With the burden to introduce and distribute the New Testament Recovery Version in Kannada, I set out with the brothers in Bengaluru to nearby localities. As usual, we met the key Christian leaders in each city.
Our first stop was in Chikkaballapur where we met a couple of young brothers who serves the Lord in the villages. All that we did was simply introduce the ministry by introducing the Kannada New Testament Recovery Version. Some selected verses and footnotes were sufficient to minister to them the word and then, we all prayed together.
A young couple who have been married for a couple of years and were barren requested desperately for prayer which we did by faith. May the Lord blessed them with children.
A young brother who is also a father of two children and serving full-time had the burden to accompany us to visit the nearby cities. I took that opportunity in the car while on the road to minister to him the truth concerning Christ and the church. He also shared his testimony of salvation as we drove through the highway where he met with an accident and that changed his life and saved him physically and spiritually. In this way, the Lord led us to propagate the ministry in the remote places of Karnataka.
In Gauribidanur, we met the President of the Pastors' association and introduced the ministry books. He was so attracted by the truth and immediately purchased the Kannada New Testament Recovery Version. He also picked up the burden to introduce to other Christian leaders we could not meet then. In this way, we sowed the seeds of the ministry in this part of Karnataka, trusting the Lord that it will bear forth fruits one day.
As we were fellowshipping. I was deeply burdened by the Lord to visit Tumkur. Though this city was not in the list porposed for distribution, I insisted that somehow we should visit this city. However, no phone call of the contactswe had replied until one call confirmed that we could visit. Therefore, we visited Tumkur and met with a middle aged brother who welcomed us and we ended fellowshipping with him for over three hours.
Our main content of the fellowship was on the truth, by first introducing the Recovery Version Bible and then some other ministry books by Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. The fellowship was so anointed that we could literally enjoy the flow of life among us. The Lord’s presence was richly with us. Over a cup of coffee and snacks, we had a brotherly fellowship on the truth concerning the church, the Spirit in John 7, and Tabernacle with its contents contrasting Exodus 26:33-35 and Hebrews 9:4. The Lord blessed the fellowship so much so that we became brotherly one with one another in the truth, and the brother purchased a good number of ministry books on the church that I suggested in addition to what he chose. Having been so impressed by the presentation of the truth, he even proposed if we could visit the city again for a meeting with the Christian leaders for the introduction of the ministry literature and also for the edification of the Christians, especially the leading ones. To this, our reply was, as the Lord leads and according to the need, we can could consider. We opened ourselves and told that we are open, as the Lord leads.
In fact, our fellowship went until 9:30 PM, in the night, and when we got back to our lodging place, it was almost 2 AM the next day.
Lord, bless Your move in Karnataka, even through this ministry journey, and the availability of the New Testament Recovery Version in Kannada!
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