End of my vision journey

Past three months I've been travelling in and near the Himalayan belt trying to look for whats next. I was really encouraged by the word that I received before I started this journey which was " Divine Appointments ". Everyone I meet in this journey is appointed by Jesus himself. This really fuelled me and kept me going.

This past month I have been visiting some artist. There was an event called artists in residence in which many artists gathered both Christians and non - Christians here in Delhi. At the end of the event all the artists had displayed their artwork in a gallery. I had an amazing time meeting some new artists.

I also took a trip to Himachal Pradesh to meet and catch up with Sridhar a brother of mine who is serving the Lord in an extremely dark place called Dharamsala which is also stronghold for Buddhism. I was shocked to see how hard he works and also really encouraged by him. Unfortunately I became sick due to the cold. I had a hard time breathing since the air was very thin due to high altitude. So I had to head back to Delhi.

The best part of this month was during a fellowship that I attended in Delhi. One of my DTS students offered me to stay in his house. I spent everyday encouraging him and pouring out to him. I was so happy to see him living so strong for Jesus. His church invited me to speak in  their fellowship. I shared my testimony and shared how God called me. Also shared how He was a father to me all throughout my life especially in times when I did not realise it. I so blessed to see how touched they were. It really encouraged me more than me encouraging them.

Finally I'm thankful to Jesus for the wonderful journey He took me through in these past three months. The way He provided for me. The new people that I met and above all just a time of being away with Him was really amazing.

Prayer Points :

Pray that Jesus will confirm what He wants me to do now that I'm done with this vision journey.

Please continue to pray for my health as I don't do good with new places. The extreme cold in Delhi and Himachal Pradesh is really killing me.

I'm so thankful to all the people whom I met during this journey. Pray that God will bless them as they willingly opened their homes so I could stay.

Best art work I've ever done

I spent most of my time this month painting and going on prayer walks. I feel so happy when I do these things...because this is the best way I relate to God. IN my latest painting I spent hours and hours on. It took me an entire month to get all the details done. I'm gland I can bless and communicate God's love through paintings. I believe this is what I'm called for.


Apart from this I had an amazing time meeting and catching up with one of my brother who is doing his outreach in the Himalayan belt. Harrison, my brother, and I had an amazing time talking about our past memories and encouraging one another.

My recent art is the best art work I've done so far...I spent lots and lots of hours and prayer into this one.....Few days ago...people here in Siliguri celebrated a festival....in which they worship the first beam of sunlight which is known as Kiran....they celebrate by building tents and puting lights all across the river banks...it's extremely beautiful to look at....they do pooja early in the morning around 4 or 4:30....waiting for the first beam of light and they worship....this really inspired me to make an art as a form of worship for my king Jesus...inspired by the festival I've done this painting....and I'm naming it """""KIRANSHIP"""""Which is KIRAN+WORSHIP=KIRANSHIP. ....in other words it is giving God the first beam of worship.....the first beam of worship belongs to king Jesus....I hope this kind of worship may be rooted into your hearts .....may the first beam of worship belong to Jesus especially in this season of your lives and in the days to come.....

Prayer points :

I want God to clearly speak to me and confirm  some of the things that I have in my heart to do for Him.

I also want God to open doors for me, provide for me and lead me to the right people and places as I'm looking forward to go to Delhi next week.

Pray that God would use me more powerfully than before as I meet and invest into people especially through my artworks.

Vision Journey

I'm currently on a vision journey.  Traveling to different places in and near the Himalayan belt to find out what God has for me in this season of my life but more so in the long run.

I had an awesome time visiting Harrison and his family. I was really encouraged by what he is doing  for the kingdom in such a hard place in India. I'm now in Darjeeling staying with two couples who are about to open a coffee shop. They are missionaries from the west who are planning to serve long term here in India. I'm gonna do some artwork in their cafe. Later I'm planing to go to Delhi and meet some artist.My goal is to meet artists and invest into their lives and who so ever I meet through artwork.

Biggest thing that the Lord had done  in this season of my life took place in the previous week. I was really overwhelmed. It was totally connected to the word spoken over me last month.

