Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} On the Far Side of Liglig Mountain Adventures of an American Family in Nepal by Thomas Hale On the Far Side of Liglig Mountain: Adventures of an American Family in Nepal by Thomas Hale. Christianity in Nepal: Documentation from the Day Missions Collection. This exhibit features documentation from three collections received by the Yale Divinity Library's Special Collections in 2008. The archives of the United Mission to Nepal , the International Nepal Fellowship, and the Nepal Church History Project had previously been held at the University of Edinburgh but space constraints led to a transfer of these materials, along with the archives of the Central Asia Fellowship, to Yale. Nepal is located in the Himalayas, bordered to the north by China, and to the south, east, and west by India. It has a population of nearly 30 million and is one of the world's poorest nations. Until Nepal became a republic in May 2008, it had been ruled by monarchs or a ruling family for most of its history. Until the early 1950s Nepal was a closed country into which foreigners and Christian missionaries were not permitted. When Nepal cautiously began to welcome the outside world in 1951, there were a few Christians in the border areas. Ethnic Nepali Christians in Darjeeling, India, on Nepal's eastern border, and many Western missionaries along the southern border had prayed for years for the opening of Nepal to the gospel. A few South Indian Christian technicians, working in Indian aid projects, started a congregation in Kathmandu. Soon Nepali- speaking Christians from Darjeeling arrived, and the church was planted. Church growth was slow due to the hostile cultural and political environment. Until November 1990, changing religion was illegal. The law authorized severe penalties for attempting to convert another person. Christians were jailed for voluntarily changing their religion and for engaging in normal church activities. From National Council of Churches of Nepal website (http://nccnepal.org ): Christianity and Nepal. With the political change in 1951 Nepal opened its doors to the outside world and Christianity entered into Nepal. International Christian mission organizations started coming to Nepal. They were not allowed by the government to engage themselves in religious activities but were asked to help in the development process of the country. Though the witness and contribution of individual missionaries and the prayer of Christians worldwide definitely contributed to the promotion of Christianity in Nepal, outside missions were not able to play a direct role in the growth of the Church and Christianity in Nepal . As there were no opportunities for higher education in Nepal, many young people went abroad for higher education. While abroad, some of them came into contact with Christianity and embraced Christianity. They came back to Nepal, shared their faith with their family members and others and established Churches. Another way in which Nepalese came into contact with Christianity was through military service in British and Indian army. The Church in Nepal is said to be one of the fasted growing Church in the world with an estimated number of 800,000 today. One factor which contributed to the rapid growth of Christianity in Nepal is through healing by prayer. Caste system in Hinduism and the Hindu domination experienced by indigenous and ethnic communities for centuries has attracted many people to Christianity. The Church started growing rapidly, specially, after the political change of 1990. The United Mission to Nepal. The United Mission to Nepal was formed in 1954 in response to an unexpected invitation from the government of Nepal to establish a hospital in the chief western town of Tansen and to begin clinics in the Kathmandu Valley. Eight mission agencies working in India came together to form the United Mission to Nepal as an international, interdenominational mission on March 5, 1954. Over the years the number of member bodies of UMN increased to 39 agencies from 16 countries. The work expanded from health services to education, industrial development and rural development. From the beginning, missionaries assigned to the United Mission to Nepal knew that the basis for their visas was their technical and professional expertise and that there were restrictions on overt Christian witness. Yet they came convinced that through their work and relationships the kingdom of God would be expanded and the gospel shared by �word and life.