Ministry Journey to Raipur

A few years ago, a brother from the city of Raipur came in touch with the ministry books. Since then he had been enjoying the ministry and had actively been teaching the believers under his shepherding care concerning God's economy. He read the book in Hindi and re-translated it into Chattisgarhi. In fact, he did it out of a burden for over a year by visiting the believers, house by house, day by day. And gradually they took the stand for the Lord's testimony. Then we visited the city for fellowship.

During that visit, there was a sister who just came to attend the meeting when we were there. One Lord's day afternoon she fellowshipped about how much she received the life supply through our visitation. She even invited us to visit her family and meet her husband who was a medical doctor working in her home town. Though it was not possible for us to visit them at that time, I felt led by the Lord to gift her some books and also requested her to let her husband study them as well. I even forgot about the matter and what books I gave them. But the Lord worked even through the books and something marvelous came out of these little gifts.

This month, we visited this group of saints in Raipur again. The sister who received the books and also gave the books to her husband, both of them have now become the key family and pillar for the church in Raipur. As we fellowshipped, the brother and sister came and testified about how blessed they were through the books. The ministry books speaks by itself. The sister surprisingly exclaimed, "Brother, you prophetically gave those books that brought us into the church life!" The title books which I gave them were:

The Glorious Church

The Economy of God

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Now this couple had shifted from their hometown to this city Raipur, got a new job, and are now standing for the Lord's testimony in the city. Our fellowship with them was full of mutual shepherding. Two nights and two days, we spent with the saints, fellowshipping, praying, and ministering the word of God. We taught them how to sing hymns with proper tunes in Hindi, and also answered some of their doubts on the truths. They also came to visit the church in Gurugram and the church in New Delhi. Through the mutual visit and shepherding, the saints were strengthened and brought into the fellowship and oneness of the Body of Christ.

Praise the Lord for the ministry of the word that shepherded the Lord's lovers and seekers to take the stand for the truth.