Heat From Within and Without

As the Indian heat continues to rise unabated amidst the chaos in the political world, God and his people are at work in the highways and the byways.  Neither the summer, nor their surroundings is stopping them.  As I write this, I am in awe of again both, God and his men!  I had the privilege of meeting one of our missionary working in Rajasthan.  To put things into perspective, he lives in such a remote location that he has to walk two hours to reach the highway and then take a bus for an hour to reach the nearest city.

But he is not daunted.  He has been faithfully serving the Lord in that region for over two decades now.  But then he had the guts to believe that one day God will allow him to build a church building in this remote place. Where would the materials come from?  How would they be hauled?  He had no answers but he kept praying and believing.  He had to wait long, but he did not give up hope.  

Recently we were able to help him build a small church building in this remote location and I got to witness it personally.  I was once again amazed at the passion they have to love Jesus and to hear his Word.  He ministers in six villages and he is training his oldest son to help him.  “I am happy to do whatever I can to serve Jesus” said his older son when I asked him about his involvement in serving the people."I don't have  any formal training but I join him to pray for people," he continued.   I walked away from that place thanking God for using ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

This was a passionate man and his passionate family.  Thank you for helping us to help them.   Keep praying and keep giving.