The local people, all very poor, continued to come from all over the area and we lost count at 177 the number of patients we ministered to. Even as we were loading up, one doctor was seeing patients from the back of the van and another doctor was re-opening the boxes of medicine and filling prescriptions.
Again out of respect for the local pastor, Pastor Paul, Pastor Daniel and I stayed among the people and “quietly” blessed them and prayed for their salvation and healing.
One of the organizers of this particular medical camp is a former Muslim who is now an evangelist, spreading the Gospel among his people. He was disgraced by his father (who burned his Bible), and severely beaten by his brother, but he persevered and his brother has since come to the Lord and many others are finding Christ through his witness.
Again, amid all of the hard work and seemingly slow progress these last two days, I was blessed to be a part of it!
Tomorrow after a worship service with Pastor Paul’s church, I will be dropped off at the airport to begin my 40 hour journey from Srinagar to Delhi, to Hyderabad, to Dubai, to JFK in New York and finally to BWI. Pastor Daniel and the team have a day’s drive to
It has been a privilege to serve alongside of Pastor Daniel, and to see his vision and heartbeat for all of the people of India. His compassion, sensitivity and humility have been a great inspiration to me. What an incredible 18 days of ministry!
2 comments:
The "pockets of light" that keep growing stronger is very encouraging... I believe that GOD has already blessed the fruit of your hands.. THANK YOU for going to places that are so difficult to reach into.. You are SO missed here!!! :-)
Hey Brad,
What an amazing adventure you've been on - thanks for documenting it along the way.
It's great to hear of the openness among the Muslim community beginning to appear.
Be blessed with safe travel home!
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