An Open Door in DLF-1

We have been praying very much for the Lord to gain some families in DLF-1 where we have been residing for the past sixteen years now. Though we did door-knocking and gospel preaching a couple of times, the local residents have not really been gained yet. In fact, I used to have contact with a few families and also made some good friends, but that did not materialize for the gospel. I personally was kind of desperate but did not lose hope yet. The only thing I could do now is to pray and pray and pray. As a family and with my son, we have been praying for the local residents to be saved and gained by the Lord for His testimony in Gurugram.

On the 24th of this month, after the prayer meeting, I was about to go out for gospel preaching. A sister requested if I could join some young brothers to meet their friend. I agreed. I accompanied three young brothers to meet another teenage classmate of a teenage brother. As we visited the family, a few questions that I asked during the conversation opened up a new door for the Lord to move in DLF-1. He mentioned that he was familiar with Christians and that his mother herself is a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. That's it.

Later, I and another young brother had a time of fellowship with the mother of the family who is also a sister in the Lord. She testified of how she had been desperately praying for fellowship with fellow believers in the morning. Then in the afternoon, we visited her family! She was so excited that the Lord had answered her prayer 

Besides, she also testified to what the Lord has been doing in her life. She has some guilt feelings for her past deeds. To which, I led her to read 1 John 1:7,9 and led her to trust in the word of God. Once she confessed, the matter was cleared already as far as God was concerned. Any guilty feeling thereafter was of the enemy and must be rejected by all means. She was so joyful for the ministry of the word and the practical time of fellowship we enjoyed together in the Lord. She was in tears as we fellowship.

The Lord also led me to testify about how He saved my dad and how my whole family got saved one by one. Similarly, our sister could see a ray of hope dawning for her family too. Though her husband was yet to believe, her son had already believed. Despite all the outward religious formalities they had done, the Lord has been preserving this family or His testimony in Gurugram.

This was an answer to the prayers of the church. And I believe this is just the beginning. The best is yet to come. The Lord will gain many residents of DLF-1 for the church in Gurugram. Only time will prove this declaration by faith now.

Lord, gain many families in DLF-1. At least eighteen, a family for each year we reside in this community and also in Gurugram.