Nepal (MNN) — The streets of Kathmandu may be quiet for now, but tensions simmer just below the surface.

So-called Gen Z protests have rocked Nepal for weeks, leaving the future of the former Hindu kingdom in question.

PG Athui with Zim Zam Global says, right now, “The protesters are calming down, just seeing how the temporary leadership will take over.”

Demonstrations began earlier this month when the government ordered a shutdown or ban on 26 social media platforms. Young people viewed the ban as censorship and the latest power move by a decrepit system of elites. So, they took to the streets.

Gen Z movement against corrupted government.
(Wikimedia Commons)

As a result, ministry plans went askew. “We were planning to have four more trainings in Nepal in October and November,” Athui says.

“We are now uncertain, which is really stopping the Gospel [from moving] forward.”

Economists warn that, because protests took place during the tourist season, Nepal — already impoverished — will lose billions of dollars. Ripple effects are likely to hit Christians even harder. Poverty rates among believers tend to be higher than the national average.

“With that protest and many things happening, it’s really hard for them even to survive,” Athui says. “[The Christian community looks] for provision from many leaders around, and we cannot reach them.”

Pray that the Lord sustains His disciples in Nepal. Ask God to help Zim Zam Global connect with its partners. “Pray that God will comfort them, and also the big thing is God’s provision for them to live, to have their own daily survival: food, the necessities,” Athui says.

 

Header image depicts Nepal’s Gen Z protests against corruption on September 9, 2025. (Wikimedia Commons)