A Hindi Seeking Brother

It was on the 19th of July that I received a call from the office landline as I was kneeling and praying in my office. This call was from a seeker from Mathura who desperately was looking for books by Brother Watchman Nee in Hindi. Having sensed his urgent need, I promised to send him a Hindi catalog and gave him my phone number. For this, he had to install WhatsApp as he was new to this app, to be able to receive the Hindi catalog which I later sent.

Two days later, on the 21st of July, he gave me another surprise call and said he was standing at the gate of the office. A surprise visit with any prior information! He came in and we met for the first time.  Then he narrated his ordeal, which was a pleasant story to me and to the brothers who have heard him.

Hs is brother G---u aka A--r D-v. He used to be a very short-tempered notorious village rogue who received the gospel of Jesus Christ by some Christian workers some ten kilometers from his village, Mathura. After he got saved, he had been attending the fellowship with the Christian brother who preached the gospel to him. A few years later, there was some misunderstanding between him and them, and they even hesitated to gift him the Holy Bible, which led him to part his way with them.  Out of his hunger and thirst, he came to Delhi to buy Hindi Bible and other spiritual materials, not knowing anyone. As he roamed the capital city, he came across a "Pastor's" name in a house who became instrumental in leading him to the main Christian bookstores in the capital city; Bible Society of India, OM books, and MSS. It was at MSS that he received the Hindi book by brother Watchman Nee. By the way, we had sold hundreds of copies of the ministry books in Hindi to MSS. 

A few years later, he wanted to know more of the truth and looked out for the ministry books in Hindi. Out of his desperation again he googled "Amana Literature" where he found our office number at IndiaMart, and that's how we got connected. Before this, he had been praying to the Lord to lead him to the right people at the right time. Meanwhile, I was also in desperation praying for the Lord's move in North India, here at the office. The Holy Spirit prompted him to call at that time of the day on the 19th when I was on my knees spending time with the Lord.  The Lord connected us together at the right time. Generally, after 7 PM I would be out of the office. But these days I wanted to stay back and pray in the office itself after office hours. Therefore, I could receive his call.

Hearing his testimony we all rejoice at the God who leads His people. He immediately requested all the Hindi ministry books we have in print. As we fellowshipped I felt the Lord's leading within to invite him to stay for a day and also joined the dinner love feast with the young people on  Wednesday night, the 21st of July, the same day he visited. He readily accepted my invitation recognizing it as the Lord's arrangement. 

In the evening he testified of how much he felt at home and how much he was thankful to the Lord for leading him to fellowship with the saints in the Lord's recovery. He, out of burden and based on the revelation he received from the study of the word, did not agree with any Christian denominations, nor organization, nor hierarchical system among believers. To every point of truth we fellowshipped with concerning Christ and church he readily agreed and understood. He felt so homely and our relationship was so instant in the Lord. He also paid the price to purchase all the books in Hindi. I offered him a 20% discount and gifted him a lot more as free gifts; the Life Lesson and Shepherding Material full set of 5 copies each, with a bundle of Hindi MHL tracts, and 92 BXL 1, Rhema has placed with the church in Gururgramm for distribution among Hindi speaking people.

He being a Hindi speaker and I am not that fluent in Hindi, I introduced him to a brother in New Delhi for fellowship. A daily morning revival time was proposed and he agreed to participate in it. In this way, he was also introduced to other members of the Body for continual follow-up.

The Lord has His remnants reserved in North India! The prayers we have been offering for the gaining of the local Hindi speakers for years and all the labor for the Hindi ministry book have been bearing fruits. May the Lord continue to grace him to be open, pure, simple, and hungry, and preserve him for His testimony. He and some fifty believers are meeting as the local church in Mathura.  May the Lord fully recover them all and raise up the church in Mathura!