Sunday, April 13, 2008

House Church

Every Saturday night, the P's have house church in a small room they've renovated on top of the hospital. There are anywhere from 2-8 people there each week, not including the P's. They start with prayer and singing from a Hindi hymn book, then D preaches. He has started over in Genesis this week, teaching them that God created all things and that He is eternal. They have absolutely no foundation for anything about Christ except what the P's have taught them over the last few years. None of those who attend speak English, so of course everything is in Hindi.

S has been teaching her housekeeper Sunita how to sing one of the hymns. Sunita is not able to read and does not even speak much Hindi, but a dialect of Hindi. However, she has been learning this song and singing it as she works in the fields harvesting wheat. She was so excited to be able to sing along with the others, and we pray that she will continue to grow in the Lord and teach these things to her children. She is a very bold witness for Christ and wants others to know Him too. I've got a short video of them singing in house church last night, which I'll try to post soon.

The other woman you see is Momina, a Muslim lady who had never come to house church before but has been spending time with S this week and decided to come. She has been sick lately and not able to work so this has opened up time for her and S to spend together, and S has been sharing with her. Please pray for her salvation. The man is Mahender who many of you have prayed for over the years. He is faithful to the house church weekly.

Hope you enjoy this little glimpse into the P's lives and the people God has sent them to minister to in His name!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

ahhh wish i were there! Praying! I am so proud of you! I also wish i could make the long trek back with you as i know you will be tired. Take care of you! Amazing posts and pics. =) LC