Taking the gospel to the nations..

Life changing story of a Muslim convert

I am Nijamuddin. I am from the eastern part of India and of

Muslim background. I tried to look for ways of salvation in Islam, yet I found nothing but hatred and sacrifices. My life was drowned in sicknesses and poverty, due to which I would bend towards illegal activities and get into trouble with the law.

Recently I met one of the pastors and missionary from Harvest NOW named Sarkar and he shared the Good News of Jesus Christ to me. I felt that there was something special in this man called “Jesus Christ”. I visited Pastor Sarkar regularly and learnt more about Jesus and God. My life was dramatically altered. I was now on track an my problems seemed to be very small before my living God Jesus Christ.

But accepting Christ has also brought many challenges in my life. My family disowned me and threw me out of the house. The mosque calls me an ‘Infidel’, a coward and a sinner. But my Jesus is above all of that. In Jesus I learnt to love everyone as my brothers and sisters.

In Christ Jesus I learnt to walk in truth, grace and peace. In Jesus I found total rest and happiness. I found my own true identity with God my Father. Please pray for me and my family so that we can grow more in Jesus Christ and follow Him with all of our lives.

Neema – A Tibetan girl from the refugee camp

My name is Neema. I am 12 years old. I come from a

Tibetan family. My parents died a few years ago. They

were Tibetan Refugee living in Nepal. After both of my

parents died because of severe shortage food and bitter

winter weather, I went to live with my grandmother.

We were living in a single room. There was no bathroom,

shower or electricity. We slept on the floor and at

night it got very cold. We spent every night praying,

hoping to survive another day. Life was very hard and

very difficult.

Most of the time we had nothing to eat but

radish soup. Grandmother made rice wine and sold it to

the villagers to earn a little money. Plenty of firewood

and water was needed for making these drinks. Every

day I went far distances to collect water from the spring

and firewood from the forest.

Grandma could not afford to send me to school. But

every week I looked forward to going to church in our

village. The name or our church is The Victory Church

started by Harvest NOW mission. I enjoyed the church

service and always took part in the Sunday school.

Grandma always taught me to praise and fear God. She

was glad I was going to church with my friends.

Three years ago after my grandmother died, a missionary

working in our area arranged for me to come to a very

nice children’s home where I could stay. After I came to

this home, my life began to change for better. This home

is operated by Harvest NOW and just like me, there are

many other children who also live in this home.

Here I am loved by our house parents, they are like father and mother to me. They are very kind and loving. Every day we are able to go to school and learn about Jesus. I also enjoy nice hot meals twice a day. Breakfast and a snack is also provided. Every six months we are given new shoes.

But most of all, I love to worship God and lead my

youth group in prayer and Bible study every night.