Agartala has been in my heart for a few years now since the Lord recovered Hsi testimonies in different villages of Tripura. Only this time the Lord opened the door for me to visit the city mostly with the twofold burden of introducing the ministry books to the Christian leaders and also to recover the seeking ones for the Lord's testimony to be raised up in the capital city of Agartala.
The Lord blessed the three days visit to Agartala. I simply followed the local brother who has been serving the Lord there. I stayed with his family and enjoyed his hospitality. I did not know much about this brother until this time when we could have a face to face and personal fellowship with him. As a local brother, he knew many of the Christian leaders. We could meet most of the main Christian leaders in the city and within the vicinity of the city. Most of the leaders were very interested in the ministry literature and placed order for the entire set (37 selected titles of Watchman Nee in English, 20 selected titles of Witness Lee in English, and 20 selected titles of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee in Hindi). Through this, some genuine seekers and lovers of the Lord Jesus Christ were manifested for further fellowship and home meetings.
The only Christian bookstore in the city placed order for the entire set. Through the distribution visit, the Lord opened the hearts and homes of an Engineer, Advocate, Scientist, Government Officers, for home meetings.
What impressed me most in all the visit was the Lord's perfect timing and His anointing. To my surprise, many of the Christian leaders and Christian school principals placed order for all the set of books we introduced. The response was much beyond my expectation. Besides, the Lord also manifested some seeking families who loved the ministry books and were also opened for the further home meeting. In fact, we had the first home meeting in the city in the home of a sister who also invited three of her neighbouring families. We ministered the word on The Mystery of Human Life and Calling Upon the Name of the Lord. And the following week another home meeting was established in the home of an Engineer who we met on the road and through few minutes of fellowship was attracted towards the ministry. Another memorable encounter was the visit to an Advocate who further introduced us to a Scientist who is now a businessman. They both were so seeking for the truth that our time of fellowship for half an hour was sufficient to get closer to them. As they read the ministry books, I believe the Lord will gain them for His testimony in Agartala.
My brother serving in Agartala was so glad that I could visit; his eyes were indeed opened to see the harvest is plenty and ripe. He also testified of how much the Lord revived him and opened His eyes to see the urgency of shepherding the seeking families. In fact, he used the word "magical" to describe what the Lord did in three days of my visit to the capital city. My departing word to the brother is, to faithfully continue the work of shepherding the new ones the Lord has manifested, and that if the Lord leads me in the future I would visit again to participate in the Lord's Table Meeting; meaning I would visit again for the raising up fo the Lord's testimony or after it was raised up, to participate in the church life.
Lord, raise up Your Lampstand in Agartala!
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