� Programs of the United Mission to Nepal. The first maternity clinic had already opened in Bhaktapur on 7 January 1954 and the first UMN hospital was opened in Kathmandu a month later, housed in the government Cholera Hospital. In September 1954, medical work began in Tansen in a rented house in the bazaar. Soon plans were made for building a larger Tansen Hospital, and work expanded to include community health, agriculture, and other activities. Education activities were quickly added to UMN's work. From 1957 schools were opened in Amppipal and later in Luitel. A dispensary was set up, which later became Amppipal Hospital. Agricultural and animal health work was also initiated - the first seeds of UMN's involvement in rural development. Meanwhile, in Kathmandu, UMN opened the Mahendra Bhawan Girls' School. This was the country's first girls' high school, and it soon gained a reputation for its academic excellence. In 1959, the Headquarters was established in its current location in Thapathali, Kathmandu. Work expanded quickly in terms of both personnel and activities. Okhaldhunga (initially a dispensary) was added to the UMN hospitals in the early 1960s. The hospitals reached out to the surrounding communities through Community Health programmes, providing primary care in health posts, but also seeking to promote good health practices and prevent illnesses through awareness raising and development activities. Training of health workers was a part of UMN's work from the very beginning. This was first institutionalized in 1959 through the establishment of the School of Nursing at Shanta Bhawan Hospital, known today as Lalitpur Nursing Campus. A major new venture in the education sector was the establishment of Gandaki Boarding School (GBS) in Pokhara in 1966. GBS earned a reputation throughout Nepal for its high standards, and many GBS graduates today hold positions in government and civil society. Provision of scholarships, UMN ensured that talented boys and girls from disadvantaged and poor communities also had access to quality education through GBS. In 2000, tertiary education was added through the establishment of the Gandaki College of Engineering Science. The early 80s saw a new wave of enthusiasm and initiative in UMN, including a growing interest in rural development. The Rural Development Centre was established in Pokhara in 1981. This centre provided consultancy and training in animal health and husbandry, and gradually added horticulture, forestry, drinking water systems, organizational development, and training of trainers. The hydropower project in Andhikhola, begun in 1982, was complemented by a significant element of community empowerment and development, and a new project was set up in Surkhet in the same year with the aim of meeting the needs of the local communities. In the past ten to fifteen years, specialized health programmes have evolved, focusing on particular areas of health needs in Nepal. These were Mental Health, Nutrition, Oral Health, Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Tuberculosis, Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS. They have made significant contributions in research, training, health education and development of appropriate services, and have increasingly had an impact on government planning and policy development. In the industrial sector, UMN has continued to build the capacity of the companies it started in the 60s and 70s, while handing over ownership and management. Several of these companies are today market leaders in their respective fields. In recent years, the focus has shifted back to the development and support of small-scale enterprises. The Enterprise Support Programme began in 2000, building on experiences from enterprise development in Andhikhola and on the technology development work of Development and Consulting Services. Kathmandu University has become an important partner for UMN's strategy of skills development. UMN's emphasis has shifted from input of external resources to facilitating access to and use of community resources. More weight has been given to community ownership of the development activities. This has resulted in empowered communities continuing development work themselves when UMN projects have been phased out. The Okhaldhunga Project of UMN. In May 1961 permission was received from His Majesty's Government of Nepal to open a dispensary in Okhaldhunga, East No. 3 District. In November of the same year Dr. James Dick, Jill Cook, and Mariam Sharpani reached Okhaldhunga and began living in the bazaar where they opened a dispensary. In early 1962 they moved out of town into rented houses in a Rai village about 20 minutes away. At the end of 1962 they bought land in this village and began to build a set of 6 buildings for the permanent work of the dispensary and the residence of the staff. �The usual way to travel to Okhaldhunga in 1962 was to ride a car out of Kathmandu eastward as far as Banipa and from there take to the foot- road. For several hours the road is high on a ridge with open views northward to the snows. Hill people are coming and going with their loads and goods.� �Meet the Project Team. Dr. and Mrs. Dick with two of their children (the third is asleep); Mariam and Hastaman Rai; and Jill Cook.� �Here we are, walking into the yard of the Dick's rented home, an ordinary farm home in the Rai village. They have been well received among these close neighbors and the children know more Nepali than Scots.