6-8).

MORE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY

Nepal saw a significant drop in the Persecution Rankings in 2023. It is not ranked in the top 50 on the Open Doors Index this year. The change is due to no government backing for radical Hindu outfits in Nepal. However, Christian Believers continue to face persecution from the society in general. Persecution is high for Hindu converts who live in rural areas. While the urban areas of Nepal are more tolerant, radical groups have a heavy presence in the outskirts. Nepal also saw a marginal economic upturn that reduced the percentage of the population who live below the poverty line. Nepal inked twelve new agreements with China despite the recent map controversy with its Communist neighbor to the north.

CHIEF OF STATE
President Ram Chandra Poudel
HEAD OF GOV.
PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal
POPULATION
30,899,443
CHRISTIANS
1.8%
EVANGLICAL CHRISTIANS
Unknown
DOMINANT RELIGION
Hinduism
PERSECUTION RANKING
Not Ranked
REFUGEES
18,905
LIFE EXPECTANCY
72.67 yrs
LITERACY RATE
71.2%
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE
15.1%