My First Visit to America

The Lord’s timing is always the best. When He wills it everything falls into place. What a rest and joy just to leave everything to the Father's will. 

When the Lord wills and the Body confirms it, heaven and earth works together to accomplish His will. This time for my visit to America, I experienced the Lord’s presence and leading so much in every single and minute detail. Though trivial, our God is also the God of small things. From beginning to end,  He heads up every matter great or small.  Praise the Lord! 

My online visa application was done on a train, and payment and appointment taken while on a bus, on my way to a coworkers' training in the South of India. On the day of a US visa interview, a lady visa officer's questions made me answer all about my faith in Christ, my serving the Lord in the literature service, my family matter and my relationship with the saints in America. Things that I did not wish to reveal were all spoken out loud to a government official. My preparation for the interview was not to reveal anything about my faith or anything Christian as I am dealing with the government authority. But it all turned out the opposite, as though I talked to a believer in fellowship. Any way,  I was glad I spoke the truth. And finally,  she wished me a happy journey, to America. That's how the government official interviewed me. 

When I arrived here at Los Angeles airport,  the immigration officers,  two of them,  asked me the same questions,  "Are you a pastor or a minister?" To both I replied, "I am just a believer, a Christian." One of them further asked me, "Do you preach the gospel?  Do you minister in a church?" My reply was,  "Yes,  I do!" Then he smiled and cheered me up,  "Great Sir!" I replied,  "Thank you brother!" And they welcomed me to America. Wondering if that was the way immigration officers should interrogate a foreigner. Anyway I liked it,  and glad they knew that I am a Christian.

Then a brother whom I honor and revere very much came to pick me at the airport and drove me to LSM campus where another brother introduced the whole set up to me. Very impressive. Not just at the physical matter,  but much more on the wisdom and foresight God blessed our brothers with, for His economy on this earth. Praise the Lord! 

My hospitality was very interesting. I described it to my wife as

I am in a home of saints who are:British American with Chinese wife, Jewish American with Chinese wife, And I am a North East Indian with a Chinese wife! 

Wonderful blending in the Body! The reality of the one new man lived out! Hallelujah! 

That was my wonderful experience of my first day in my first visit to America. 

God bless America.