� �Early in the morning the patients and their friends are waiting in the yard for care. In this beginning stage the work is done in a rented village house not at all suitable for the job, but usable. Jimmy Dick and Jill Cook do what they can out in the warm sun before taking patients in for treatment.� �The Okhaldhunga Dispensary and residences, as completed in the late 1960s� "The Okhaldunga Hospital is located in a montainous rural area. Shown here are two men carrying a new ultrasound machine up to the hospital." International Nepal Fellowship. International Nepal Fellowship, Worldwide is an international non-government organization. Though its official registered head office is in Australia, its International Service Office is in Nepal's capital Kathmandu and it works in Nepal through five-yearly agreements with the Nepali government's Social Welfare Council. INF Worldwide finds, trains and supports expatriate volunteers to work with INF Nepal and other partner organizations, including Nepali government health and training institutions and community-based organizations. INF has six offices across the globe, two in Nepal, and one in New Zealand, Australia, North America and the UK. "Closing meeting of a Bible Rally in Nautanwa. Lily gives the prizes" INF was born in 1936 when its founding missionary Dr Lily O'Hanlon felt called to Nepal. Dr. O'Hanlon and Hilda Steele traveled to India where they worked with Indians and Nepalis on the border of Nepal until they were able to register as the �Nepal Evangelistic Band�' in Lucknow on the 22nd February 1943. By 1950 the Band was a team of ten expatriates and nineteen Nepali volunteers. Along with Dr. Ruth Watson, known as �Kanchhi Doctor�, three nursing sisters and a team of Nepali colleagues, they trekked to Pokhara in November 1952, establishing a general hospital, the Shining Hospital, in April 1953. Dr Lily O'Hanlon. In 1957 the mission opened Green Pastures Hospital for leprosy patients. In the 1960s the mission expanded its work into remoter areas opening village clinics in Baglung, Sikha and Beni. From the 1970s the government of Nepal's 5th 5-year plan included significant health proposals, and INF began developing working relationships and co-operative projects with the government, including the building, equipping and staffing of Gandaki Zonal Hospital, which later became the Western Regional Hospital, the main hospital in Pokhara. The mission also signed an agreement with the government for a major leprosy control project in West and Mid-West Nepal, and was working in the areas of Tuberculosis control and community health. In the 1990s the mission began working in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse and AIDS prevention. The mission has also been involved in education and training programmes for staff employed by the government and NGOs, and for its own staff and their children. On top: founder Dr. Lily O'Hanlon with a group of village girls. Above: First day at Pokhara Hospital. Outside the women's ward of Pokhara Hospital. Nepal Church History Project. The roots of the Nepali Church can be traced back to 19th century Scottish and Scandinavian missionaries working among Nepali migrants in North-East India. As in the 1950s Darjeeling was the base from which Nepali evangelists returned to Nepal, in 1998 it was the venue of the Himalayan Congress of Evangelism (HIM-COE) that gathered Nepali Christian leaders dispersed around the world. Nepali Church evangelism is today concerned to spread the Gospel among Nepalis at home and throughout the Nepali diaspora. In1951 the Kingdom of Nepal opened its frontiers to the external world. Christians, for the first time in two hundred years, were allowed to settle in the country. Church growth was initially slow, and Christians were vulnerable to social and legal persecution. From a few hundred Nepali Christians in the 1950s and 1960s, their number is now in excess of 300,000. This represents one of the fastest rates of church growth in Asia.

ⓘ Liglig, better known as ligligkot is a hill top located in Palungtar Municipality of Gorkha, Nepal. It is located at the height of 1437 meters mean sea level. G .. Liglig, better known as "ligligkot" is a hill top located in Palungtar Municipality of Gorkha, Nepal. It is located at the height of 1437 meters mean sea level. Gorkha District has a long and intriguing history. It’s where a royal dynasty got its start and the famous Gurkha soldiers got their name. Located 80 kilometers due west of Kathmandu. It is the place where the former monarchy of Nepal was established. Drabya Shah, then brother of King Narahari Shah of neighboring Lamjung District established the small kingdom at around 1616 BS /1559 AD. Still the remaining stones of the ancient palace could be seen in the hill top at Ligligkot. 