One month here in the North East of India
has taught me a lot already. Most of the things like the culture and practices
here are new to me. There are many different tribes here and each their own
lifestyle. Being culturally sensitive is very important here. Right now it has
been four weeks of classes here in the disciple training school. The classes
are great. My favourite week was the “worship” week. I felt the Lord’s presence
so strongly and he has been speaking to me specifically in certain areas of my
life. Every Sunday we go to the different local churches around each being its
own denomination and it is cool to see their way of worship and structure. In
each of these churches we also minister through skits and song. Sundays we also
attend an evening service called the Monpa fellowship where the YWAM team leads
it. This church was started for the Monpa tribe people as they are mostly of the
Buddhist background.
I know as we have intercession times the
Lord shows me his heart for the Buddhist world. In Arunachal Pradesh only four
more districts have not been gone to for the outreach. One of these places is
the strong Buddhist world where the big monasteries exist. The few Christians
who are here are now facing persecution. We are asking the Lord to open the
door to minister to these people. Every Wednesday evenings we go house to house
praying and ministering to the people around the place we are staying. It has
been a good experience because God is able to reveal his heart for his people
of all tribe and people through us. It is mainly mountain area so we get to
walk and see how the people live and some do say no when we come to their
houses to pray for them. I had the opportunity to go into a Buddhist monastery
and pray there.
During the week we are led well to pray,
intercede and grow deeper in the Lord. The amazing thing is that we are always
encouraged to hear God’s voice and encourage one another. I am learning
personally to have faith in God for the impossible. Early mornings when we
intercede for the state of Arunachal Pradesh we see God move and give visions
and his word for the people .For the month of December we are going for a short
two week outreach during the Christmas time and we are preparing and praying
for it now. We know that God is getting us ready for it and it is going to be a
total new thing for me as it will be new
places but we are trusting God will use us. We are a small team of eleven and
we are expecting for the Lord to guide us in the right way. I am glad God put
me here for this season and I can see him working in my life.
Some of my prayer points are:
1)
Please pray for the two weeks
of outreach that we are going for this month during the Christmas break.
2)
Pray that the Lord would open
the right doors for us to minister in and that God would soften the people’s
heart to hear the gospel.
3)
That the Holy Spirit would guide
us and personally that God would work in me as this is going to be a total new
experience in a new place.
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