Ministry of the Word to Kotgarh, Jeori, and Rampur

Kotgarh, a small hill station not far way for the capital city of Himachal Pradesh, came to into the picture for the ministry distribution journey this time due to a brother in the church in Gurugram who had already gone there. As I fellowshipped with him about the burden the Lord gave us for Himachalis, he mentioned about Kotgarh and subsequently made all the necessary arrangements for our pick up from Shimla Airport and a drive to Kotgarh and the other nearby towns and villages. The Lord had set the stage for the distribution, arranging even Gentiles to take care of us as we had no local person who could coordinate with us. 

The moment we landed at Shimla airport, a local taxi driver picked us up and drove us to some beautiful places to cherish us. First, we had a touch of snow on the way as some still remained though about to be melted fully. Then, to a beautiful mountain lake surrounded by lush green tree with the back drop of a blue sky. We then drove around Kotgarh and met the Pastor and his wife, of the only Christian church in this beautiful hills. 

The Pastor and his wife were in grief, shock, and pain as they just met with an accident on his way home. There was no casualty as such, but their psychology was affected very much. Despite their mishaps and our surprise visit, the Lord graced us to introduce the ministry literature to both of them and a few church elders who came to console them. After all the introduction, the Pastor was so interested in the Spiritual Man (3 vols) by Watchman Nee and he purchased it right away. They also received the free Rhema booklets to introduce to the congregation there. Then, in fellowship we decided to move on to other places to save time.

Kotgarh also holds a very significant part in that Sadhu Sunder Singh had come to spent time in prayer at a cave. The exact location was Rogha. I had the opportunity to visit that very cave and wondered if this was the place Sadhu Sunder Singh mentioned about his conversation with the Lord in his book, "At the Master's Feet." 

Then, as we drove on the mountain road, I preached the gospel in Hindi to our cab driver and led him to call upon the Lord’s name and believe into the Lord Jesus Christ. He was so open to us and the gospel of Jesus Christ. I believe, that was the definite day of salvation for him. He had been to many religious places and has a soft heart towards any deity, but this was the time he began to see that Jesus is the true and living God into Whom he has believed for his salvation. Perhaps, this was the firstfruit on the first day of the ministry journey!

Then, we visited Rampur and Nogli where we met the Pastor of the largest Christian congregation. In fact, I met this brother when I first visited in 2019. Though I had no plan to visit him this time, the situation forced me to meet him. So that he can be a channel for the spread of the ministry in Rampur area. In these two places, the Lord used a gentile who on the way became a brother to be our guide. This local cab driver was the only local contact we had and he turned out to be the one prepared by the Lord to lead us to different people and places. Otherwise, it was not possible for us to visit these hill stations in one day itself and move on to the next destination. 

Then, we drove straight to Jeori and arrive at lat night. A sister and a brother welcomed us, and we all, including our cab driver, enjoyed a good night rest. The following day, we had a morning time of fellowship with our hosts and in the evening with all the saints who have been joining the Church in Gurugram meetings online. One of the sisters shared her enjoyment of the ministry through daily Hindi morning revival. I was surprised by what the ministry can do to people; renewing their minds, transforming them, and reconstituing them with the truth. In fact, we came to witness what the Lord has been doing among the local people of Himachal Pradesh.

Lord, bless Your move in Kotgarh!