In my class at the Africa Theological Seminary is a guy who
lived in Agra, India for seven years.
Wayasa was a Kenyan student studying there and he told me that, though
he was a Christian before he went to India, he wasn’t living anywhere close to
being a follower of Christ. It was
a pastor in Agra who discipled Wayasa to a fuller walk with Christ, to the
point that he came back to Kenya and is now a pastor. Another Kenyan, Dickson, studying in Agra was not a
Christian but became a follower of Jesus because of this pastor. And you think that is an interesting
story, listen to the pastor’s story.
Hemet Patel is from a Hindu family who move to the U.S. when
he was 12 years old. After high
school he joined the U.S. Airforce, though not yet a citizen. It was through the faithful witness of
American Christians in the Air Force that God used to bring Patel to
Himself. Disowned by his family,
who was told by his father not to listen to Christians because they were
Hindus, Hemet continued his spiritual journey by himself, eventually going to
Bible college after he left the armed services. Hemet married an American, though he never applied for U.S.
citizenship, and have been living in India for the past 15 years.
The working of the Lord is truly amazing. A Hindu becomes a Christian through the
witness of American Air Force guys who in turn leads Kenyans (a country that is
80% Christian), living in India (with less than 5% Christians) to Christ.
A great lesson for those who are Christ followers; always be
the best witness where you are to allow God to bring people to an understanding
of wonderful salvation that is only through His Son, Christ Jesus.
