Uttarkashi

Few months ago this town was fixed for our distribution, an utter North on the proximity of the Himalayan ranges. A couple of times I was considering to change the plan for at least few reasons: no known contact nor arrangement made, and none gave a positive response on inquiring about visiting this town. Nevertheless, as planned and prayed for we came to this town, with only one phone number. Even before we met this brother whose number we have, he met us on the market as we went out for lunch. Amazing!

Later he came to our hotel room to check us out. Initially, he was very skeptical about us as the Christians in Uttarkashi were on the guard against any indoctrination from heretic or cultic faith. Even he was very strong to not associate himself with any denomination and stated that all Christians meets in their homes and there is no building called "church." Besides, there is no full time workers as such but most of them are running schools, on teaching jobs, and serving the Lord. I was so happy to hear what he had to say, and interjected saying that "we are the same."

To clarify further on who we are, I explained the basic statement of faith we uphold, and expounded the truth concerning the Trinity with our Christian beliefs and practices. This I did to clarify his doubt about us as he was afraid that we might have been "cultic." To clarify further, I explained about the essential Trinity and also the economical Trinity which, I bet, he must have never heard of. And explained further the orthodoxy of the church, the universal and local aspects of the church. After all these "truthspeaking" he changed his view, opened up and offered help.

First, he introduced us to a Christian Principal with whose family we had a home meeting. We used the ministry literature to explain some basic truth of the Bible on the three parts of man, regeneration, and growth in life. They were so glad to receive our ministry, especially by the way we shepherded them with the truth. They invited us for dinner, ordered the ministry books, and sent us to lodge.

The next day, the former brother gave us few more contacts out of which we met two, both Principals of Christian schools. The first one gave us good feedback on the kind of Hindi translation we have produced and ordered all the books, both English and Hindi, and the other Principal was so glad to receive the riches of the truths we ministered to them on truth, life and the church. He even invited us for dinner and dropped us back to our lodge.

Overall, the Lord's leading and blessing was so marvelous. The experience we have been enjoying was like what we read of Abraham of the Old Testament, who simply followed God, not knowing. Though this is a small town comparatively, the response to the ministry of the word is amazing.

May the Lord recover His testimony in Uttarkashi!