I was in a car with Harrison who is a friend of mine and my family. As we were driving  to a place called Darjeeling which lies near the border of Nepal and India I saw a friend of mine whom I met during my DTS course. I was surprised to see him. The very next day I went to the YWAM Base in Darjeeling and took his phone number. We called and met the each other at a coffee shop. And by the way he is from Darjeeling. What I did not expect was that he introduced me to his friend who happens to be an artist. I was so excited to meet him. But the story gets even better. He and his team who are also artists do street art for Darjeeling. And to my surprise they really wanted me to join their crew and do street art for Darjeeling. He was so excited to meet me because I am an artist from Bangalore. And Bangalore is a big deal for Indians because it is the best place in India. I could not believe what I was hearing. An opportunity to do street art in Darjeeling! What more could I possibly ask for? I mean....the very thing I was praying for God answered. This totally connects to the word spoken over me last month which is "Divine Appointments". I was told that everyone and every thing that God connects for me in this journey is a divine appointment set by God. Whether it is just a local guy in a train or a big famous artist, it is all appointed by God.

I'm so grateful that I'm able to see this word being fulfilled more sooner than I thought.

I'm super excited by the way the Lord is working out things for me. I really believe that I should invest into the lives of these young street artists. Few are Christians but most are not. I'm so very thankful to God for what He is doing in and through me.

Prayer points:
Currently I'm still working out on some of the details on what, how and where I'm gonna invest my life into in the near future. Please pray for clearance and guidance from the Holy Spirit.

Pray that the artists that I'm planning to work with would be opened to Jesus.

Please pray that I would stay strong and connected to Jesus at all times. no matter what storms come my way. And people would see Jesus in me where ever I go.

This is my latest painting for the new Cafe named CITY ON A HILL.
I painted this on  glass taken from an old car.

A character of God often unseen

I'm thankful for a good month where I could be refreshed physiaclly and spiritually. I spent some time ministering to family and friends mainly through paintings. I was in a season of waiting and asking God to open doors for for what's next. I'm excited to go and meet some people in different locations in the next 3 to 4 months. I'm hoping God will lead me closer to my future vison that I have in the field of fine arts.

The biggest joy for me this month was visiting my sisiter in the village where I was born.... This is the second or third time I went to visit in 16 years. My sister is pregnant and is just 10 days away from delivery. I was overwhelmed with tears of joy to see her because of the way she lives. I'm so glad that she follows Jesus whole hearted. It means so much to me.  At the death of my father 5 years ago I kind of questioned God why my dad passed away without knowing you. I was schooling at that time and one of my dream was to lead my dad to Jesus.... Just for him to be saved and that's all I pretty much cared about. Later I learned that he died, that too not a normal death,  some say he was murdered and some say that he ended his own life but only God knows the truth. Now that I'm into missions and ministering completely away from my birth place I still desire to see my my 2 brothers and my sister who all are elder to me come to Jesus. What sounds so amazing to me is that my sister came to the Lord. This Saturday she had attended women's fellowship at church and I'm hearing that she is an active member in the church. To my surprise this has been going on for a long time now.  I was super excited to see her live for Jesus. All this time when I was in the mission field Jesus himself saved my sister. She got intrested in Jesus and started following Him. Jesus has been working in the background when I had no clue about it. To make things better I was in a season where I saw no fruits in my life and in the things I did. I would say I was in a season of waiting or being still before the Lord. Now that I look back to meditate on what He is doing in and around me I'm seing one of his characters which I often don't see. In the middle of being in a season of unfruitfulness or waiting God turned me around to see what He is doing in my sister's live back in the village. How beautiful it is when God turns us around in a season of unfruitfulness to see what He is doing around you when all you did was just focus on yourself.

Prayer points:
Pray for my sister who is gonna have a baby this month. Pray that she will continue to chase after Jesus with all her heart.

Pray for my 2 brothers and their kids. Pray that they too will be saved. Especially my eldest brother who is going through so much of family problems.

Lastly pray for me that as I connect with some artists in different places in India for the next three months, God will show me the right door that leads me towards my long term goal.

My Brother in law and my sister

Waiting on the Lord

I'm so thankful to God for a good month.  Kiran anna weding was awesome. My family and I spent an entire month preparing for the weding and finally everything went well. I feel refreshed.

I'm now in a place where I have no idea of what's next for me. I'm listening for God to show me what's next. I'm just waiting for open doors. The Lord has put some things in my heart and I want to be able to fulfill them.

