Ministry of the Word to Kalaburagi and Shahapur

Having released the burden of the distribution in Bidar, we came down south to the next city, Kalaburagi. The initial plan was that we spend more time in this city as we considered to meet different Pastors at different places. The local broher who led us did not have a good experience in this city in his previous visit. So he allotted more time. However, as we arrived the city and contacted the Pastor in correspondence, he invited us to join the Pastors' fellowship going at his residence and introduce the ministry literature. This was not at all expected. But the Lord made all the plan ready.

I was given just fifteen minutes to introduce the ministry literature to the Pastors with translation to Kannada. Prior to this, a brother who accompanied us in this trip requested if I could speak again on the "wife of Uriah" in Matthew 1:6 with its spiritual significances as he was so much supplied by the revelation he received in my introduction in the precious city, Aurad. I took that as an indication of what I should speak. Therefore, when I introduced the New Testament Recovery Version, I used the note on "wife of Uriah" as a study aid along with other notes in Matthew 1. By the way, the brother who requested me for using this note came and sat in the front row and recorded my introduction of the Recovery Version. The Lord anointed the speaking so much so that it beame a ministering of the word of God to all the audience. The Pastors were very much touched by the ministry of the word and right after I introduced, each one of them wanted the Recovery Version New Testament in Kannada along with the seven Kannada title books. One entire box of New Testament (16) copies was sold out along with all the sets of Kannada books too. I even had to request a brother to get back one set of title books for sample to be shown in the upcoming distribution trip in other cities and towns.. 

The Lord blessed the distribution so much so that, beyond our expectation, one big city was covered in fifteen minutes! Of course, after the introduction, it took some time to settle the sales order

Then, we proceed further south to the next city, Shahapur. We arrived this place about two hours earlier than the scheduled time due to the quick accomplishment in the previous city. This gave me time to read my Bible and get some rest before we began the next meeting.

When the Pastors arrived at the appointment place and time, I was praying what to minister. Following the Lord's leading, I gave a gist of the church history,  how God used different people at different times to give revelation on some crucial truth in the Bible. For example, justification by faith through Martin Luther, sanctification through John Wesley, and narrated the beginning of the Baptist and Pentecostal movement. Then, I used Matthew 1:17 with the footnotes as a demonstration on how the Recovery Version can be an excellent study aid in studying the Bible. 

Thus all the generations from Abraham until David are fourteen generations, and from David until the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon until the Christ, fourteen generations. (Matthew 1:17, RecVer)

The three fourteen-generations totalling forty-two generation with its spiritual significance was amazing! The Recovery Version has expounded it in detail!

After the introduction, all the Pastors present in the meeting immediately purchased a copy of the New Testament Recovery Version with full payment. They gave a word to pass on the availability of such a wonderful study Bible in Kannada language to their Pastors as well. Thus, our burden for this city was also released. Then, we moved on to the next city. 

With the sowing of the seed of the ministry of the word, the Lord will let these seeds fall into the good soil and one day, we will reap the harvest. 

May the Lord reviver His remnants in thses cities and raise up His lampshades in Kalaburagi and Shahapur!