Ministry of the Word to Amritsar

In Amritsar, the Pastor contact we got from Tarn Tarn warmly welcomed us. Since we came late to meet him, we only had dinner and rested in a hotel booked for us by him. The reason for us being late was because we decided to visit Wagah border from Tarn Taran on Saturday itself. In the midst of our distribution tour, we often took a time out for some sightseeing if there indeed was something worth seeing and we had the time too.

Sightseeing 

Amritsar being the border of India Pakistan at Wagah, we came to visit Wagah border and witnessed the Indian Army BSF daily ceremony. The crowd was charged with voices of patriotism. The next day, we also had a glimpse of the golden temple from outside and Jallianwalla Bagh.

On the Lord’s day, we ministered to the believers of the Pastor's congregation. The burden the Lord gave us to release on breathing, drinking, and eating the Lord. We three brothers coordinated to minister the word in turn, within an hour's time. The believers were so supplied by the ministry. After which, we also distributed the books.

Since our burden was to meet the key Christian leaders, the Lord arranged a Pastor's meeting on the following day, Monday. As we attended the meeting, it was a pleasant surprise altogether. Later, I wrote a note to the brothers:

Today, we had a meeting with the Pastors and they made us their main speakers and guests without any prior information. Two politicians also joined the meeting. 

On their request, we repeated the same message ministered on the Lord’s Day concerning breathing, drinking, and eating the Lord, in addition to distribution. The Pastors were so receptive and requested us to come again and minister to them.

The moment we entered the train to depart for Delhi, Amritsar received showers of rain. The seeds were sown by tilling the ground and God sent the rain!

In fact, the Pastor contact in Amritsar was the main organiser of the Pastors' meeting on Monday. We were made the guests and speakers to the gathering of about a hundred serving brothers and sisters. Since the Pastor was so touched by the ministry on Lord’s Day at his place, he once again requested for the same message to be ministered. We took that as the Lord’s leading and ministered the word with the exercise of our spirit. The Lord indeed anointed His word. Many brothers and sisters were so supplied by the word. I myself could sense the rich flow of life through the ministry of the word to the extend that we were invited to vist them again for the ministry of the word. Whether the Lord will lead us again or not, we don't know. We left the matter to the Lord. Only in His will, can we do. May His will be done.

In the meeting too, two politicians were present. I do pray that the Lord will touch them and save them too. Thus, having released the burden this time, our distribution trip came to a satisfactory conclusion. But, our train was delayed by two hours, that too was the Lord’s sovereignty.  Layer, the moment we boarded our train, there was a heavy downpour. The Lord sent the physical rain to this city after the burden for the ministry of the word was released. I took this as the Lord’s confirmation of His work. He sends the rain only after man tills the ground.

And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up — for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to work the ground, (Genesis 2:5, RecVer)

Lord, raise up Your testimony in Punjab!

Lord, bless Your move in Punjab!