On that second day, after morning teaching, the group of 147 met all together to celebrate how God has been at work among and through them.
After lunch, we met with 13 men who had committed last March to sharing their faith in various places in W. Bengal. One day earlier these men stood , stationed at different places around the large meeting room, and explained how sharing their faith had spread to others who then shared their faith. We can easily say that in the past 8 months, more than 1000 new Christ followers have been established, who themselves now share their faith and help others learn, love God, and obey God's Word. Following that up on this day, we asked the 13 specific questions to drill down to their first days as regional missionaries. They were asked to answer:
Name
How long they'd been following Jesus.
What area they were sent to.
The name of the first person they baptized.
What that person's profession is.
Which previous religion was their background.
Describe the circumstances of meeting that person and the sequence of events that led up to their baptism.
After lunch, we met with 13 men who had committed last March to sharing their faith in various places in W. Bengal. One day earlier these men stood , stationed at different places around the large meeting room, and explained how sharing their faith had spread to others who then shared their faith. We can easily say that in the past 8 months, more than 1000 new Christ followers have been established, who themselves now share their faith and help others learn, love God, and obey God's Word. Following that up on this day, we asked the 13 specific questions to drill down to their first days as regional missionaries. They were asked to answer:
Name
How long they'd been following Jesus.
What area they were sent to.
The name of the first person they baptized.
What that person's profession is.
Which previous religion was their background.
Describe the circumstances of meeting that person and the sequence of events that led up to their baptism.
In summary, each of these missionaries had been living according to faith in Jesus for 2 years or less. The average time between the first initiated conversation about Jesus and baptism of that person was about 5 months. These experiences were peppered with stories of healing prayed for and experienced, of one baptism leading to a whole family's baptism, and other answered prayer as witness to God's love.
It was SO humbling to watch and hear these men. God is moving and drawing many to Himself in India.
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