HimalPartner
HimalPartner, formerly the Norwegian Tibet Mission (Norwegian: Den Norske Tibetmisjonen), is a Norwegian missionary organization active in Christian vocational missions in Tibet and Nepal.
HimalPartner traces its beginnings back to the departure of the pioneer missionaries in 1938,[1] when Edin Cornelius Alfsen and David Westborg traveled to eastern Tibet.[2][3][4] Many missionary supporters in Norway backed them with financial help.
Just over a decade later, China invaded Tibet and the Chinese takeover put a stop to further missionary work. This made all attempts at traditional missionary work in Tibet impossible.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Om oss". HimalPartner. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Tiedemann, R. G. (2008). Reference Guide to Christian Missionary Societies in China. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
- ^ "Historien". HimalPartner. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Perry, Cindy L. (1997). Nepali Around the World: Emphasizing Nepali Christians of the Himalayas. Kathmandu: Ekta Books. p. 164.
- ^ Simensen, Jarle (2006). "Religious NGOs and the Politics of International Aid: The Norwegian Experience". Forum for Development Studies. 33 (1): 90. doi:10.1080/08039410.2006.9666336. S2CID 153614782.