Ministry of the Word to Jammu

When I first landed in this city for the distribution trip, a brother picked me up from the Airport. This brother has been pastoring a small congregation. When we were fellowshipping over breakfast, he brought out certain points concerning his view on salvation, that salvation can be lost. I differed with the erroneous teaching and presented to him using the pure word of God that salvation by God is eternal and helped to understand the difference between eternal life and a reward for Christians. Though he quoted some Bible verses to prove his points I pointed out to him that the verses he quoted were taken out of context. Then he was so glad to receive my fellowship and thanked me for the truth on the assurance and security of salvation. Though I personally wanted to meet him again, our schedules did not match, so we could not meet up again. Perhaps, his function was to receive us and lead us to our next destination.

On the 27th of June, we were welcomed by the biggest Christian group in the city of Jammu. A special meeting was arranged for us by the group. After being welcomed by the committee members and formerly welcomed with garlanding in the meeting, we ministered the word. Like other places, the Spirit's leading was to minister on the basics of the Christian life. When my turn came, my burden was to help the believers to daily exercise by breathing, drinking, and eating the Lord. I did so by quoting relevant Bible verses. The entire congregation was so much in hunger for the word of God; they drew out of my being rivers of living water. They enjoyed the flow of life within as I continued to minister faithfully and boldly as the Lord led so. 

After the meeting, we had a time of the ministry books distribution and exhibition where a young pastor ordered the entire set of ministry books in English. Later the entire committee members took us for a dinner love feast and we were dropped off to our hotel.

It was rather amazing that so many groups of Christian have sprung up in the city of Jammu, mostly among the local Dogras. Positively, the number of believers multiplied but negatively the number of Christian denominations also multiplied. Nonetheless, the gospel is spreading. Praise the Lord!

We were also invited to a city near Jammu where we were requested to minister the word in a newly established church meeting. There too, we did our best to minister the word and had a time of dinner love feast at a believer's home.

After all these meetings, we were wondering how the Lord led us to all these people. We simply trusted the Lord and His word that one day, the seed we have sown will bear forth fruits, a thirty-fold, a sixty-fold, and even a hundred-fold.

Lord, gain Your heart's desire in Jammu and raise up Your testimony in Jammu city soon!