Extra Commitment Opportunities

There is a channel through which gifts can be designated for specific items that support the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s work around the world. These are called Extra Commitment Opportunities (ECOs). You can give directly to an ECO account online or by mailing your check designating the name and account number of the particular item you have chosen to:

PC(USA) Individual Remittance Processing
P.O. Box 643700
Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700

Your gift will go directly into the ECO Account designated, and you will receive a letter indicating that your gift has been received and will be used for the purpose intended.

Below are some ECOs related to Nepal. For a complete listing visit Mission Funding's Web site and type Nepal into the search box.

Education

United Mission to Nepal Training and Scholarship Program

As UMN looks forward to handing over its health facilities and program to Nepali Christian leadership in the near future, there is a strong emphasis on preparing the selection of experienced and capable leaders in many areas of health care. Some of this training can be done "on the job," in Nepali training institutions (which have become very expensive), in other south Asian countries and occasionally in the US. Funds are needed for scholarships and for the administration of this program by capable Nepali Christians.

Evangelism

Newari and Others PFF (Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship)

The church in Nepal has grown dramatically from 50 known believers in 1960 to over 300,000 today. Yet there are still many unreached peoples. Two groupings of churches that the Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship has been working with are the National Churches Fellowship of Nepal (NCFN) and the Evangelical Christian Fellowship in Nepal (ECFN). Together they are seeking to reach 14 unreached people groups.

Mission Personnel

Beverley Booth, a medical doctor, served in India for more than a decade. She is now serving with the United Mission to Nepal (UMN). She is helping UMN build the capacity of Nepali organizations to perform ministries related to education, food security, peace and conflict transformation, women’s and children’s issues, HIV/AIDS and enterprise development.