Please
first read the amazing
backdrop of this event
Tribe
which initiated persecution against Christians in Orissa now
being
reached
A month before this event, Pastor Subodh wrote: "I
am very grateful to God because in the district of Kandhamal in Orissa,
this
same
tribe
of
people
is
very
rebellious
toward the Christians and they are the ones who are their main persecutors.
The entire problem started in Orissa by that group of people in Kandhamal
but praise God a few miles up in the mountains this same group is
receptive to the Gospel, it is unbelievable. It is just a miracle
of God and nothing else."
Nundrum
- The main meeting
"The
Lord was so good and faithful to us. This
was the first time in my life I was able to minister to such
a great multitude. Also this is the first time I could experience
the heavy anointing in my life during the evangelistic meeting.
There were three thousand people who gathered.
Thousands
of people accepted the Lord for the first time in their life, both
Christians and non-Christians. The anointing
of the Holy Spirit was so powerful on every one of them. I saw
how people were confessing their sins with tears."
Over
three thousand people attended the evangelistic event
Above
& below: Crying out to the Lord Jesus and submitting themselves
to His Lordship
Some testimonies
of miraculous healing
"The
Lord's healing touch came to every one of the infirm people. So
many people were miraculously healed.
Drunks
came and testified and so many people were receiving the Lord Jesus
Christ with repenting from their sins and accepting the Lord in
their life. Many of the youngest came forward and testifying that
we won’t do the government job, instead we will serve the
Lord.
Yes,
God is so good and His work is so wonderful."
Below
are photos are people testifying that the Lord had healed them
of their infirmities.
This
elderly man had been suffering from pain in his teeth for a week.
He came to the meeting with the pain. He believed
that
God
would heal him. During the ministry of healing he was completely
healed.
This
gentleman had severe pain on the right side of his body. He was
not able to lift his right arm. He had been suffering for one year.
He had gone for medical help and was taking a lot of medication
to no avail. God touched him at that
very moment and
he was completely
healed.
Sister
Janani is a government worker. She was suffering from stomach pain
and she usually had a fever.
After receiving ministry, she testified that she was healed. She
dedicated herself to God and promised to leave her job in order
to do God’s
work.
This
gentleman had a stone in his stomach on the right side. God touched
him mightily. At that very moment he testified that the pain had
disappeared and that the stone had vanished. He rejoiced
in the Lord!
This sister was suffering from knee and joint pain.
When I ministered to her she was touched by God and was completely
healed.
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This
brother was touched by the word of God. When I was ministering to everyone
he experienced the mighty power of God. He felt free from all
bondage.
This
man had severe chest pain. He could not talk and breathe properly.
But God touched him and he was totally healed.
This
pregnant sister suffered from constant pain and was unable to
give birth. But after God touched her womb there was no
more
pain
in
her body.
She believes
that she will give birth to her baby.
This
man was an alcoholic. He never knew about Jesus. Whatever money
he had he spent it on alcohol. But after hearing the message
his life was changed. He testified
that he will no longer sin against God.
Some
time ago this man
had fallen from a tree and suffered severe head injury.
His relative took him for medical help and he lived, but there
was pain
from top
to bottom. After I ministered to him he felt free in his body.
"There
were people from eighteen villages who participated in the evangelistic
meeting. They were eagerly waiting for us. And those two days were
memorable days for them. The farewell was so painful for them and
us too; we cried. Those innocents did not even want to leave us.
As we left, for half a kilometer they formed a procession with
a band party."
Villagers
bidding us farewell as we left for home
"It was
Jesus Christ our Lord who performed mighty things in Orissa. And
only by His grace could we feel the fullness of joy in witnessing
so many miracles.
They
all are farmers here. They all do the same work---they go to the
fields every morning and come back in the evening. One of the saddest
things is that education for children is very poor in that area.
When I asked about this they said that there are schools in that
area up to fifth grade. However, there is only one teacher available
and that teacher does not regularly go up the mountain to teach.
So hundreds of children do not have education.
