Ministry of the Word to Mapusa, Goa

Our first meeting in Mapusa was with a brother who was closely involved with a Christian organisation, yet very hungry for the truth. The moment we arrived at his house, I wasted no time and introduced the ministry books, starting with the Recovery Version. Once he was clear about the riches of the ministry books, he purchased the entire set of all the ministry books we brought to him in Hindi and in English. 

Then, I learned that his father and his younger brother's family members were not yet saved. So, I requested the unsaved members to be gathered together for a gospel message. I did so, as it was the Spirit who led me inwardly. 

I preached the gospel in Hindi, the mystery of human life, and showed them how to believe and receive the Lord Jesus by prayer. However, I made it very clear to them that it was their personal choice whether to believe into the Lord Jesus Christ or not. Should he wish to believe so, I gave them the free will to choose to pray or not to pray the sinner's prayer. I prayed sentence by sentence and gave them the time and the freedom to pray or not to pray. Therefore, I concluded the gospel message and salvation prayer in Hindi. As I did so, I heard the prayers of the new ones according to their free will. According to the Scripture, He who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13). May the Lord save the entire household.

After this, we met two other Pastors, one on the roadside, and the others at a coffee stall where I introduced the ministry literature in a way of ministering the word of God. 

The following day, a brother came to meet with us, who initially was in a very defensive mode, wondering if we were cultic. Then, I introduced the minsitry books and asked him to examine every word I spoke if it was biblical or not. As I introduced the ministry using the lessons on the mystery of human life, assurance, security, and joy of salvation, and the Recovery Version, quoting Bible verse after Bible verse, he was so impressed. All his doubts were cleared, and he received the ministry books with a promise to introduce them to others in his circle.

Then, we were led to a young brother who further led us to the main Pastor all over Goa. To him, we presented the Recovery Version using Ephesians 1:5, Matthew 1, and some selected ministry books. Then, he brought up the matter of the local church and the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee being rumoured as "cultic or heretic." Immediately, I clarified to him the false accusations leveled against the "local church movement" and presented the Christian Research Institute Journal on "We Were Wrong." I also expounded the truth concerning the Triune God in contrast to the heretical teachings of Tritheism and Modalism. After I ministered the word sufficiently, I presented the minsitry books to the Pastor. However, he confessed that he had not been reading physical books as he switched over to electronic version on his iPad or iPhone, so he preferred the electronic version to which I mentioned the availability of the minsitry resources online, which he vaguely promised to read online. Then, as a Christian brother, I requested him to pray as we met and were about to depart. He prayed for us and blessed us.

A few days later, we met a brother who is a Bible College owner and also a Pastor. I enjoyed a wonderful time of introducing the ministry literature, after which he bought the entire English set of the ministry books.

In this way, the Lord led us to meet the key Christian leaders in Mapusa. May the Lord bless them with the healthy teaching of the ministry of the word.