The Italian priests first passed through Nepal on 1662A. The Roman Catholic Church in 1703, the Capuchin priests were asked to go back and evangelize in Tibet, India and Nepal. The Newar community, indigenous group of Kathmandu valley, was the prime target of these missionaries whose basecamp was in Patna, India. They came to work several times from 1707 to 1769. Prithvi Narayan Shah, after the unification of Nepal expelled the priest condemning them of trying to impose colonial power.
From then until 1951 a policy was introduced that did not allow any foreigners and Christians in the country. The reason for this policy was to maintain independence and keep the Hindu structure of society unaffected. The nations were closed from missionaries for two hundred years following this policy. The Nepalese who lived outside of the country tried to work on missions outside the countries. People from Nepal often visited India. So most of the Nepalese were converted right at the border and sent back to the country. Nautanwa and Rupaidiah were the important center where they worked on preaching and evangelizing. So the work kept on going in the border for 16 years and they even opened a band named Nepali Evangelistic Band.
The translation of bible into Nepali language was another important step in spreading Christianity in Nepal. The first full Bible in Nepali was published in 1914 and the revised bible was published in 1977. So much was happening in the boarder areas but the attempts of the missionaries to enter the country failed time and again. The Gorkha Mission group formed at the border started selling scriptural literature. The revolution in 1951 helped bring foreign investments in the country. There was change in the government but still the attitude towards the Christians were still the same. In 1951 Christian missions were permitted under these conditions.
1) Serve the people in away which would help nation building.