Like Balbir, this woman also received a spiritual new heart through the witness of GFA missionaries. |
In the course of a day, a Gospel for Asia missionary in Maharashtra, India, helped a heart attack victim get a new heart and brought two teen boys back from rebellion.
Before leading a group of young people in a time of outreach, GFA missionary Jival prayed that day for their ministry efforts. During the prayer, the Lord placed a man named Balbir on his heart. Jival had met Balbir three years before. Balbir, who was 67 years old, was staunch in the religious tradition of his village. He was even a respected leader in that religion. Since their first meeting, Jival had prayed for Balbir whenever the Lord brought him to mind.
In His mercy, the Lord allowed the two men to cross paths that day. This time, the elderly man was open to hearing the Gospel. He had suffered a heart attack just the week before, and he was sad and frightened.
Jival listened to Balbir’s story with compassion and took an opportunity to once again tell him about Jesus and His redeeming love.
He spent more than an hour ministering to Balbir that day. Balbir chose to put his trust in Christ and in a spiritual sense, got a new heart.
That day Jival and another missionary also came across Sujin and Chandan, two teenage boys who had dropped out of school. Their father shared his distress with the missionaries.
They talked with the boys and counseled them, explaining the importance of obeying their parents. They also told the boys about the love of Jesus, encouraging them to trust Him.
The two boys’ father listened attentively to the Gospel, too. Both the father and his sons expressed the desire to know more about Christ and to come to Sunday services.
Please pray that Balbir will continue to grow in his new faith, and for his physical health. And pray that God will draw the hearts of Sujin, Chandan and their father to Himself. Pray, too, for the Lord’s continued blessings on the missionaries’ outreach.