Father Joachim influenced some of his patients and they came to the Christian faith. In 1721 Father Decireti came to Nepal from Tibet, met the king Bhupitendra Malla of Bhaktapur and he was allowed to preach the Gospel. Seven merchants of the Newar caste, who had business in Lhasa, Tibet wholeheartedly, became Christians. In 1728, Father Horesh and his team consecrated them in the religion. In 1732, on a return trip from Lasha, Father Horesh established the Christian center in Bhaktapur and started preaching. In 1738, King Ranajit Malla called the Capuchin Fathers to Bhaktapur and in the next year, two preachers, Joachin and Bito, also came to Bhaktapur. In 1741, they were given a copper plaque by the king and were able to preach freely in the province. Kantipur's (Kathmandu Valley) king Jaya Prakash Malla provided them a house and garden at the palace called Band Tolasithali in 1742.
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