So my friends... I wanted to write about a story that has come about during our time in India that really makes me happy about how the Lord is working here. This happened about 3 weeks ago when we first arrived in Aurangabad. I was with the half of our team that had ministered to the children in a childcare center had arrived before the rest of the team and were so hungry that we feasted on the dinner our host had delivered for all of us to share. We called to see if the rest of the team would be eating with us and understood they'd be fed, so us 4 girls finished the food off.
When the rest of the team arrived, they found no food so they went down to the Hotel restaurant and ended up talking with the restaurant manager. They began talking with him and spoke of many things as he is trying out his English. They had a deep conversation for 1-2 hours and Troy took an opportunity to pray for him and said that the Lord would pursue him. The very next day he dropped by our hotel room and told Troy thank you for praying because someone ran into him at the market and gave him a Marathi Bible and then walked away. This man (Rahul) was perplexed but knew that this was a miracle and answer to prayer because Troy prayed that God would pursue him. Rahul began to read the bible at Matthew and brought coffee to our team to share his testimony while getting to hear the gospel message through an evangacube. He shared his evangacube with the others in restaurant and now has the book 'Mere Christianity' and an mp4 player to encourage his walk with the Lord.
Glory to God! He is at work in these people....and has promised to pursue not only Rahuls heart but yours too.
We have just returned to Aurangabad from being in a village for a week and are heading out again for a place called S... where we will be doing a lot of worship and intercession. S... is the place our hosts will be moving to in May to begin influencing lives for Christ. This is the time to break up the fallow ground and cry out to the Lord to soften these hearts.
Please keep us in your prayers for inspiration from the Holy Spirit in how to pray and be led by him, strength each day, health, team unity.
Love you all...Thank you for your prayers and support.
to those who are hungary.. they will be satisyfied! but i just pray that they will continue to long for more! because only God.. Jesus, and His reconciliation can give us what we need... a way back to Him!
ReplyDeletebethany, God is doing so much more than you can see... don't doubt, and rejoice in hope!
Gottes Willes, bis bald!
israel