1. Origin of Word Liglig. There have been different opinions regarding the origin of the word "Liglig". However, it is assumed that it came from the word "lingling" from Magar language meaning clear, pristine, beautiful view. It seems plausible as it fell on the Magar kingdom then, and Magar language was the predominant in that part of the region. Later, after the victory of Shah kings, the Nepali language Khas Kura took over the prevalent Magar language in Liglig, Gorkha. 2. History of Liglig kingdom. In Ligligkot it was decided that whoever won the race from Chepeghat to the Ligligkot top will be the king for next year (however some historians deny it and say that the start point was from Chorkate the other side of the Chepeghat. The race would be organized every Dashain Tika day. Only Ghale origin would be able to participate in this race. The race was started in 1604 BS. The race were always won by the local Ghales. In 1616 BS, Drabya Shah, brother of then King Narbhupal Shah of Lamjung district became friends with Ghale and tricked them to drink lots of liquor and killed Ghales King. Since then, the Shah dynasty was established in the Ligligkot kingdom and his descendants established the Gorkha kingdom and one of the Shah descendant Prithvi Narayan Shah established Nepal winning small kingdoms scattered around the Gorkha district. There have been different stories regarding the history of Liglig kingdom. The widely accepted notion states that after the death of Yakshya Malla, the Gorkha kingdom was under Palpas King Mukunda Sen. After the demise of King Mukunda Sen their sons couldnt control their big kingdom resulting the small kingdoms in Gorkha with the respective administrators being the kings. 3. Battle of the LigLig Fort. Drabya Shah, the youngest son of Yashobrahma Shah, king of Lamjung, became the king after capturing Liglig fort with much tactfulness on Vijaya Dashami 1616 B.S. 1559 A.D. having marched from Lamjung. At that time Uppallokot fort in the upper part area and Tallokot fort in the lower part area of Gorkha were ruled by Khadka and Ghale tribal chiefs respectively. The Ghale Ghales were the rulers of Liglig fort area also. Thus the areas with two tribal chiefs after the conquest by Drabya Shah was called Gorkha. The battle of Liglig is of much importance in the Gorkha kingdom, nomenclature of Gorkha and in the formation of the modern Nepal. King Drabya Shah was the founder of Gorkha kingdom. It is also believed that Drabya Shah with the help of his friends secretly killed the local Ghales who were ahead of him and thus secured first position in the race. His descendants expanded the tiny kingdom to Gorkha and one of his great grandson Prithvi Narayan Shah unified the Nepal as present Nepal. Drabya Shah also conquered Dhading and other places. But it was one of his descendants who, two centuries later, went on to fully unify the Kingdom of Nepal. The ultimate unifier was Prithvi Narayan Shah who, from his base in the Gorkha hills, succeeded in putting the Shah dynasty in the history of Nepal by subduing Newar kings of Kathmandu Valley and making Kathmandu his capital. The year was 1769 AD. 4. Liglig’s Amppipal Hospital. It was a half century ago when the residents of Liglig and surrounding villages and hamlets were first introduced to modern agriculture, education and health development. In the late 1950s, several Western missionaries showed on the eastern flanks of Liglig mountain at a tiny ridge-top village called Amppipal named for two trees: "Amp" or mango and "pipal", a type of fig. They came to see what they could do to help the locals improve their lives. In one of his books, Dr Thomas Hale describes how the first missionaries asked the people of Amppipal what they needed. They said" health, education and better agriculture”. So the missionaries started a community development project to help meet those felt needs. First, a demonstration farm was established to introduce the locals to new crops and farming methods, and improved and more productive breeds of livestock. Over time, village water systems were upgraded, reforestation projects were begun and agricultural extension works were taken up in the villages. Two schools were opened, one on the ridge at Amppipal and another nearby at Luitel on the south slopes of Liglig mountain. And a small health dispensary was set up near the mission farm. Soon, however, the demand for health services had so outgrown the tiny health post that the missionaries began building a real hospital about 15 minutes’ walk down the north side of Liglig mountain. It opened in late 1969 AD and ran for many years under the leadership of Dr Helen Huston, a dedicated and greatly admired Canadian medical missionary. For half a century, missionary doctors, nurses, teachers and agriculture workers came from Europe, North America, India and Australia to work at Amppipal, Luitel and the vicinity. They were highly committed and hard-working folk who provided great services to the local people. They learned to speak Nepali, and their