In Nepal, baptisms are seen as violations of anti-conversion laws.
In Nepal, baptisms are seen as violations of anti-conversion laws.
Jun. 20, 2024 | Nepal

Pastor Faces Year in Prison

[177] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for Pastor Keshab.

After someone posted a video online of Pastor Keshab Raj Acharya praying against the spread of coronavirus in 2020, police arrested him for spreading misinformation about the virus, claiming that he told people they would be immune to it if they converted to Christianity. Investigations revealed other videos recording baptisms of new Christian converts, which further riled authorities. Eventually, the charges included “outraging religious sentiment,” proselytizing and other violations of anti-conversion laws. After three years of legal proceedings and appeals up to the highest court in Nepal, Pastor Keshab’s sentence of one year in prison has been upheld. He is currently awaiting the warrant that will be issued for his incarceration.

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  • Father, strengthen pastor Keshab as he faces the penalty for his crime of following Jesus' commands. Help him to remain strong in his faith and be a witness in whatever prison he is placed in. Father, thwart the efforts of our enemy in silencing your witness in Nepal and may your light overcome the darkness there.
    Ross J - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Nepal: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Specifically, give Pastor Keshab & other believers favor with authorities so they can do Your work. May all Nepal be saved. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord, we lift up our brother Keshab and ask that You would uphold his cause when the governing authorities impose unjust punishment on him. We thank You for giving him success in his ministry, and we see that this has captured the attention of the enemy. We pray for justice and his release but we also ask that You would be glorified in the outcome.
    Tim S - USA
  • Father, Your truth changes lives day after day. The government and laws meant to hold Your truths back will not stop the spread of people coming to You in faith. In the midst of the struggle, may Pastor Keshab experience Your favor. May he know Your presence to provide peace in the midst of the storm. In Jesus name, Amen.
    Bruce B - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Nepal: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Specifically, give Pastor Keshab & other believers favor with authorities. In this way, may all Nepal be saved. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I pray for Your protection over Pastor Keshab. Please provide all that he needs. I pray for encouragement and support from other Christians; may he never give up hope. Sustain his family while they are separated from him.
    Rosalind T - USA
  • Please give Pastor Keshab strength, encouragement, peace, joy and perseverance Father God, in the midst of his persecution. Help him to know that he is loved and use his circumstances to bring others to salvation in Christ. Amen.
    Scott P - USA
  • I pray this in the humility of never having faced such trials & persecution for my faith Father. Holy Spirit, please fill Pastor Keshab with the assurance that what looks hopeless, intended for evil, can always be used by You to achieve what is good. Keep Keshab's heart open to Your hope, plan, and goodness. Sustain him through this as only You can.
    Jason R - USA
  • Father, How wonderful it is to see people who really love you and will serve you no matter the cost. It should show all who see it, how real you are. I pray you move on the behalf of Pastor Keshab. Father, be with him, watch over and protect him. Strengthen him and use him no matter where you send him. I pray for his family, I pray for each believer.
    Polly C - USA
  • Father, How wonderful it is to see people who really love you and will serve you no matter the cost. It should show all who see it, how real you are. I pray you move on the behalf of Pastor Keshab. Father, be with him, watch over and protect him. Strengthen him and use him no matter where you send him. I pray for his family, I pray for each believer.
    Polly C - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Nepal: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Specifically, give Pastor Keshab & other believers favor with authorities so they can continue their work. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord Jesus, use the time of thy servant's incarceration for tremendous power for good. Use it to spread thy kingdom and deepen and strengthen the faith of Pastor Keshab.
    Margaret D - USA
  • In Jesus Name we pray for our brothers & sisters around the world that are being persecuted for their faith in Jesus our Lord and as You Lord remember we are made of the dust and can do no thing without you John 15:5 strengthen each one with the power of Your Holy Spirit to overcome and continue in the faith & may no weapon formed against them prosper.
    barry p - USA
