We are so happy to bring back our “Guy Side” column in honor of its original author, William (Bill) Tome. Beginning with this month’s issue, writings of various, very special male colleagues/authors will be shared with our readers.
This month we want to introduce Brother Paresh Haldar of Kolkata, India, West Bengal. Brother Paresh, his wife, Arnika, and boys, Joel and Joshua have been mentioned in the newsletter before for the wonderful work they are doing among the lost peoples of their area.
Haldar Family from India
The “simple” story Brother Paresh shares here really spoke to me and I asked if we could share it with you. It would be a great story to share with all your World Shapers. Be sure to read through to the prayer points!
Brother Paresh writes:
“Why me and my family and team together always entering into the new communities and finding a LOST peoples? ”
Please go through my below personal experience.
I remember a time when I was 9 or 10 years old. We were visiting some of my parent’s relative in a new place.
As adults do when they meet old friends, mom and dad were talking and having fun. I was bored. For some reason, I didn’t enjoy whatever the other kids were doing. I decided to go for a walk and I don’t remember exactly how it all happened, but I left.
Wandering down the street, I enjoyed the various scenes around me. At some point though, I wanted to go back.
The problem was that I didn’t know where back was. I couldn’t find the house. Nor was I even sure what it looked like anymore.
Completely lost, I sat down on the side of the road and cried. It was not a nice feeling. Some hours later, my parents came and found me. Now that felt good!
I had no idea what to do in my lostness. I had to just wait for someone who loved me to come searching.
There are many who are spiritually lost in the same way I was physically lost that day. They don’t know what Heaven (or the presence of God) looks like. They wait for someone who loves them to come and show them the way home.
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10
TEA Bible Study
PrayerPoints: –
1. West Bengal has 95 million people, and only less than 1% are
followers of Christ.
2. There are 27 million muslims in the state, 27% of the total population.
3. West Bengal has 656 unreached people groups. Only 64 people groups are being reached.
4. Most evangelistic work is focused among non-Bengali speaking people
groups. Bengali Speaking Hindu and Muslim people groups are least
reached in the state.
5. We understand that the task is so great that one ministry
organization can not complete it. Several ministries need to work
The main functions our TEA network / ministry are:
1. TEA – Finding a LOST / Person of Peace
2. TEA – Disciples and Leadership development Training
3. TEA – Incomes generation Training
4. TEA – For maturity of leaders in the network.
Regards
Paresh, family and Team.
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