Fremont, California
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
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Bay Area International Ministry - INDIA
The Lord is both breaking and stirring my heart for the people
of India. I have been dreaming about and planning a trip to bring solar-powered audio Bibles to the unreached people in India later this year. God's timing is not always our timing, though, right? For some reason it has been taking longer than I had expected to raise the funds for Bibles (we are around 1/3 of the way so far), and to make the money that I will need for plane tickets and expenses on the ground in India. For some reason I have been out of work for almost three weeks now, which is unusual for this time of year. I have been having amazing times of worship and prayer while work has been slow. During these times, the Lord has prompted me to engage in ministry among the Indian population in the Bay Area (which is quite large) while waiting for the funding to go to India.
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So today I was able to connect with Pastor Samuel from Christ Church of India here in San Jose. I was able to share with him my heart to bring Bibles to the unreached people groups in India. He told me about their bilingual worship services in both San Jose and San Ramon and also informed me that their church will have a booth at the upcoming India Festival in Fremont this weekend. I am excited to visit their church and to meet with Bennett, their outreach coordinator this Saturday at the India Festival.
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I have just been wrecked in the presence of God as I have interceded for the people of India both overseas and here in the Bay Area. I just sense that I am to use this time that I have no work here to surround myself with the precious people of India locally, learning more about their cultures and languages. I felt led by Holy Spirit today to take my 2001 Honda Shadow which I have named. "Elijah" (I want to go in the spirit and power of Elijah as John the Baptist did, hopefully paving the way for the King Jesus to enter the lives of many people from India) and ride to Fremont (which has a huge Indian population) to pray and intercede for the people of India. I have to watch my budget because I have such little income, so for six bucks to fill up the gas tank on the motorcycle and for two bucks a cup of tea, I was able to sit in Chaat Bhavan Indian restaurant, listen to the different Indian languages I was surrounded by, and simply pray. Thank you so much, Jesus, for continuing to stir my heart for the people of India and for giving me clarity and direction during this time. Amen!
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Christian Young
My new friend Ravi was blind and couldn't walk without assistance as he entered the worship service tonight at Anugrah. I was given the honor of preaching tonight and after the message we laid hands on him to pray for his healing and he can now see how many fingers I hold up in front of his face. And after praying for a creative miracle with his hips and kidneys, he was able to walk to me without the assistance of his walker. Praise the Lord!
