A Strong Heritage:

 

Michael Tamang's father, Bir Tamang comes from a small Buddhist village situated in the

foothills of the magnificent Himalayan Mountains. Bir Tamang was thirteen years old when

his mother became very ill. She went to a witch doctor to appease the afflicting spirits yet

she became all the more ill. One day, a Christian came to her village and declared the healing

power of Jesus over her sickness. From that moment, Bir's mother, slowly grew stronger as

each day passed. She saw the power of Jesus over her sickness and believed! This sparked

her husband’s (see picture --> Michael's grandfather with Michael and Holly) curiosity about

this Jesus-God who heals. He bought a Bible to prove it erroneous, yet after reading through

this Holy Book, he could not deny the all-consuming PEACE that filled him. He could not

deny the truth of this Word and accepted the Lord Jesus as Savior. Slowly all of Bir's family

came to Christ. As Bir's father matured in his faith he boldly shared this Good News with his

relatives and village neighbors. They were indignant and responded with harsh persecution.

They beat him with a club. His uncle came with an axe and cut the center pillar of their house

so it tumbled over. Their neighbors stole their crops–potatos and rice. Another uncle stole all

their belongings. Eventually they were kicked out of their village. After three years, Michael's  

grandfather returned and the Lord graciously opened a door to plant a church. Now there

are nearly 300 believers in his home village!