Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Outreach in Mizoram!!


Hey family and friends,

  
Mizoram!!
   Happy New Year 2020!!!! Last Christmas I began my outreach. My team and I left for outreach on the 21st of December and it was a long 4 days journey to Mizoram. We travelled by train for the first two days and by bus for the next two days. But the travel was worth it. Mizoram is a very beautiful place and the people are so welcoming and hospitable. We reached Mizoram on the 24th night and we celebrated Christmas Eve with a fellowship called Mission for Christ. Our first ministry location was in this fellowship. We got to lead them in worship through dance and music. It was our first service in Mizo but its definitely not the last one either!!

 Our hosts are a pastor and an ex- ywamer. They’ve been helping us get with different ministries and churches. We were able to do ministry in rehabs, churches, children’s home (for teenagers who are addicts only) and juvenile. When we are in these places we share testimonies, lead worship, have a short teaching, perform a skit, play games, dance with them and pray for them and prophesy over and encourage them.


House visiting
     We’ve been here two weeks so far and I love everything about Mizoram. The food is the 2nd best part here after the ministry. We also do a lot of house visiting in the villages. The

 villages are high up in the mountains and more isolated from the city. So we did a lot of walking and trekking. We visited 7-10 families and got to listen to them share their problems or requests, encourage and pray for them. It was a blessing to meet these families. We also organize house fellowships where many families come together to worship, pray and encourage one another. I got an opportunity to give a short message in one of these fellowships. I believe that the Lord is making the way smooth for us and that wherever we go and the people we meet are all planned out by God. The people in the rehabs are so eager to hear about God and the testimonies they hear resonate with them and they receive hope. Being able to give these people hope is one of the most beautiful things. Showing them Jesus and being like Jesus to them is one of our team’s goals.


     As a leader, I can say these couple of weeks haven’t always been very easy. My team has had its share of ups and downs. Some of my teammates haven’t been very cooperative and sometimes they can be very disrespectful. But the Lord is teaching me to be more graceful and merciful towards them. We as a team are working towards being punctual, self-disciplined, self-control and team unity. I am usually someone who doesn’t want to get involved in everyone else’s problems and issues but as a leader I need to be able to help everyone deal with their issues and get along with each other. We are also working towards improving our listening skills. I’m teaching them how it’s important to have good relationship with God and with each other which includes discipline, obedience, self- control and respect. It doesn’t matter how well we do ministry outside but if we can’t have love for one another in the team, how can we show love to the people we minister? My team is a work in progress for sure but I’m grateful for each one as I’m able to learn from each teammate.


House fellowship
    Some prayer points for this month are: 
  1. Please pray that thr Holy Spirit would continue to lead us in our ministries.
  2. Please pray for Mizoram. Pray for more hearts to go out. Most of the people here take the                    meaning of christian very lightly. Pray for sincerity and seriousness. Pray the God would consume      this state and renew their minds and give them His spirit.
  3. Please pray for my team. Pray that we would earn to grow closer to each other as we draw closer          to God.
  4. Please pray for good health. Many of us are still adjusting to this weather and are falling sick.             Pray for strength and wholeness of our bodies.
    


 

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