Usually
they arrange an Annual meeting every year. They have a committee
called Samillani. The main leader of the different villages took
the initiative to arrange the meeting. Though they are poor they
still did everything with their own income. They collected the
money, rice, dal [a kind of bread] and they arranged the program.
They even invited their own people, both Hindus and Christians.
The meeting was fully orderly and we were amazed to see the unity
among them. They have love, affection and sympathetic support for
each other. So they are able to do it every year for the glory
of God and for the extension of His kingdom."
Initial
obstacles on the way to the meeting
"A Maoist
group had killed the leader of the RSS Hindu fundamentalists. Many
of our relatives and other brothers and sisters called us and said
that do not go to that place because in every districts the roads
are closed. We prayed and left our home. Praise God nothing happened
to us on the way.
There
was heavy rain for two days from that day onwards. There was rain
on the way. We were in a house for a few minutes and prayed to
the Lord about the rain. I shared with my co-workers that the thunder
and the wind obeyed the Lord. It will stop in the same way and
it will not happen again. And surely God will do the same for us.
After prayer [and rebuking the storm] we saw a big change in the
weather. Nothing stopped the work of God. Even the surrounding
areas of Nundrum had rain but praise God not one drop of water
fell on the ground [in our meetings]."
Pastor
Subodh delivering the word of God
Rosy,
Pastor Subodh's wife, shares with the people
The
local leaders who organized the meetings
Miraculous
healings at an
unexpected stop along the way
"Before
reaching Numdrum we stopped by a Catholic village called Mohona
which is located 10 kilometers from the road. We had never been
to that village before and we did not know anything about it. But
God had a plan for us. One sister named Sujata heard that infirm
people had been healed by God as I ministered to him. They called
me and said, “Pastor, we want you to come and minister. Another
thing is many sick people are here and we want to bring them to
you in Chandragiri,” a place where we stayed for two days
during the big Numdrum meeting. I told them that there was no need
for them to come to us and that we would go there to minister them
all---it was just a 10 kilometers from where we were. There were
a total of four families who waited for us.
1. One
mother and her son came from 150 kilometers away from a place called
Ashrayagada. Her condition melted our hearts. She was undergoing
a pathetic situation, having pain in her heart for her family.
And her son Bliason had jaundice. Month by month he suffered. After
we ministered to them her son was completely changed in his body.
2. Sister
Sujata had a snoring and breathing problem for three years. She
was very powerfully touched by the power of Jesus Christ and was
completely healed.
3. A
brother named Asaranta Naik who came from 10 kilometers away from
a Mohona village called Liligada. After he felt the Lord’s
healing touch in his body he testified, “when I heard about
God’s healing power I just thought, ‘if I go there
I will be healed.’ When Pastor ministered to me some thing
happened in my whole body. I had hemorrhoids but now I have no
more. Hallelujah!
4.
Sister Manjuli Mahanad was suffering from back pain and pain in
her legs. For many days she was not able to sit and even kneel.
But on that day she sat right after I came and when I ministered
to her she knelt down for fifteen minutes. Praise the Lord.
5. This
mother Parsrila Naik was suffering from headache and also had a
problem with her eyesight. After I ministered to her, she testified
that she had been touched by the Lord and at that very moment she
felt free in her body. Praise God that she was completely healed.
When
we were on our way back home to Bhawanipatna after the Numdrum
meetings, Sister Sujata called to tell us that they all were so
happy and well by
the grace of God. She thanked us and asked us when we would go their way
again, for there were many more there who needed the Lord’s healing
touch."
Below
are photos of some of the Mohona villagers who were healed.
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In the aftermath of the Event
"We
just received a phone call from Pastor Suna Hingu Raita, Nundrum,
and he gave us some feedback. Oh what
a wonderful God we serve.
He said,
'We are so privileged to have you in our annual program (2009).
Though we have arranged several
meetings in every year but we have never seen anything like this.
This meeting is totally different from before. This meeting brought
a revival
to our community.'
And
he was saying that the word of God was so powerful and the presence
of God was quite unique.
All the participants were so delighted with this powerful service.
We will invite you again and in the next meeting the gathering
will be double the size of this time."
Luke
10:9 "Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The
kingdom of God is near you.’"