Our missionary from Casa Blanca

I wanted to share an update from my Little Christian sister, "Darlene Rodgriquez". She is a missionary evangelist working in India at the moment. Darlene has a powerful testimony. Againts all odds she is really the first Christian in her family and God is using this little 5 foot mexican girl from Casa Blanca to reach out across the world. This is her news letter to me:

It is by His grace that I am here able to report of the glorious works of God in our midst!

I think everyday...Lord why me, what makes me so special to get to experience these great and wondorous things? Why me, that I get to get closer to You without distraction, and see the beautiful sight of others running into Your arms Daddy? And the only thing I hear is that verse that rings so clearly in my mind,
"God chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, God chose what was weak in the world to confound the strong." I Corinthians 1:27
I remember that I am no one special, and that He uses even me to bring light and life into a dark place!

Last week in Thiruvanamalai many great things happened! Each night we got to see hearts refreshed, lives turned from death to life, our team encouraged, strengthened, and more unified. This city is also known as temple city because the largest and oldest temple lies here for hindu worship. The temple's lay out is said to be almost identical to the lay out of the temple in the book of Ezekiel, and the mountain behind the hindu temple to resemble Mount Sinai! The spiritual battles were very intense. Many of us became sick, and were fighting off the heaviness of the spirits with headaches. But God be glorified, His work was not hindered! I remember going to this one house during village ministry and the entire family were hindus. One woman was asking us to pray healing for her as she was very sick. One of the guys shared the love of Jesus to them, and expressed the freedom in Him. Them decided to take down their idols and worship Jesus alone! The woman was prayed for and said that she was feeling better too! Praise God. I got to see victory in Jesus' name like this every night! And the fact that they decided this life was not on account of force, but merely by the love of Jesus alone!

This past week in Chennaimalai we did many village visits and open air outreaches. I was able to share the gospel of grace and peace to a village this past saturday. My first time doing open air in 3 1/2 years! And praise God for His word does not return void! Many people chose to follow Jesus, regardless of the persecution that happens in this village. The Hindu radcals in the area are well known for taking Christian nationals and doing them harm. On Saturday I was shown the tree that many of the Christians had been taken to to be tied down and beaten nearly to death by the radicals. Much of the persecution has died down, but that is also because so has the testifying of Jesus in that area. So please pray for the new Chrisitans and for those that live there. That they become rooted and grounded in God's love, and that no matter what may come they stand firm in Christ.

We leave Chennaimalai tomorrow for the "jungle city", as some of the Indians call it. Much of the same ministry will be happening, so please keep us in your prayers. Also we will get a wonderful break from the intense heat (90 degrees plus) and head into cooler temperatures.

I am not sure if I will be able to email until I get back to Bangalore, but know that I am praying for you all and not ceasing to pray God's love and power over you!

Living His life,
Darlene

SORRY no pictures again...Indian computers are not always teh most up to date!

Comments

[Dawn]

amazing update from a christian sister i've never met, but thanked God for tonight.

Dave has similar stories from his previous 2 trips to india. i'm excited to hear about God's power being displayed amidst the darkness.

thanks tj, for sharing this post.

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