Ministry of the Word Journey to Pilibhit

Two years ago, a brother came into the church life in Gurugram. In fellowship with him, he encouraged us to visit his hometown, Pilibhit, where his family has been laboring in the gospel for decades. In fact, we did plan to visit but could not due to the pandemic. 

Now after the pandemic, the Lord opened the door for us to visit. One day, a brother called me up to plan for Pilibhit. I took that as the Lord's leading and immediately called up the brother who first introduced the city to me. Then he asked his brother who actually has been laboring in Pilibhit to call me up.  Therefore, in one phone call, we made the plan for the visit.

Though we never met this brother, by faith, we planned the ministry literature journey. When we actually met him on the 9th of April 2022, I realized that the Lord has already prepared him for His move in that part of India. He has been laboring among the local people of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and has a good number of village "pastors" serving together with him. In fact, his mother and father actually died in Pilibhit as they were serving the Lord in that area. Now, this single yet-to-be-married brother is serving with some coordinators with the burden to evangelize 1200 villages all over Pilibhit. So far, they have only covered 200 of them. For three days, we were together and we had a good time of fellowship with him while he was driving us to different places.  This brother, in fact, is in great need of spiritual companionship and fellowship as most of his coworkers are subordinate to him. No one can actually shepherd him as he already functions in the capacity of a shepherd which he took over from his father who now has gone to be with the Lord.

At least on three occasions, I spent a solid time of fellowship with him on seeking, finding, and doing God's swill in his life, his service, and in his marriage. He testified that he never had such a fellowship and thanked me for the fellowship which he felt was the Lord's speaking to him and that he would consider the matter carefully in doing the will of the Lord in everything.

I also fellowshipped with him about being pure in the Lord's work. Any genuine work of the Lord should have its source in God, be carried out in the power of the Holy Spirt, and the goal of such service will be the glory of God. He testified that he was so helped in the matter of the need for purity in serving the Lord and not to do so with natural human resources and strength, and to purely depend on the Lord.

At another time, I fellowship on my personal testimony of how the Lord led me to seek the truth concerning the church, and through the help of the ministry of brother Watchman Nee and Witness Leed how I was helped and shepherded to see, know, and take the stand of the church.

In all these incidents, I believe the Lord actually has been preparing our dear brother; to gain him and perfect him for His testimony in Pilibhit and even be instrumental in leading many seeking believers in different parts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to take the stand on the ground of oneness for the Lord's testimony as the local churches wherever they are.

To help him pursue the truth I gifted him the New Testament Recovery Version and some crucial books on the church.  I do believe the Lord will continue to work in him. As he has led us to meet him and fellowship with him, He will work in him and gain him to be a useful vessel to Him for His move in Pilibhit and the nearby villages, towns, and cities.

Lord, raise up the church in Pilibhit.