Prayer Letters

Posts by Brook Birch

The Children of Nepal

1 September 2008
Brook Birch

 Dear Friends,
  In my last letter to all of you I wrote about "seasons." And recently I feel like God has brought me into yet another new season in my life here.  In August our WMF Nepal community gathered for a week of prayer together. We wanted to spend the majority of the time asking [...]

A Season of Laying Down Roots

1 August 2008
Brook Birch

 
Dear Friends,
Two years ago, while I was at home visiting family and friends in Kansas, my home church had a night of prayer and prophesy over my life.  They do this almost every time that I am home, and it brings fruit and direction to my life consistently all year long.       
I am [...]

Winds of change…

1 June 2008
Brook Birch

Greetings to everyone from Kathmandu!
Well, Spring has sprung here in Kathmandu and we're all enjoying a bit of beautiful weather before monsoon season sets in soon. I hope this letter finds you all well and enjoying the change of seasons. Speaking of change… hopefully each of you received our community prayer letter that [...]

Nepal - A Nation in Crisis

1 March 2008
Brook Birch

Dear Friends,
As the winter season is finally beginning to come to an end, I can feel a shift in the air. But it's not a change of natural seasons that is stirring these days; it is a stirring of the political climate here in Nepal. This month I want to [...]

Many Reasons to Celebrate!

1 December 2007
Brook Birch

Dear Beloved Friends,
Greetings once again from Kathmandu.  As the holiday season quickly approaches our preparations here are already under way.  This Christmas season promises to be a very special one for our community with the addition of so many new members among us this year! First it was baby Mukti, who came to us as [...]

Hospitals

1 November 2007
Brook Birch

Dear Friends,
As I sit here looking out my window I can see the entire city of Kathmandu.  Kara and I are so blessed to have an amazing view of the city from our window… it is especially amazing late at night with all of the city lights twinkling around us.  Every year in October/November I [...]

Sweet Mukti Rai!

1 October 2007
Brook Birch

Dear friends,
I recently wrote an email to many of you, but for those of you who don't get my email updates, I wanted to pass it along to you this month via snail mail…enjoy!
Sept. 5, 2007It's with GREAT joy that I sit down to write this email to you this morning (it could get pretty [...]

Back to work!

1 September 2007
Brook Birch

Greetings once again,
I'm happy to inform you all that I made it safely back to Nepal on August 4th after 2 months of enjoying time with friends and family back in the states.  It was a really wonderful time for me being back with many of you.  My family is doing well, everyone is growing up [...]

A year in review

1 June 2007
Brook Birch

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30
[...]

A New Direction

1 March 2007
Brook Birch

Greetings Everyone!! Yesterday marked a first in Kathmandu, since I've been here and actually for the last 63 years. Snow began to fall in the city for the first time since January, 1944! I never thought I'd see the day. Everyone was so excited and we were all [...]