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Inside the Persecuted Church of Nepal

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April 18, 2026
Trek the Himalayan mountains with Steven Morales and the Radical crew to the Lhomi church—and discover the cost of making Jesus known in Nepal, one of the world’s hardest-to-reach places. *LEARN MORE:* https://radical.net/video/hard-to-reach-nepal/ *CHAPTERS* 00:00 This Is Hard to Reach: Nepal 01:55 Part 1: What Do the People of Nepal Actually Believe? 02:00 The Crew Arrives in Kathmandu 03:17 Buddhism According to the West vs. the East 04:40 Nepal’s Religious Landscape Explained 07:00 Lumbini: Buddha’s Birthplace 08:50 Siddhartha Gautama’s Journey to Enlightenment 10:19 Are Buddhism and Hinduism Compatible? 14:20 In Nepal, Every Spiritual Path Is Right 17:18 Visiting a “Rinpoche” (Buddhist Lama) 19:44 The Hindu Pilgrimage to Pashupatinath 25:03 Part 2: How Hard Is It to Reach Places That Have Never Heard the Gospel? 25:15 The Hippie Trail in Nepal 27:01 How Eastern Spirituality Became Mainstream 29:14 Taking the Gospel to the Lhomi People 32:49 Noah Lhomi’s Story 34:22 Day 1: The Trek to Chepuwa Begins 36:13 Day 2: What It Takes to Reach Remote Regions 40:15 Day 3: Meeting Pasan Norbu, the Oldest Lhomi Believer 43:52 Day 4: Finally Reaching Chepuwa 48:33 Part 3: Does Persecution Destroy the Church, or Make It Stronger? 49:40 Maoist Rebels Attack the Lhomi Church 55:20 The Cost of Following Jesus in Hard-to-Reach Places 🔗 *CONNECT WITH US* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followradical TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@followradical Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followradical Website: https://radical.net Newsletter: https://thecommission.radical.net *FEATURING* *Steven Morales* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenmorales/ *SOURCE DOCUMENT* https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GjYZKmyjaStUTTlcFuDlkx5zYqFye5_DbMrd4A1YnvY/edit?usp=sharing

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