LITERATURE JOURNEY: Port Blair

MINISTRY LITERATURE JOURNEY: Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 16-20 March 2016

Background: A couple of years ago I met a brother during the Guwahati, Assam NE India propagation, who in turn introduced a brother who lives in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and loves the Lord very much. Later, we contacted by mail and phone, and since then we are in virtual fellowship on WhatsApp.

Last month the Lord burdened me concerning these Islands and I sent the ministry books as a gift to that brother, The Economy of God, The Glorious Church and The New Testament Recovery Version.

Two weeks later he called up to thank for the books and testified that he finished reading the two books in four days and that changed his whole understanding of a Christian life. Little did I realised that that was to be a "Macedonian Call".  

Three days later during a propagation training fellowship, the Lord's speaking was on the burden for the Lord's testimony in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. That prompted my spirit to testify of what the Lord has done thus far with a local brother who has been in fellowship and enjoying the ministry. Upon further prayer and fellowship, the Lord burdened me to visit this Islands for the introduction and distribution of the ministry of the word. 

Thus, three days later, a brother from Rhema and I landed in Port Blair for the introduction and distribution of the ministry of the word among the seeking believers.

Port Blair: Port Blair is the capital of Indian Union Territory, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The archipelago of Andaman & Nicobar Islands spreads along 780 kms in the Indian Ocean. The Andaman group has 325 islands while the Nicobar group has only 24 islands, totally comprising about 546 villages.

The major languages spoken are Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi and Urdu.

These Islands are the home of six primitive tribal groups and some of them are very hostile towards outsiders.

• 1.     Nicobarese
• 2.     Shompen
• 3.     Onge
• 4.     Great Andamanese
• 5.     Sentinelese
• 6.     Jarawa

The Lord’s Move in Port Blair: The Lord led us to this Islands to a local brother with whom I have been in virtual fellowship over smartphone for over a year.

As lovers of the Lord and seekers of the truth, we fellowshipped and blend organically in life, ministering Christ to one another almost all the time we were together. He arranged all the hospitality and took us to various Christian bookstores and servings ones of the Lord to whom the ministry literature was introduced, and books orders followed suit. The Lord has granted us open doors for the spread of the ministry of the word!

The two main Christian bookstores and distributors ordered all our Indian print books whichever were available in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam without any hesitation and further proposed to take these books to many other places.

Besides, we also went to different public parks for prayer and preaching the gospel followed by distribution of tracts and Rhema books.

Everyday of our stay in Port Blair was filled with prayer and fellowship. The Lord's presence was so rich that we kept fellowshipping with the brother all the time on various subjects at length; on the objective truth and subjective experiences of the Bronze Altar, the Golden Incense Altar, the Ark of the Testimony, the church as the Body of Christ, the oneness and fellowship of the Body of Christ, the ground of oneness, church living and real life testimonies of our own. May the Lord gain him for His testimony. 

The Lord sovereignly arranged the right people to meet at the right time as we could meet up with the main Christian workers among the campuses and leading Christian churches. What more satisfying was the meeting with the local Nicobarese, and also  with the students and main Christian leaders for the whole Islands, fellowshipping with them and distributing the ministry books.

We also distributed the ministry books among the mainline Churches who have been in the Islands for centuries. The Lord also led us to the main college campuses where we distributed the books, and much more preached the gospel and led three Bengali students to the Lord. May the Lord preserve them and shepherd them.

In addition, the Lord also led us to meet those who received Rhema free books many years ago. After we fellowshipped with them they are willing to become distributors of both Rhema and Amana literature.

After the rich enjoyment of the Lord's leading, presence and blessing, our burdens were released and we came back, paving the way for many more to go. What the Lord has begun, He will accomplish it for His eternal economy. As He led us, we followed Him and released His burden in us, and leave the rest to Him. May He recover His testimony in His time.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the Lord's testimony in His recovery for His economy!