Ministry of the Word to Port Blair, Andaman

In 2016 we had visit Andaman Island for the fist time after a training in Tenkasi where we prayed by faith and claimed our good lands in India for the Lord’s testimony. The good labd I claimed was Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Therefore, in fellowship we visit the islands. The contact I had at that time was of a brother whose book I received while distribution the ministry book in Guwahati. Through that contact, the Lord opened the door for the visit to the uttermost part of the world as later commented by a brother from USA who read the report after the visit.

This  time it was our second visit and we were able to meet most of the Christian leaders in four localities. The Lord granted us favor in the eyes of the Christian leaders who were very open. They warmly welcomed us and helped us in many practical aspects to make the introduction and distribution of the ministry of the word fruitful. 

Inwardly, the Lord led us with a very specific burden to send forth His light and His truth through the ministry of the word. His word became our instant and constant guide throughout the journey. 

Send forth Your light and Your truth;

They will lead me; They will bring me to

Your holy mountain and to Your tabernacles.

Psalm 43:3

This time, the Lord prepared a brother who gave himself fully to assist us in meeting most of the key leaders in Port Blair as he has been serving in the city for more than two decades. The Lord used him as our physical guide in almost all the practical things we did while in the island. As a token of thanks, we gifted him with the Tamil New Testament Recovery Version and some offering as his family was in need. In fact, his son was under treatment in a hospital but he was with us for the ministry journey.

Besides, the Lord also prepared another brother who is a pastor of a Pentecostal group who usually were exclusive, but he was very inclusive towards us, accepting all our requests and even allowing us to use his meeting hall for the meeting with the Christian leaders in Port Blair. There were times we frequented his house and the meeting hall under his care as all the books were stored in his meeting hall under his custody. At odds times we had to visit him, even 3 AM in the morning or 11 PM late at night. He cooperated with smiling face! His humanity was such a cherishing. To such a one, my heart was open to him and gifted him the Malayalam New Testament Recovery Version, making him the first  to possess and read the Recovery Version in Malayalam in the island. Along with this, a good number of ministry books were gifted as well as a token of thanks for all his help.

On th first day itself, we were able to meet five key Christian leaders and introduced the ministry literature. All of them received them without any hesitation. In one of the meetings with a Christian leader, the burden for Middle and North Andaman was conceived and even a detail plan was laid out.

One afternoon, a good number of Christian leaders were gathered together and we introduced and distributed the ministry books to all. To many of them, this was the first time to know the riches of the ministry literature.

To those who could not make it to the gathering of the Christian leaders, we paid the price to visit them at their homes, some with appointment and others without any appointment. All of them welcomed us ad were so impressed by the ministry books especially the Holy Bible Recovery Version and most of them ended up placing order for the Bible. 

With two key Christian leaders we had a time of dinner lovefeast, one at his home and the other in a restaurant. And on the last day, a brother and his family invited us for a time of lovefeast fellowship at their home. This brother was gifted with the few ministry books sample I took for introduction. 

The Lord indeed sent forth His light and His truth. May He one day lead all His chosen remnants to His holy mountain and His tabernacles.