The Church in Mathura

Today, the 19th March 2023, the church in Mathura was formally raised up in fellowship with the Body and the first Lord’s Table Meeting held in fellowship with the nearby churches. The past two days there was a perfecting training for the saints in the church in Mathura, a perfecting training on the fundamental truth concerning Christ and the church, and the practical Christian living. As the church in Gurugram, we all went to participate in this important meeting today by bus. It was a wonderful and glorious church trip to Mathura!

The history of how the Lord recovered the church in Mathura was truly the sovereignty of the wise God. The first contact was with the key brother on 19th July 2021 when he searched online for "Amana Literature" as printed in the ministry books in Hindi. When he called the office landline number, the Lord’s move in the serving ones enabled him to be in contact as it was during the time of Covid second wave and it was all work from home. However, a serving one, led by the spirit was there at the office when the call was actually made. Then our online contactbwas established. 

On the 21st of July, two days after, he showed up at the literature office in Gurugram without any prior information. Then, we had our face to face fellowship. He was then introduced to the bothers in the church in Gurugram and New Delhi. There and then, he purchased all the Hindi ministry books which he had not gotten yet. On our request, he stayed back for a night and also joined the young people fellowship which was conducted in English. But he testifed that he enjoyed the meeting in the spirit and was so joyful despite not knowing the language spoken in the meeting, English.

Since then, he started pursuing the ministry books faithfully and dropped all the other ministries he used to pursue before. He then tasted the ministry and seen the vision of Christ and the church!

Now and then, he called, and invited us to visit him. On his third invitation call, I took it seriously and made first visit to Mathura with a brother from the church in New Delhi on 11th September2023. 

The prayer request sent out for the first visit:

Prayer Request

Colossians 4:3-4

Praying at the same time for us also, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, that I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.

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Dear Saints,

Pray for the follow-up shepherding visit to a group of seeking believers in Mathura who came to fellowship with us through their reading and enjoyment of the ministry of the word in Hindi.

This weekend, 11-13 September, we are visiting and fellowshiping with them.  

Pray that that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ.

Pray that the Lord would shepherd them into the rich enjoyment of Christ as the unsearchable riches and be  fully recovered for the Lord’s testimony in Mathura, UP.

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Facts about Mathura

Mathura is a sacred city in Uttar Pradesh, northern India. It is believed to be the birthplace of an important deity in the Hindu religious pantheon. It is an important pilgrim place of the Hindus and one of the seven sacred cities in India.

It is about 50 kms from Taj Mahal in Agra.

The report sent after the first visit to Mathura:

Follow-up Shepherding Visit to Mathura, UP

Dear Saints,

Thank you for your prayers!

The Lord has richly blessed the visit to Mathura in answer to the prayers of the Body. Since the time we arrived there, we enjoyed fellowshipping with the saints, sessions by sessions until midnight. Their hunger for the word of God had literally drawn out from our being the living waters. We simply followed the Spirit's flow and flowed along with it by ministering the word.

On the Lord's Day, about 70 saints gathered together for the meeting. As the Lord led, we ministered the word of God on God's plan, the redemption accomplished by Christ, the salvation we can enjoy by believing into His Name, the need for household salvation, and the need to grow in life through the word.

After the meeting, we fellowshipped with the leading brothers on some practical ways to enjoy the the Lord by calling upon the Lord’s name, pray-reading the word of God, and prophesying for the building up of the Body of Christ. We also introduced a practical way to be revived through the morning revival and also taught them some hymns in Hindi for their spiritual enjoyment.

Having thus released the burden for this time, we commit them to the word of God's grace that can build them up and left to be visited again soon.

Acts 20:32

And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who have been sanctified.

Prayer Burden

Please continue to pray for the brothers and sisters in Mathura for their daily enjoyment of the Lord and growth in life unto the full recovery of the Lord's testimony. Amen.

The prayer request sent out for the second visit:

PRAYER BURDENS: The Ministry of the Word Literature Distribution

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“And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must lead them also, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one Shepherd.” (John 10:16, RecVer)_

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Dear Saints,

Brothers are coordinating this distribution and shepherding trip to the seekers in Uttar Pradesh. 

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May 9-12: Mathura and Gatholi in Uttar Pradesh

May 10: Bharatpur in Rajasthan

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Prayer Burdens

Pray for the distribution and shepherding in Mathura, Bharatpur, and Gatholi, especially for the meeting with Christian seekers, and reaching the seeking ones with the ministry and be gained to bear the Lord’s testimony.

Pray that the Lord would supply many of His lovers and seekers with  His rich speaking and life supply through the ministry books.

Pray for the  coordination among the serving ones.

The report sent after the second visit to Mathura:

Thank you for your prayers!

In answer to the prayers of the Body, the Lord has blessed the distribution and shepherding visit where the ministry literature were introduced and distributed to the seeking Christians besides ministering the timely words. 

Yesterday, we enjoyed a wonderful fellowship and meeting in Mathura; singing hymns in Hindi, calling upon the Lord’s name, pray-reading the word, and ministering the word. As a result, 10 new ones took baptism after the meeting. All the saints and new ones were filled with joy!

Continue to pray for the follow-up shepherding unto the raising up of the Lord’s testimony in Mathura, Gatholi, and Bharatpur.

Praise the Lord!

The third visit was.carried out on 22nd November 2022. These were the official literature journey to Mathura. In addition to all these visitations, a regular monthly visits took place in coordination of the brothers in the church in New Delhi and Gurugram. Finally, this weekend, a training was held for two days and the church was formally raised up with the first Lord’s Table Meeting in fellowship, oneness, and coordination with the Bidy of Christ!

Praise the Lord! Jesus is Lord! Christ is Victor in the Hindi heartland of India! Hallelujah for the church in Mathura!