Loving Lepers......

We put out the word at the last minute from the orphanage to ask some lepers to come to one hall for ministry in a practical way. A small number gathered along with some beggars with cancer.

We aimed to meet them and show the love of Christ by spending time and to provide rice and some small amounts of money. Nothing could have prepared us for what we would witness today! We had been instructed how to behave and the do's and dont's so in a sense we were a little on edge if I am honest!

Pastor Jay sang a few Christian songs, prayed and then we met each one individually as they sat along one long wall inside this hall. What we saw was in some cases quite shocking, and all of them were in filthy clothes best described as rags. Nobody wants these untouchables it seems!

Pastor asked me on the spot to do a short preach.....?? Oh says me ...Holy Spirit come!! Fortunately I had popped a magic candle in my pocket and a box of matches and told them about the Light of the World. It all seemed a bit in adequate and my faith was not enough to expect instant healing although many times our hearts desire for such a thing.

With God's strength I felt compelled to tell them the Gospel and that one day we would have new bodies and there would be no more suffering if we put our trust in Christ. Even more surprising I decided to put my faith to the test and asked for any who might want to accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour. Approx. 20 made that choice and we led them to Jesus... what an amazing day! We gave each one about 2kg of rice and
some money and sent them on their way! Although there was rejoicing I'm afraid I literally wept after the event was all over. My heart just broke with emotion with what we witnessed and saw take place!

School Visit.......
Today we returned to the St.Joseph's school and spent the whole day being guests of honour. This place blows your mind at the welcome and hospitality we receive. It's a Christian run school but the children are mostly Hindus. They put on numerous programs and exhibitions for us to see and watch..absolutely spectacular from Karate and breaking tiles to a series of cultural dances.

To see such excellent behaviour and well disciplined children was a sight to behold, all proud to be part of this very rural school...note at our 1st visit 2 years a go they had not seen a white person before!!

Peter did his story of Jesus in the storm which always goes down well, and then after lunch Kym preached to the staff members in the recently opened Chapel. Last year we prayed over the foundations and now we were inside!

I then preached to the kids and their parents who had arrived. It was packed as so many parents had come, so much so that the very small kids had to sit outside which seemed a shame! It seemed a very disorientated start as people were moving around and various other minor interruptions took place ,but eventually the atmosphere changed and I changed my message to suit the large number of adults who gathered. The gospel was preached and between 25 to 40 parents came forward at the end.

This is amazing stuff, we introduced them to the newly appointed pastor of the chapel and he encouraged them to come to the chapel on Sunday. The Power of the Gospel in India is so powerful, evangelism is just so exhilarating and we want to see more souls brought into the Kingdom of Christ!

Thanks for your prayers ...please continue, there is till more time yet!