More answers to prayers!
Friday, November 18, 2005
Number One
We had an amazing thing happen the first Saturday in our new place. Belonging to Christ and a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (a Protestant denomination that basis its tenants on the Bible rather than tradition), we wished to find a branch of the family with which to worship on the Sabbath, or Saturday (it being the day commanded by God to spend with Him.)
Now, phone books in India are hard to find, and when I asked people about a Seventh-day Adventist Church, they thought I was asking for a seven-days adventure! Needless to say, we got some strange looks and weird offers. No help, though.
After asking God to show us where the local church was that Sabbath morning, I decided to wander around the neighborhood for a little exercise and to see what was around us. A couple of blocks from our apartment, I came across a small building with writing in (I assume) Kanada, the local language. Wouldn’t you know it, in the midst of the unintelligible (to me) writing were the words “Seventh-day Adventist”! It looked like it might be an office, but it was all locked up. Joy filled my heart because I knew that God had answered our prayers. It was already beginning to look like we have been lead specifically to this area for this reason.
Monday morning I went to that building and, sure enough, it was the district office for the SDA Church. I learned that there was, indeed, a church not too far away. After visiting a few times during the week, and getting to know the local pastor and a few others, one of the young men working there said that he could take me to church on his motor scooter next Sabbath. That way I could learn how to get there.
It turned out that the church was a relatively easy 25-minute walk. The congregation is small, about 50, but they are very friendly. They also have an English school with 1,000 students!
The warm welcome everyone gave proves yet again that no matter where you are in the world, you have a home with God’s people.
Number 2
We found an Ayurvedic doctor in Mysor, by the name of Dr. Kumar, who checks the pulse for imbalances and potential problems in the body. That was a very interesting visit, particularly getting there and back, and is described fully in our India Living book.
He solemnly went through the process of examining my pulse. Paused a few moments, looked up and said with a big smile, “Nothing is going to happen to you in the near future!” He found that everything seemd to be very good and that, so far as he could see, there was nothing serious looming. He felt that if I still had the cancer, it was not active and would not be for some time.
We thanked and praised God for this positive news. It confirmed the way I was feeling. I thank God for all who prayed for us and/or sent good thoughts towards Sandra and me.
But, you know, there was still that lingering question. Was it really gone?
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