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| The 2010 Nepal Translation Project |
Other Sheep and Blue Diamond Society and
Jesus MCC of Indianapolis, Indiana, Announce the
Translation and Distribution of the book The
Children Are Free in Nepali for Nepal. -- $2,000 is
needed for the translation work.
by Rev. Steve Parelli, Sarasota, Florida, March 19, 2010
Sunil Pant, the first openly gay Member of the Parliament of Nepal, and
founder and director of Blue Diamond Society, a Nepal LGBT organization,
in a conversation with Rev. Steve Parelli and Jose Ortiz, on July 2, 2009, in
the area of Kathmandu, requested the translation of the book The Children
Are Free (TCAF) into Nepali and offered to have Blue Diamond Society
oversee the translation work.
Sunil explained the significance of having an alternate Christian viewpoint
on homosexuality expressed in Nepal. He stated that some Christian
churches are getting the message out that if a gay person converts from
Hinduism to Christianity he or she will be healed from homosexuality. One
church has televised this message as an appeal to gay Hindus to convert to
Christianity.
The Children Are Free will demonstrate that the Christian faith does not
universally hold to the traditional teaching that homosexuality is rejected by
God. It is a significant message so that Christianity and Hinduism do not
become polarized at opposite ends on this social and religious issue.
In addition, Steve Parelli and Jose Ortiz can testify to their experience while
in Nepal that several conservative Christian pastors, educated in different
seminaries, often outside of Nepal, have an open mind and even a
predisposed attitude toward accepting sexual minorities. We would share
more specifically here if we could as to the openness of some pastors in
Nepal, but we cannot.
Blue Diamond Society has LGBT centers all throughout Nepal, and the
founder and director of Blue Diamond Society has initiated this translation
work and has an invested interest in the distribution of the book.
With Indira Ghale as the Other Sheep Coordinator for Nepal, we have an
Other Sheep contact person, experienced in activism in human rights for
LGBT people, who will be able to help, directly, in this project.
Other Sheep, Jesus MCC and Blue Diamond Society are working together
to complete this project.
Please make a gift today towards the translation of The Children Are Free
into Nepali.
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When Jesus met a gay
man -- read about it in
The Children Are
Free: Reexamining
the Biblical
Evidence on
Same-sex
Relationships
Book Description
"Can two people of the
same sex live in
committed, loving
relationship with the
blessing of God?" That's
the question The Children
Are Free brings to
Scripture. This book is a
comprehensive yet
easy-to-read examination
of the biblical evidence
regarding loving same-sex
relationships and God's
attitude toward them.
The above excerpt is from
http://www.jesusmcc.org/res
ource/free.html
man -- read about it in
The Children Are
Free: Reexamining
the Biblical
Evidence on
Same-sex
Relationships
Book Description
"Can two people of the
same sex live in
committed, loving
relationship with the
blessing of God?" That's
the question The Children
Are Free brings to
Scripture. This book is a
comprehensive yet
easy-to-read examination
of the biblical evidence
regarding loving same-sex
relationships and God's
attitude toward them.
The above excerpt is from
http://www.jesusmcc.org/res
ource/free.html
by Steve Parelli, Sarasota, Florida, March 19, 2010
As the article appeared in the March 19, Other Sheep eNews
Indira Ghale (email: ighale@gmail.com) , a Christian Nepali who
makes her home in the area of Katmandu, Nepal, has recently
accepted the volunteer position of Other Sheep Coordinator for
Nepal.
Her Education
Indira has a high school diploma from Mahendra Adarsha
Vidhyshram, a proficiency certificate from Amrit Science
campus, and a bachelors in Humanities from Dhankuta Multiple
campus. She has certificates in various training seminars
including: advocacy for the minority right, gender,
organizational development and capacity build up, grant
proposal writing and fund raising, conflict management, human
rights violation and the human rights legal system, and public
speaking.
Her Experience
Her experience is extensive. She taught high school students
for ten years and for five years was a trainer for the kinder
children through the Nepal Children's Organization. She was a
journalist for seven years for a local newspaper.
She was a consultant for the NGO, CBO's mapping by the
DIFID. For nine years she was Women's Activist for FEDO at
the national level. She served as district co-coordinator for
FEDO in Dhankuta. As a representative, she has served as
regional level representative of the Beyond Beijing committee;
country representative for the Jagriti Foundation - USA
(2004-2007), and country representative for the Global art
project (2007-the present).
