Pastor Darpan’s church is thriving.
“God is using Pastor Darpan vigorously and doing wondrous miracles as he ministers and prays for the sick and needy who approach him,” writes a GFA correspondent.
It has been a long journey for the Gospel for Asia missionary who pastors a church in a poor area of Chennai.
Several years ago, feeling a burden to reach the people of India’s Tamil Nadu state with the love of Jesus, Darpan moved to an impoverished part of the state’s capital city. Most of the people residing in the area were poor, employed in jobs such as construction, rickshaw driving or street vending. Few knew the Lord—until God began to answer Darpan’s prayers in powerful ways.
One day, the pastor went to visit a woman suffering from cancer. So advanced was the disease that other family members had lost all hope for her. But moved with compassion, Darpan shared the love of Christ with the family and spoke of the healing power of Jesus. And when he prayed, a miracle happened.
“The Lord touched her and cured her at once,” writes the correspondent. “The whole family was amazed, and they all started praising the Lord and committed their lives to follow Him. At present they are growing in faith everyday .”
Another time, a woman who had been barren for 13 years came to Pastor Darpan for prayer. He shared the Gospel with her and asked her to fully trust the Lord. She committed her life to Him, and Darpan prayed. Soon, she and her husband welcomed a baby into their home.
Again and again, needy people approach the pastor, and without any hesitation, in great faith he prays for them. Miracles happen and souls are being added continually to the church—which now numbers 150 members.
“Great and mighty things are happening that are unbelievable to those who still walk in darkness,” sums up the GFA correspondent.