The biggest thing that the Lord is speaking to now is through my elder brother Kiran's life. In my family my elder brother had always set the bar high as an example for me and my brothers to live. As I look back I noticed that my brothers and I were never able to live that high standard that he lives. As I spent time with God I felt like He said to me that when we  were not able to live that high standard of living a holy and righteous life He sent us our elder brother Jesus and to show us how to live that high standard of holy and righteous life. And Jesus never let me down in fact He raised the bar and lived a perfect life.

Prayer points:
I'm in a new season and I'm looking for God to open the right door. Please pray that I would hear Him clearly and discern well in what is trying to say to me.

Please pray for my health. I want to be fully healthy before I step again into the mission field.

Pray that God would connect me with people who have the same vision as I have so I would be able to fulfill my vision.

End of my journey in Arunachal Pradesh

My journey serving as a missionary in Arunachal Pradesh has come to an end. I'm super excited for what's next but at the same time I feel so sad leaving the ones whom I poured my life into. This past month everybody kept telling me not to leave. My heart breaks as I hear these words especially from the ones who became close to me over the past two years. I'm very very thankful to Jesus for all the wonderful things He did in and through me. I honestly can tell that I'm far more mature, and stronger in Christ than how I was when I first stepped into Arunachal. The most profound life learning lessons that the Lord had ever taught me was in these precious two years. I'm really thankful to Jesus for everything.

I'm now getting ready to go home for Kiran Anna's wedding.

We have just started our 8th DTS Discipleship Training School. I'm doing my best to give to the school and our ministry all that I can so that when I leave I wouldn't have any regrets.  I honestly can say that I gave my best to Jesus for these two years although I was weak and messed up in many areas. It is impossible to forget what the Lord had done in me and I can gladly say that these two years were the best years of my life. And I believe that the journey only gets better and better.

I'm so thankful to all who prayed for me these past two years. The Lord used me so powerfully to touch many many lives that is why people are pleading me stay with them. Its so hard for me to say goodbye to them. I hate goodbyes.

Lastly I can truely say that I really have peace in my heart as I listened to the Lord's voice when He called me to Arunachal Pradesh India two years ago. It is because I chose to listen to His voice that I had an adventurous journey in serving Him. I'm so thankful but sad to leave. I'm in a bittersweet state right now.

Prayer points:
Pray that God would bring many more workers here in Arunachal Pradesh India just as I worked here faithfully.

Pray that God would continue to provide and bless the few faithful workers in Arunachal Pradesh.

Pray for my DTS that God would continue to use and bless my coworkers.

Pray that God would show me clearly on what's next. I'm seriously looking for God to open the right door for me.

I'm so very refreshed to be back home. The whole of last month my team and I have been preparing to come to mysore for a conference and give our ministry report. We did a lot of fund raise. I'm so thankful how God provided for us. What I'm more thankful for is that I'm able to take rest and get treated for my sickness.   I had planned to go to mysore with my team but it turns out that I get to stay back in bangalore for treatment.

I kind of felt lonely and discouraged last month due to sickness but the Lord has been more close to me than ever before.  I'm spending more times with my king and I know I'm so deeply connected to Him than ever before. I know that the Lord is really preparing me for something.  I'm so excited that I'm almost done with my commitment to serving Jesus with YWAM.  I have had served in Arunachal Pradesh India for about 2 years. Now that I'm at the end of this journey.... I look back and I'm so thankful. I have so many many stories and testimonies of how Jesus used me in ways that I never dreamed of. I have just one and half a month left here in Arunachal Pradesh India. I'm thankful for everything and excited because of whats next.  The Lord is slowly fulfilling my dreams....

The biggest thing that I'm thankful for as I reflect back on how the the Lord led me past 2 years is how much He made me grow. I look back and I see how much I've grown in Jesus. I really believe that all this time He was preparing me for something big yet to happen in my life. Many many times I suffered a lot physiaclly, spiritually, emotionally and in all aspects of life but God used it all to mold and shape me and it only made me strong. Honestly speaking there were many times when I felt like I wanted to give up and loneliness had a grip on me. I looked for for answers but the Lord instead of answering me allowed me to go through it all.  And now I'm stronger because of all those things the lord used to shape me to make me strong.

Prayer points:
Pray that I will give God my best at the end of my journey in Arunachal Pradesh India. I don't want to slow down or get sloppy towards the end.

Pray for my DTS team as we are planing to run our 8th discipleship training school.

Please continue to pray for my health. I'm on treatment now.  Plz pray for soon recovery.