Surprise Invitation

On the 8th of October, my wife and I attended an official meeting conducted by the Taiwan Embassy in New Delhi at the Hyatt. This was indeed a surprise invitation as it was an official meeting with many high-profile Government officers and businessmen. We are neither officers nor businessmen, and literally did not fit in any category of invitees. However, my wife, being a Taiwanese citizen, and of late, we frequented the embassy for our daughter's application to the universities in Taiwan, we got to know some of the officials in the embassy. Perhaps, due to such interaction, we got to be known to the embassy staff and got invited. For whatever reason, I believe the lord has a reason for this invitation and visitation, too.

For us, this was the first official meeting we ever attended. We have attended many meetings for spiritual purposes and church related matters, but anything secular, this was perhaps the very first. In the past, we generally avoided meetings not related to the church or Christian matters. The Lord also knows when we can handle secular meetings for some official purpose if need be. I believe the Lord has started opening up an official channel for us to be able to be a "light to the world." For everything, there is a time and season. When the time comes, and the Lord opens the door and leads, then we will follow the Lord's leading. There are many things we have no idea about, but the Lord may have some specific plan.

Once we arrived at the hotel, we were greeted by some officials and one of the embassy staff recognised us and invited us to have a photo with the ambassador of Taiwan to India along with his wife. Therefore, the official photographers captured a couple of photos of me handshaking with the ambassador, and a group photo with the ambassador and his wife, with my wife and me. 

While the ambassador delivered his official speech, he narrated in detail all the works Taiwan government has done and is endeavoring to do in establishing a strong diplomatic relationship with India in the fields of education, research, business, arts, and cultural relations. From his speech, it was made clear that Taiwan wanted to establish a strong relationship with India for whatever reason. I believe this is the Lord's doing for His divine purpose. Though the meeting was purely official, to me it was the Lord's move in the world situation for to accomplish His divine purpose. As we have been fellowshipping on the line of proactively writing the divine history within the human history, I believe this is one such incident to write such a history.

One thing that caught my attention was a small brass batch of India and Taiwan flags crisscrossed. In fact, this was the best thing I liked the most among everything presented in the five-star hotel; buffet food and many other things. I see God's move concealed within the human government.  The Lord will reveal it in His time. My marriage to a Taiwanesse citizen and my children all born in Taiwan, definitely have reasons as planned by God. The will of the Lord be done. Amen.