Sophia Primary School
We are helping K.B. and Sushila Basel to develop a school in Nepalgunj, Nepal, near the India border. At this point we have 92 students in grades K-4. We are hoping to add a grade each year. Many of the students are children of our pastors from the villages and there is very little opportunity for them to have a quality education in the remote areas they live in. One of the difficulties in establishing churches in the villages is that leaders are reluctant to stay when their children need education. Many capable village pastors are lost to the cities as they migrate there for the sake of their children's education.
KB&Sushila
KB and Sushila Basel direct Sophia Primary School and are its founders. They also pastor the church located on the mission compound and oversee a growing number of village churches. K.B. was an educator before he received the call to the ministry and is extremely capable in heading up an educational institution. His dream is to grow the school into a Christ centered campus that offers a first rate education for grades K-12.
Children Sponsorship
The children that come from the villages require feeding as well as school expenses. We have classified them as Category One. These students need $40 a month to cover food, uniform, shoes, stationary, books and school fees. The students in Category Two live in Nepalgunj and come from very poor families. They do not require food but only need help for their school expenses. To sponsor these students is $20 per month.
There are students in the school who come from middle income families. These students' families are able to pay full tuition for their children and the fees they pay have helped to bring the school to its present stage of development. As the school's reputation grows it is becoming a desirable place for Nepali parents to enroll their children and the quality is improving each year.
Campus
The buildings are made of mud brick and plaster, the roofs are grass. It doesn't look like much but it's a good insulation in the hot months when the temperature can easily exceed 110 Fahrenheit! Rooms are kept tidy and clean and the overall environment of the grounds is very pleasing.
We have purchased additional property that adjoins the rear of our current property and we will be constructing a main church building there. This will allow the school to expand toward the front of the property where the church in now located.
Classrooms
Each class has their own room with desks and chairs. The materials and the books in the library are pretty sparse but it's a beginning. Many of the children come in pedal driven "school busses" and though they are not exactly safe, they're a good low-cost alternative until we grow to the point where we can provide a bus.
Sponsorship
Following are backgrounds on each of the children. If you would like to sponsor a child, fill out the online form at the bottom of this page and we will get back to you by email within one week.
Category One Sponsorship $40 Per Month....
 Ayub Chaudhary Tharu
My father is a gospel worker among Tharu tribe people in the village. I wanted to go to school but due to our poor financial condition my father could not send me to the village school. I prayed to God to study in a school. My father brought me to Nepalgunj and left me in a believer's house. I got the chance to live there and study in Sophia Primary School. I am so happy and I want to be a social worker and do God's work among my people when I grow up.
 Rebecca Chaudhary Tharu
My parents and elder brother pastor a church in our village. They are leading the Tharu congregation in the church. I am the youngest in my family. My parents brought me to Nepalgunj and left my brother Ayub and I in a believer's house. I got the chance to live there and study in Sophia Primary School. I am very happy to study. I want to be a nurse and serve the Lord and help the poor people when I grow up.
 B.K. Sagun
My mother is a gospel worker and my father is a tailor in a small village. My parents are poor so I was unable to go to school. My parents brought me to Nepalgunj and now I am staying in a church leader's home. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am so happy to study here. I want to be a nurse and serve the Lord through my profession.
 Samiksha Dhital
My father is a church leader in Gospel Assembly Nepalgunj Church. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am so happy to be studying here. I give thanks to my God first and my parents for all their love and care for me. I want to do God's work. I want to be a good singer and worship the Lord.
 Diwash Pariyar
My father is jobless. My mother is teaching in the Adult literacy program. My parents are Gospel workers. I desired to study in a good school but due to financial difficulty I was discouraged. But God saw my heart cry and I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. Now I am very happy and can't explain my happiness. I really give thanks to God who has blessed me. I want to be a good businessman and through my profession I will serve the Lord.
 Himansi Pariyar
My father and mother both do Gospel sharing works till late night. Because of their hard work and committed life I am being blessed. I have received an opportunity to study in Sophia Primary School. I love to learn here. Some time we do not have enough food to eat but God is providing all our needs. I want to be a doctor and serve the poor and do God's work.
 Srijana Paudel
My father is a gospel worker in Gospel Assembly Church Nepalgunj. I can not speak clearly from my birth. I try to speak but it is hard to pronounce the words. I wanted to study in a good school. God has given me a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am happily learning here. I want to be a nurse and do God's work.
 Alisa Paudel
My father is a gospel worker in Gospel Assembly Church Nepalgunj. I wanted to study in a good school. My father is poor. He can not send me to school but God has given me a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am learning here. I want to be a social worker and do God's work.
Dhiraj Chaudhary Tharu
My mother died in the time of my birth. I was her first child. My father married my mother's younger sister and she cares for me. My father is a gospel worker. He is leader of Dang district churches. We live in Nepalgunj. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am very happy to study here. I want to be an evangelist.
 Bhagya Thapa
My father is a gospel worker. He has no other job. He has many children. That's why he was unable to send me to the school. But by God's grace my brother and I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am learning nice things. I want to be a nurse.
 Prakash Thapa
My father is jobless. He has many children. That's why he was unable to send me to the school. But by God's grace my sister and I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I learning quite a lot and I want to be a social worker.
 Roshan Bhattarai
My father is a bus conductor. He earns very little so we are hardly surviving. I had a desire to study in a good school. When my family believed Jesus, God provided a good education for me through Sophia Primary School. I am so happy to get an education here. I want to be an engineer when grow up.
 Sandeepa Thapa
My father earns money by doing labor work and mother is a servant in the church office. My mother is a Sunday school teacher also. My parents are unable to send me to school. But because of God's grace I have got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I give thanks to God for His love and all provision for me. I want to be a nurse and serve the Lord.
 Prasant Thapa
My father is a laborer and mother is a servant in the church office. My mother is a Sunday school teacher also. My parents are poor. So they could not send us to school. But because of God's grace I have got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I give thanks to God for His love and all provision for me. I want to be a nurse and serve the Lord.
 Animesh Shrestha
My father was a drunkard. My mother is jobless. I wanted to go to school but my parents can not send me to school. They are poor. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. This is God's love and care for me. I thank you God. I want to be a social worker when I grow up.
Deeksha Hitang 
My father was a drug abuser. My family was suffering due to the unmerciful environment in the family. My father spent a lot of money on drugs. After we received Jesus my father was delivered. I wanted to go to school but could not but now because of God's grace I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School which is my best desire. I give thanks to God for His love and care for me. I want to be a good teacher when I grow up.
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