  • Our Father, strengthen Pastor Keshab as he awaits the warrant for his incarceration. Give him strength to endure, and the ability to touch lives with those around him - whether he is free, or in jail. Bless his friends and family. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • Our Father, strengthen Pastor Keshab as he awaits the warrant for his incarceration. Give him strength to endure, and the ability to touch lives with those around him - whether he is free, or in jail. Bless his friends and family. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • Eternal Father, bless Pastor Keshab. Strengthen him in his faith and make his to be a continue witness for you. Let him proclaim Your name to the people he encounters in prison. Minister to him and make his time seem like a day. Watch over him and his family and make them to know and understand the truth and walk in Your will and Your ways. Amen
    Andre K - USA
  • Dear Heavenly I amen these previous prayers. I lift up my prayers for Nepal again. He has been imprisoned for Your sake, he has shared Your gospel. I pray Your miracles & Your power go before him in prison; that the Light shine in the prison so bright that the darkness is shattered there. Comfort & protect his family. In Jesus' Faithful Name amen.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Lord, strengthen Pastor Keshab through this trial of persecution. Increase his faith and boldness to share the Gospel in sly ways that completely escapes authorities but brings the freedom of knowing Christ to fellow inmates. In Jesus' name, amen.
    Maria L - USA
  • Father, I pray for those in Nepal who are following you. Please give them strengh to persevere. In Jesus name, amen.
    Nancy H - USA
  • Holy, holy,holy is the Lord God Almighty who was and is to come. Father, please make your presence known to Pastor Keshab and his family.Protect them with a hedge of protection by the blood of the Lamb. Confuse those who would harm him as your Holy Spirit moves mightily among them, soften their hearts, may they accept your salvation. In Jesus Name Amen
    Nan H - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Nepal: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Specifically, give Pastor Keshab & other believers favor with authorities so they can keep up Your work. And may all Nepal be saved.
    Lisa D - USA
  • In the name of Master Teacher Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Pastor Keshab. We ask for release, blessing, a hedge of protection, and angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Father God, I pray for Pastor Keshab and his family as they await this sentence to take place. I pray you will prepare them and strengthen them for what lies ahead. I pray that you will continue to use Pastor Keshab in ministry wherever he is taken. Please use the gospel to draw people to yourself in Nepal. Please prepare their hearts and minds. Amen.
    Julia F - USA
  • Lord, infuse Pastor Keshab with your grace, courage and peace as he waits, and give him tangible reminders of your faithful presence. Strengthen him for whatever lies ahead, and help him to stand firm under trial. Provide comfort and steadfast assurance for his family and loved ones, and may his witness be strong and unwavering. Encourage him Lord!
    Jackie V - USA
  • Lord, Ps K is in need of encouragement, now that the courts have decided he has to be jailed. We pray you will strengthen him and particularly his family, his co-workers and his church members. These persecutions will create fear in the community. We pray your protection over the believers in Ps K's community that they will stand firm for Jesus.
    Tan-Yeo S - Singapore
  • Please Lord please drop all charges against Pastor Keshab, please cause the authorities to look upon him very favorably. Please allow him and other Christians in Nepal to be able to worship You freely without threat in the Mighty Name of Jesus Amen
    AMANDA Y - USA
  • Father God, oh that you'd bless Pastor Keshab indeed and let your hand be with him and keep him from evil so that he may no cause pain. I ask all that in the name of Jesus name.
    Dumezweni M - South Africa
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for believers in Nepal: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Specifically, give Pastor Keshab & other believers favor with authorities so they can continue Your work. May all Nepal be saved.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Gracious Lord God, thank You for Pastor Keshab's work in Nepal. Please be with him during this time of uncertainty and stress. Turn his time in prison into a time of ministry to others. Let the intended evil be turned to good and the salvation of many. May his ability to spread the Gospel increase because of this. Be with his loved ones and his church.
    Jean S - Canada
  • Dear God I pray that this situation will be turned around for your honor, glory and praise. You will take care of Pastor Keshab and his family. His sufferings will identify with Your sufferings Jesus. Protect him Lord. I pray that many lost souls in prison will be saved by the Power of our GOD and Our Savior Jesus working through this pastor. Amen.
    Nancy W - USA
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