What do you say to a man who is depressed and alone, but who rejects any form of help?
These are all the questions that have been running through my mind this last week. As we have been here in Jaipur, India and seen what everybody told me to expect.
The hope of the world is in my hands, is in my heart, and yet sometimes it seems so hard to let Him out.
We have been working in Orphanges, slums, hospitals and mental homes, we have been on the streets and in the marketplaces. We have seen the low's and seen the highs of this magnificent city, because that is what it is. It is an incredibbly beautiful city. And the people here are amazing as well. The way that they cherish their children in remarkable. The whole family simply adores them.
And yet, there are some dying on the streets.
What do you do with something like that? I do not have any answers to this. I guess I will let you know when I do. But what I have been wrestling with and finally have resolved to a part is this;
I will preach Jesus.
He alone is salvation. Not good works, not moral behavior not religions or ideals, not capitalism, or communism, but Jesus alone is our light and our hope.
We are not allowed to declare Him publicly on these streets, it is illegal here. Yet I have resolved to not be ashamed of this gospel.
Today at the Mother Teresa home, we met a man called Bappu, he is a Hindu who was recovering from tuberculosis. We got talking to him and found out that he loved it at the home. It had a peace about it that he had never experienced before. We talked to Him about this peace, about Jesus Christ, and about what he believes. It's a long story but shortly after he renounced following his old Gods and turned to Jesus. No longer a Hindu, no longer trapped.
I had been praying specifically for the conversion of Hindu's this past few days and God has answered that prayer. We can do amazing things here, but i want to see the lost come home.
It was so easy to avoid that conversation as I have done many times before. But I thought, why not. This is what I want to do, what holds me back is fear, uncertainty and feelings of inadequacy. I'm sure we can all relate. But as I spend time in prayer, these become less, and the passion becomes more.
Hopefully there are many more stories like this to come!
Love you guys, and stay tuned for more updates and stories!
Daniel