Before I write todays wonderment from India, I want to remind you of the mission seminars that Dennis and I will be conducting in the USA right after this trip is complete. Scroll down this blog until you see the picture of Dennis with the group from South Africa, and you will see the announcement! We hope to see you there, and we are excited to share!
Yesterday produced more wonder and amazement at God's work in India. In the afternoon we went to a service at a church. They had invited an extra congregation so the church could not hold. The service was outside. When we go out of the rig, a baby pig led the way toward the s
ervice before he ran off.
Then in the evening, we took a 2 hour drive. Our first drive at night in India. We will not forget it. I am just thankful to God we safely made the trip both ways. When we arrived at 8:15PM there were lots of empty chairs and only 20 people. Singing was going on. I noticed that they kept singing. I was told there were more people on the way. This was an outdoor service as well. Wow, were we suprised. By 9:10 PM there were 500 people! These people worked hard all day, and traveled from 10 congregations. What a testimony to their dedication and love for the Lord. We preached in the open air until 10:30 or so. God was with us!
We will return to this place for the next 2 nights as well! Pray for the Lord to use us to preach all that He would want these people in this large group to hear! Our driver last night was a hindu man. He had a stroke one week ago. He was healed in the our mission hospital by way of a miracle. He was paralysed on one side. He could not stand or walk. Now he is like new. (his picture is above, taken less than a week after his stroke.) A wonderful thing. But even more wonderful, this man confessed to us on the way home, that he had never in his life sat in a Christian service. Last night he was moved to do so. Pray that this work continues in this man and that he would recieve grace to repent and believe!
May God Bless you all!
In His Service! John
Yesterday produced more wonder and amazement at God's work in India. In the afternoon we went to a service at a church. They had invited an extra congregation so the church could not hold. The service was outside. When we go out of the rig, a baby pig led the way toward the s
ervice before he ran off.Then in the evening, we took a 2 hour drive. Our first drive at night in India. We will not forget it. I am just thankful to God we safely made the trip both ways. When we arrived at 8:15PM there were lots of empty chairs and only 20 people. Singing was going on. I noticed that they kept singing. I was told there were more people on the way. This was an outdoor service as well. Wow, were we suprised. By 9:10 PM there were 500 people! These people worked hard all day, and traveled from 10 congregations. What a testimony to their dedication and love for the Lord. We preached in the open air until 10:30 or so. God was with us!
We will return to this place for the next 2 nights as well! Pray for the Lord to use us to preach all that He would want these people in this large group to hear! Our driver last night was a hindu man. He had a stroke one week ago. He was healed in the our mission hospital by way of a miracle. He was paralysed on one side. He could not stand or walk. Now he is like new. (his picture is above, taken less than a week after his stroke.) A wonderful thing. But even more wonderful, this man confessed to us on the way home, that he had never in his life sat in a Christian service. Last night he was moved to do so. Pray that this work continues in this man and that he would recieve grace to repent and believe!
May God Bless you all!
In His Service! John
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