On the 30th of September 2013 I went to Pune to do my Creative DTS (discipleship training school). The Lord had put a strong passion in my heart to go into the mission field and serve His people. These nine months in DTS had been an amazing time of learning and also serving Jesus in Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh during my outreach.
This was the first time I went to North India and North East India. To be honest this was my first time leaving home. I faced a lot of challenges and hardships when my team and I from DTS ministered to the locals in North East India. We did not have any reservation tickets for our journey by train so we traveled standing and sitting by the doorway and sleeping near the toilets throughout our journey which was about three and a half days. I remember the time when a few of my friends and I went to the local train station in Lonavala to book tickets by spending the the entire night waiting in a Que. Some other hardships were the lack of food (I lost a lot of weight), the poor access to clean water, and much more. Although the physical challenges that I faced were very hard I really felt like there was a great need for the gospel to be preached especially in Arunachal Pradesh. So many homes visited were completely and absolutely closed to hear any thing at all about Jesus. They would physically chase us out of the houses. The culture seemed quite dark. Half the people seemed to be strong Buddhists and half seemed to be strong Hindus.
That's when I felt like The Lord called me to serve the people of Arunachal Pradesh. In the village areas, I was really disturbed by Dhoni-Polo believers. They believed that Hell is the best place for them so that they can be with their ancestors. They wouldn't even consider Heaven as a place where they could be happy. I was also disturbed by the cultural practices, which said, that any new bride of a young man, must first sleep with his eldest brother on their wedding night.
I feel strong in my heart God is calling me to go serve the local people in Arunachal Pradesh. I will be joining a team of believers there with YWAM. My responsibilities will be staffing the Discipleship Training Schools that come through there. Helping in the local YWAM-initiative preschool. We will also do regular house-visiting, church ministry, youth ministry, children's ministry, and open-air events. I will also be leading teams to do outreaches in and around North India. My commitment there is for two years.
I'm excited to go but I'm also nervous. I'm excited because I know the Lord wants me to go there. I'm nervous because I might feel lonely and it's a new place. It's a dark place, so I'm going to need lots of prayer support. I will also have to learn Hindi, so I am both excited and nervous.
Please pray for me in these areas:
1. Pray for the base in YWAM in Arunachal.
2. Pray for the students that are coming. Pray also for me as I disciple them.
3. Pray for the leaders at the base, that they would lead in wisdom.
4. Please pray for my long travel, I will be visiting my brother Kiran on the way. Including train and bus travel, it will take over 60 hours to reach there.
5. Pray for me as I try to learn Hindi.
6. Pray for the local preschool that we are serving.
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| My little sis, and Tammyma, and Anbu came to visit me in Pune. |
This was the first time I went to North India and North East India. To be honest this was my first time leaving home. I faced a lot of challenges and hardships when my team and I from DTS ministered to the locals in North East India. We did not have any reservation tickets for our journey by train so we traveled standing and sitting by the doorway and sleeping near the toilets throughout our journey which was about three and a half days. I remember the time when a few of my friends and I went to the local train station in Lonavala to book tickets by spending the the entire night waiting in a Que. Some other hardships were the lack of food (I lost a lot of weight), the poor access to clean water, and much more. Although the physical challenges that I faced were very hard I really felt like there was a great need for the gospel to be preached especially in Arunachal Pradesh. So many homes visited were completely and absolutely closed to hear any thing at all about Jesus. They would physically chase us out of the houses. The culture seemed quite dark. Half the people seemed to be strong Buddhists and half seemed to be strong Hindus.
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| Map of Arunachal Pradesh |
That's when I felt like The Lord called me to serve the people of Arunachal Pradesh. In the village areas, I was really disturbed by Dhoni-Polo believers. They believed that Hell is the best place for them so that they can be with their ancestors. They wouldn't even consider Heaven as a place where they could be happy. I was also disturbed by the cultural practices, which said, that any new bride of a young man, must first sleep with his eldest brother on their wedding night.
I feel strong in my heart God is calling me to go serve the local people in Arunachal Pradesh. I will be joining a team of believers there with YWAM. My responsibilities will be staffing the Discipleship Training Schools that come through there. Helping in the local YWAM-initiative preschool. We will also do regular house-visiting, church ministry, youth ministry, children's ministry, and open-air events. I will also be leading teams to do outreaches in and around North India. My commitment there is for two years.
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| A typical AP village |
I'm excited to go but I'm also nervous. I'm excited because I know the Lord wants me to go there. I'm nervous because I might feel lonely and it's a new place. It's a dark place, so I'm going to need lots of prayer support. I will also have to learn Hindi, so I am both excited and nervous.
Please pray for me in these areas:
1. Pray for the base in YWAM in Arunachal.
2. Pray for the students that are coming. Pray also for me as I disciple them.
3. Pray for the leaders at the base, that they would lead in wisdom.
4. Please pray for my long travel, I will be visiting my brother Kiran on the way. Including train and bus travel, it will take over 60 hours to reach there.
5. Pray for me as I try to learn Hindi.
6. Pray for the local preschool that we are serving.
