Our church has been doing a series on injustice, urging us to "shake the system". It is has been very powerful to me. God is preparing and working on my heart not only for Cost Rica, but for eternity, I think. I wanted to share one of the stories told this Sunday that I can't get out of my head. I hope I don't butcher it up too much.
A native of India is married to an American woman and they live in India. They are believers in JC. They are walking along a very busy and poor street somewhere in India. He sees a woman in her 70's crouched down on the street, and she looks like his grandmother. He goes to her to ask her name. She replies"Mong". He says"no , not your cast, your name, I serve a God of no casts". In India "mong" is the lowest of the low cast in the cast system. She says "Who is this God you serve?" He replies" Jesus Christ". She says" When I was a little girl , older women came to our village and taught us about Him and sang songs about Him. We then prayed to ask Him into our hearts. I have not heard of Him since then. I believe in your God." I cry as I type this for a few reasons:
1. Praise God we serve a God of Grace and Mercy who doesn't believe in casts.
2. Praise God He is a faithful God who doesn't forget His sheep, even after 70 years.
3. Praise God for missionaries who continue to go to hard places to reach people on behalf of Jesus.
4. Praise God for the Holy Spirit who led that man to that woman so she knows she is not forgotten.
5. Praise God that he listened to the Holy spirits leading, and that the Holy spirit is Alive!
Thank you to Missionaries past and present who are planting seeds that may not be sown for generations.