She presently serves as a District Human Rights activist and a
Protection Officer for the Human Rights Defenders.
Her involvement in human rights activism has taken her to the
following countries for training seminars, conferences,
internship or public speaking tour: India, Sweden, Sri Lanka,
South Africa, USA, South Korea, Thailand, Switzerland,
Germany and France.
Indira's introduction to Other Sheep; her love and
passion for LGBT human rights
Last summer (2009), Rev. Steve Parelli and Jose Ortiz
introduced Other Sheep to Nepal working in Katmandu from
June 28 - July 10 (2009). Indira, having met Steve and Jose
through Protection Desk Nepal, joined them for the Nepal
Pastors' Seminar on the Bible and Homosexuality. Prior to the
seminar proper, Indira stood at the podium and spoke to the
25-some pastors as a straight, Christian supporter of LGBT
human rights. It was a significant moment. Since then, she has
vocalized a continued deep interest in the mission and vision of
Other Sheep and has expressed, and demonstrated, her
desires to create a ministry in Nepal for the purpose of
networking and sharing resources within the Christian
community for the welcoming and affirming of LGBT people of
faith.
We are grateful, humbled, encouraged and inspired by the
knowledge of her accomplishments in human rights and by her
desire to be a part of Other Sheep. We welcome her to this
position of volunteer Other Sheep Coordinator for Nepal.
As the article appeared in the March 19, Other Sheep eNews
Indira Ghale (email: ighale@gmail.com) , a Christian Nepali who
makes her home in the area of Katmandu, Nepal, has recently
accepted the volunteer position of Other Sheep Coordinator for
Nepal.
Her Education
Indira has a high school diploma from Mahendra Adarsha
Vidhyshram, a proficiency certificate from Amrit Science
campus, and a bachelors in Humanities from Dhankuta Multiple
campus. She has certificates in various training seminars
including: advocacy for the minority right, gender,
organizational development and capacity build up, grant
proposal writing and fund raising, conflict management, human
rights violation and the human rights legal system, and public
speaking.
Her Experience
Her experience is extensive. She taught high school students
for ten years and for five years was a trainer for the kinder
children through the Nepal Children's Organization. She was a
journalist for seven years for a local newspaper.
She was a consultant for the NGO, CBO's mapping by the
DIFID. For nine years she was Women's Activist for FEDO at
the national level. She served as district co-coordinator for
FEDO in Dhankuta. As a representative, she has served as
regional level representative of the Beyond Beijing committee;
country representative for the Jagriti Foundation - USA
(2004-2007), and country representative for the Global art
project (2007-the present).
She presently serves as a District Human Rights activist and a
Protection Officer for the Human Rights Defenders.
Her involvement in human rights activism has taken her to the
following countries for training seminars, conferences,
internship or public speaking tour: India, Sweden, Sri Lanka,
South Africa, USA, South Korea, Thailand, Switzerland,
Germany and France.
Indira's introduction to Other Sheep; her love and
passion for LGBT human rights
Last summer (2009), Rev. Steve Parelli and Jose Ortiz
introduced Other Sheep to Nepal working in Katmandu from
June 28 - July 10 (2009). Indira, having met Steve and Jose
through Protection Desk Nepal, joined them for the Nepal
Pastors' Seminar on the Bible and Homosexuality. Prior to the
seminar proper, Indira stood at the podium and spoke to the
25-some pastors as a straight, Christian supporter of LGBT
human rights. It was a significant moment. Since then, she has
vocalized a continued deep interest in the mission and vision of
Other Sheep and has expressed, and demonstrated, her
desires to create a ministry in Nepal for the purpose of
networking and sharing resources within the Christian
community for the welcoming and affirming of LGBT people of
faith.
We are grateful, humbled, encouraged and inspired by the
knowledge of her accomplishments in human rights and by her
desire to be a part of Other Sheep. We welcome her to this
position of volunteer Other Sheep Coordinator for Nepal.
| Indira Ghale accepts volunteer position as Other Sheep Coordinator for Nepal |
| The following link will take you to the Other Sheep eNews in which appeared this article announcing Indira Ghale as Other Sheep Coordianator for Nepal |
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