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  • The Unexpected Missionary

  • The True Story of Gagan Gurung, Who Ran Away from His Baptism but Became a Christian Missionary to America.
  • By: Henry Simon
  • Narrated by: Sean Slater
  • Length: 3 hrs
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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The Unexpected Missionary

By: Henry Simon
Narrated by: Sean Slater
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Gagan Gurung never expected he would become a Christian, let alone a missionary and never would have believed he would become a missionary to America. His family was from Nepal, but they lived in a difficult time in Bhutan. His father had taken the family to Bhutan to find work. Eventually, oppression by the government forced the Nepalese workers to leave.

Arriving as refugees in Nepal, they suffered lack of shelter, food, and water. As time went on, the camp became more livable, but never a good place to live - certainly not to raise a family. Gagan's family would live there for 22 years. T

housands of refugees grew up in the camp, married, had children, suffered, and died there. Gagan's family experienced all of this. When a local Christian missionary baptized his brother and sister in law, it was assumed Gagan would be baptized. However, when the day came, Gagan ran away.

Only later, after a miracle brought Gagan Gurung to faith, would he be baptized. Years in the camp eventually gave way to an open door in America. In his new country, Gagan Gurung would work with local churches to bring many to faith in Jesus and to baptism.

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Inspirational Story

Gagan’s arduous journey to becoming a missionary in St. Louis is a well written and inspirational story of a young Nepali boy living with his family in Bhutan. Forced to leave and return to Nepal due to governmental oppression, for the next 22 years he lived an impoverished life. The author shares the challenges and suffering he endures.
Through the guidance of an indigenous missionary, he experiences a miracle that brings him to faith that leads him to become God’s tool to bring many to Faith through baptism.
Excellent narration by Sean Slater.

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