dedication and skills led to many changes and improvements in the lives of the villagers amongst whom they lived. During the 1990s, however, political unrest across Nepal created difficulties at Aanppipal, and the missionaries opted to leave. In 2001, Amppipal Hospital was handed over to the Nepal government. Today, eight years on, it functions as a community hospital with some government help, along with Gorkha Foundation assistance. Dr Wolfhard Starke, a retired surgeon from Germany, serves as a volunteer doctor. He is assisted by a dozen Nepali nurses, an administrative officer and other staff. Similarly, the former mission schools, and many new ones around the mountain, fall under the auspices of the government’s District Education Office. They, too, receive assistance from the Nepal government, the Gorkha Foundation and a few other private organizations. While the schools and hospital have continued to function, the original demonstration farm at Amppipal is gone. And where mountain trails used to connect the villages of Gorkha, fair-weather roads now criss-cross the hills and valleys. The roads are bumpy at best and are quagmires during the rainy season, but they are well-used by tractors and trucks to move people and haul supplies, and to send fresh farm produce to market. There is now a road to the hospital, and on over Amppipal bhanjhyang where the trail crosses the ridge, and another leads to the villages of Luitel, Liglig and the vicinity. On the Far Side of Liglig Mountain: Adventures of an American Family in Nepal. On the Far Side of Liglig Mountain is a book that will take you lands away to the mysterious "closed" kingdom of Nepal, where its author, Thomas Hale, and his wife, Cynthia, have struggled to serve God as medical doctors. With beguiling humor and humility, Dr. Hale recounts his often amazing (and sometimes almost unbelievable) experiences in bringing western medicine to people who distrust -- even fear -- the introduction of ideas different from their own. He and his family work as a team to dispel that distrust and fear, and in the process have experienced incredible adventures. On the Far Side of Liglig Mountain is a book about - faith and courage - laughter and loving your neighbor - the hardships and the blessings of self-denial -- a book that you will not easily lay aside. Just as he has gained the trust and affection of his Nepalese patients and neighbors by his love for people and his eagerness to share his love of Christ, Thomas Hale will captivate the reader with his intriguing account of the joys and realities of ministering to the human condition. Contributor(s) Thomas Hale About the Contributor(s) In 1970, Thomas Hale and his wife, Cynthia, went to Nepal to work for their first twelve years at a. In 1970, Thomas Hale and his wife, Cynthia, went to Nepal to work for their first twelve years at a rural mission hospital in the village of Amp Pipal. Subsequently they moved to Kathmandu, Nepal's capital city, where they have continued their work with the mission. Recently Cynthia took a position as an associate professor at Nepal's only medical school, and Tom has written a one-volume commentary on the New Testament, first in Nepali and subsequently in English for translation into other languages. show more UPC 9780310216711 --> ISBN-13 9780310216711 Publish Date 08/17/1989 Publisher Zondervan Format Softcover Language English Weight (lbs) 0.71 lb Case Weight (lbs) 15.62 lb Dimensions 8.5(h) x 5.5(w) x 0.81(d) inches Pages 290 Font Size Not Applicablept Price $13.99. eBooks purchased here are fulfilled by our partner, Glose. Please note that: For all eBook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing FaithGateway username and password. This ensures accurate delivery of your items. To access your eBook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose.com. 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On the Far Side of Liglig Mountain is a book that will take you lands away to the mysterious "closed" kingdom of Nepal, where its author, Thomas Hale, and his wife, Cynthia, have struggled to serve God as medical doctors. With beguiling humor and humility, Dr. Hale recounts his often amazing (and sometimes almost unbelievable) experiences in bringing western medicine to people who distrust -- even fear -- the introduction of ideas different from their own. He and his family work as a team to dispel that distrust and fear, and in the process have experienced incredible adventures. On the Far Side of Liglig Mountain is a book about - faith and courage - laughter and loving your neighbor - the hardships and the blessings of self-denial -- a book that you will not easily lay aside. Just as he has gained the trust and affection of his Nepalese patients and neighbors by his love for people and his eagerness to share his love of Christ, Thomas Hale will captivate the reader with his intriguing account of the joys and realities of ministering to the human condition.