Shepherding: A Brother from Jammu

Two years ago we met a brother in our distribution trip to Jammu who had helped us in meeting a good number of Christian workers. This brother gave us hospitality for a week. In fact, his house became our center for distribution though it was in the village. He also happened to be the first and only Christian family in the entire village.

Two years later, his elder son got a job in Gurugram. He called me to contact his son and also spiritually take care of him, which I gladly did. Now, I have been in contact with his son and his son has started coming for the Lord's table meeting and other meetings of the church.

This brother from Jammu is the first one to come into the church life from his community. He has a burden to preach the gospel among the youth as he himself is one of them who are young working ones with money and good job living far away from home. The young generation are totally independent from their parents and most of them live a care free life. In fact, most of them are in the verge of moral decline and godlessness. For such youths, there is a need for the gospel preaching and shepherding. This brother has such a burden though he himself is in the midst of modern day urban culture. 

My first meeting with him was inviting him for a lovefeast dinner at my home. He was so happy and shepherded that he felt home once again, home far away from home. Though he has been busy the whole day throughout the week, we will do our best to meet up on weekends and make sure he has received the shepherding he needed.

May the Lord grace him to enjoy the Lord and the church life, and become functioning and useful members of the Body .