Gagan Gurung

CFNA New American of the Month

Gagan with rev. Matt Clark

Having grown up in Bhutan, Gagan – together with thousands of other Nepali residents – made his way to neighboring Nepal, this the result of a forced departure ordered by the government of Bhutan. At the time, Gagan was 14 years of age.

During his 22 years as a resident of Beldange 3, one of seven refugee camps in Nepal, Gagan developed a curiosity about Christianity. Through the urging of family members and the power of the Holy Spirit, this curiosity turned into commitment. On Sunday, October 13, 2002, Gagan left Hinduism to become a baptized believer in Christ.

Having been selected for resettlement in the USA, Gagan left Beldange 3 and on July 9, 2013, arrived in St. Louis. Upon arrival he immediately joined other members of his extended family, most of whom (14) had been baptized into the Christian faith at the Peace Center three years prior to his arrival. Almost immediately, Gagan joined a confirmation class and on January 12, 2014, was confirmed as an adult believer during the Sunday worship service at Ascension Lutheran Church, St. Louis.

Presently, Gagan serves on behalf of Ascension Lutheran Church and CFNA as a missionary among the Nepali people in St. Louis and beyond. In addition to personally welcoming recently arrived Nepali families with welcome packages and with food and furniture donations, Gagan also leads a 40-member home Bible study, as well as the New Life Fellowship now worshipping Sunday mornings at the Peace Center – this as a satellite of Ascension Lutheran Church. For more about New Life, read this post!

Please keep Gagan in your prayers as he pursues his most recent calling.