Please PRAY for the situation in Nepal.
We arrived at church this morning to find police present and though the service had started inside it was stopped and everyone came outside. We were told there had been a bomb blast at the Catholic church in Dhobighat. It was decided that everyone should go home but we had a brief time of prayer and an appropriate bible reading. (2 Chron 32:7,8)
I went to Patan Hospital as we had heard there may be many casualties but when I arrived it was all under control. 9 people had been brought (unfortunately 2 died as below in first news report) and 4 were in the Operating Theatre. So I was able to return home.
In my own ITEEN study we are looking at spirtual warfare (Ephesians 6) and this is a very clear example of the manifestation of it through people. We are reminded that Jesus has already won the victory. We are called to be courageous and to stand firm and not to be afraid.
Please Join us in praying for all believers here as well as the country in general as it faces much uncertainty.(There should be a new PM elected this afternoon though the Maoists have boycotted the parliament.)
Greetings in Him,
Bruce and Libby
Bomb rocks Dhobighat church; two killed, dozen others injured
Two persons got killed and over a dozen others were wounded when a bomb went off at the Church of Assumption in Dhobighat Saturday morning.
The deceased are identified as Alestina Joseph, 14, a ninth grade student of St Mary’s school and a resident of Betia, India and Deepa Patry, 30. The former died while being taken to the hospital and the latter died while undergoing treatment.
14 other people are injured and undergoing treatment Alka Hospital, Jawalakhel and Patan Hospital. Situation of two is reported to be critical.
The bomb went off at 9.15 am when as the Saturday prayer was about to begin. There were about 150 people in the church when the bomb went off, according to Gabriel who was present at the Church during the blast.
Police have cordoned the area. A bomb disposal squad is working as two unattended bags were found on the site, reports say.
Father Bogati, chief of the Assumption Church condemned the incident. Damodar Gautam of World Hindu Federation also condemned the blast saying attacks on religious shrines were unfortunate.
No one has officially owned up the blast. Involvement of Nepal Defense Army is suspected as pamphlets marked with their names were found in the site. nepalnews.com May 23 09
