Like this missionary, Gospel for Asia-supported missionary Akhil loves to tell people about the fulfillment he found only in Jesus. |
Akhil Ojas was searching, but he couldn’t find what he was looking for. He knew there was something missing in his life, an insatiable void deep in his soul. However, no matter what he tried, he was still empty.
Faithfully serving the Lord, Akhil’s parents tried to raise their son to follow Jesus. But Akhil thought he knew better. He decided to hang out with a rough crowd instead. This group of “friends” didn’t really care about Akhil, though.
After struggling with their son for months, Akhil’s parents decided to send him to a Christian school. But Akhil also “knew better” than his teachers. He wasn’t interested in their Gospel message. He knew there must be something else that would make him happy.
After high school, Akhil went to college. Sure that he would find fulfillment in his education, Akhil studied hard to graduate. But his studies weren’t enough to keep him out of trouble. Things were crashing down around him.
After graduation, Akhil was sure he could finally find peace and happiness if he could just get a high paying job and buy lots of nice things. So he moved to a big city to find work. But as Akhil searched for a job, he realized that none of the things he tried before had brought him true satisfaction.
One day, he met a local pastor who helped him find a good place to work. Because of the pastor’s helping hand, Akhil began attending church. During this time, he came to understand that his parents were right all along; Jesus truly did fill his heart with the joy and peace for which he’d been searching.
Confessing his sin to the Savior, Akhil received Christ into his heart. And soon, he wanted to dig deeper into God’s plan for his life.
Akhil enrolled in a Bible college. After completing his studies, he decided to serve the Lord full time as a Gospel for Asia-supported missionary in Maharashtra, India.
Although Akhil thought he could find satisfaction in the things of this world, nothing compared to the joy he now knows as he follows Jesus faithfully.
Akhil requests prayer for his ministry, that many people will find the true fulfillment in Christ that he found.