Jesus loves India
Blessings for India…
As some of the polio children sat in their bed singing this song to us, my heart saw a piece of God’s great Love for India, and how His heart cries for India. After spending 4 weeks here I have seen the darkness that surrounds this place: the deception, the abuse, the corruption, the death and destruction, the sickness, the hunger. Seeing these raw realities has brought me to a place of deep sadness and mourning for these sweet Indian people. In these times God has reminded me of the Victory we have in Him. He brought me to this verse in Psalm 60:
“Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. With God we will gain victory, and he will trample down our enemies.”
Even in the dark nights at the hospital, watching young children screaming in pain, even seeing floating dead bodies down a river who believe they are going to heaven if they die there, even watching men do push up after push up after push up under Buddha’s enlightenment tree to try to rid himself of sins, even amidst the begging dirty children covering the streets coming and tugging at my leg for food and money, even seeing shrine after shrine of man created gods being worshipped…
I hear the testimony of a 18 year old girl in the bible training school here who has found the Love of her Maker, who has been beaten by her Hindu mom for saying that she is a Christ follower, who escaped her whole family and now is studying the bible and serving God here with all her heart in secrecy from her family, but still fervently prays that one day they believe that they are deeply loved by this Jesus she talks about, that is worth losing everything for. I see the way that God is answering prayers in the hospital, prayers of healing and comfort, and I see the way that all the Hindu mothers are starting to believe in the power of these prayers to Jesus and are begging us to pray over their hurting children, I see how God changed the life of a leader of one of the communist groups here who had killed many people, now he is in jail telling people about the love of Christ and changing lives for eternity and his wife is working in the hospital here. I see how being faithful in prayer and building one safe Christian place for children in a prostitute village can transform lives and give Hope that children never thought they could have, I see polio children walk with smiles and no pain worshipping God with all of their heart.
In these past 4 weeks God has comforted me and reminded me of His Truth over and over again through Isaiah 43:
“But now, this is what the Lord says- he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you, I have summoned you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior…All the nations gather together and all the peoples assemble. Which of them foretold this and proclaimed to us the former things? Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right, so that others may hear and say, “it is true”. You are my witnesses, declares the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed- I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses, declares the Lord, that I am God. Yes, and from ancient days, I am he. No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”
India has helped me to understand more of how big and powerful my God is, and how with Him there is VICTORY. He defeated every power in this world when He died and rose from the cross. So through Jesus Christ I have victory and I bring LIFE in my footsteps. I know that the enemy does not want me to believe the Truth, the Power and Victory that I already have within me, but God is starting to reveal more of this to me, and the more understanding that He gives me the more I can boldly proclaim this GOOD NEWS without fear!!! Jamazeekie!!
After a day of sad goodbyes and last chai tea breaks, we are in for a long bus ride to Nepal tomorrow morning with my new team of all girls and the rest of the squad, which I will tell you about more once I get there. India has taught me more about the power of prayer, and I have become even more grateful for all of you back home that are covering me with your prayers to our faithful God who hears and answers. Thank you so much for everything. Sending love and hugs to all of you.
