Shepherding: A Sister

The youngest sister of one of the sisters in the church life who is of local Haryanvi was contacted a year ago. When we first visited her home, a New Testament Recovery Version Bible was gifted to her, which she treasures and keeps it near her pillow. Though the gospel has been preached to her and even helped her to pray and call upon the Lord, she was still under the bondage of idolatry. Prayer for her and her family salvation has been offered by the saints and also in the church prayer meeting. The Lord is the Saviour and He works in His own way and at His own time.

Last week there was an issue at her home. Her family claimed that they were attacked by her ex-husband with black magic which resulted in her mother suffering from partial facial paralysis. We paid her family a visit and assured them that only the Lord Jesus Christ is the solution to all their problems. We also preached the gospel of Jesus Christ one more time and led them to call upon the name of the Lord, which they all willing did. Then we prayed for them.

Last Lord's day, as she and her mother were on their way to a shopping mall, she felt a very strong attraction to come to the meeting hall of the church in Gurugram. She did not know why such a deep feeling suddenly happened to her. She finally yielded to the inward leading and drove to the meeting hall. In the meeting hall, we prayed for the family, then the sisters attended to her, and her mother was given an acupressure treatment.

The following day we received a message saying that she herself had decided to take water baptism. It was a surprise yet we realised that it was the Holy Spirit operating in her. As she came joyfully to the meeting hall to be baptised, she testified that the moment she made up her mind and decided to take water baptism and follow the Lord Jesus faithfully, she got released from the mysterious oppression that caused her to depend on sleeping pill to be able to sleep. She slept very well and did not take sleeping pill as the joy of the Lord was upon her. She even did not want any distraction from her decision to be baptised, so she had not informed her parent about her decision. We left that matter to her. We fellowshipped to her about the spiritual significances of water baptism and led her to be baptised. 

Praise the Lord! What a joy it was for her, the Church, and her elder sister especially. May the Lord shepherd her to grow in her daily and be a witness to all her relatives and friends.