We recently received this testimony from a pastor working in the Indian state of Gujarat – he is ministering with our partner, the Evangelical Church of India:

I am Kannubhai K Chaudhari, son of Kaliabhai Chaudhari. I belong to the Chaudhari tribe of South Gujarat, western India. Before I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour, I worshipped the “spirits of my forefathers” like my fellow tribesmen. I was also learning witchcraft from the village witchdoctors. I would go to them after midnight and learn their “magical mantras” (chants).  Also, I would invoke the “spirits” to torment others.

Meanwhile, I was afflicted with tuberculoses and I could not continue my training in witchcraft. The disease progressed rather quickly and my health deteriorated quite rapidly.  My relatives thought that I would die very soon like my elder and younger brothers, who succumbed to the dreaded disease a few years ago.  My father took
me to the village Baghat (tribal religious priest) frequently, but his “magical powers” could not cure me. One day, a woman came to my house and told me that I should go to the local Christian pastor whose prayers will cure me.  After some initial dithering, I went to the pastor and he prayed for me fervently. The Lord answered his prayers and I was miraculously healed. I immediately surrendered my life to the Lord Jesus Christ and started to do His ministry.

Presently, I am ministering in my own village called Malota. God has blessed my ministry abundantly and more than one hundred of my fellow villagers have accepted Jesus Christ. I am pastoring the local ECI church. Since I do not have much formal education,
I couldn’t understand the Bible properly, until I underwent the NDI-sponsored training for grassroots-level workers.  I am able to have a better grasp of the Scripture now and I am doing the Lord’s ministry more effectively.

Kindly pray for me, my family and my ministry.

God worked miraculously in this pastor's life through the faithful prayer of one person. Please join us in praying for Kannubhai and others like him who are sharing the Gospel with those who have never heard the name of Christ.

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