Picture: Usha (left) receives Bible from a leader of gos2amen
Report: bibles4mideast for gos2amen
Usha
was born and brought up in a Hindu family in India. Lord Jesus Christ showed
mercy upon her and did wonderful things in her life. She accepted Jesus as Lord
and Savior and received baptism.
In
her past life, she followed many Hindu deities and made ‘poojas’ in her home, a
daily ritual gift to her idols with the hope of receiving a blessing in return.
But
after Usha developed uterine cancer and a serious skin disease, her husband
left her for another woman. Due to her sickness and unpleasant appearance, many
in the community rejected her. Her own brothers and sisters would not let her
enter their homes.
In
order to care for herself and her four children, Usha was forced to beg from
neighbors. And she tried to continue
teaching her children at home and live as normally as possible in the midst of
her suffering.
She
prayed to her idols every day for healing, including Siva, Vishnu, Krishna,
Ganpati, Ayyappa, Laxmi, Saraswathi. As part of the pooja, she poured out milk,
honey, rice, flowers and fruits on her idols. For months and months she
repeated her ritual, but found no relief from her health maladies.
Usha
applied for help from the government and they approved treatment in a mission
hospital, which involved a hysterectomy. Doctors were optimistic they removed
all her cancer, but her skin disease persisted, which baffled them.
One
day some ministers connected with gos2amen
(Gospel to Asia and Middle East Nations) which is an associate ministries of bibles4mideast.com visited her in
the hospital. They shared the gospel with Usha, a message she had never heard
before. Visibly moved, she repented from all her sins and accepted Jesus as her
Savior.
“I
believe in Jesus Christ,” she openly declared. Everyone in the room joined
hands and prayed for her.
Then
something remarkable happened. As they prayed, Usha felt like she was suddenly
engulfed in a burning furnace. Her internal body temperature seemed to rise
dramatically – as if a fire raged within every cell of her body!
She
looked at her skin and hair, but nothing was charred or singed. Like Meshach,
Shadrach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace, she believes Jesus covered and
protected her completely.
“All
my sin and sickness burned from my body by the grace of Jesus Christ,” she
says.
After
this intense experience, her skin disease slowly disappeared. The ministers who
witnessed her healing praised the Lord. Doctors could not explain what happened
and some described it as a miracle.
And
Usha’s health and strength is restored and she has begun to work, sharing the
story of God’s amazing work in her life.
Now
she is laboring as a housemaid in the Middle East for her livelihood. And
whenever she gets time, she voluntarily
involving with evangelism activities with bibles4mideast to distribute Bibles and
Christian literature for free of cost among the people of Middle East.
Usha
winning souls for house church too for attending the worship service.
As
a housemaid she gets very low salary. Out of four children one got married. Others are studying with Usha's income.
Even
though, when she gets her salary, first she gives her tithes for our Lord's
ministries. She says, "Lord Jesus
Christ has given me life and livelihood out of empty hope. It is not enough for
me to give Him anything for His unspeakable gifts".
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