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While we were having this Prayer meeting, we the members resolved that the
name of our praying group be known as "Ruth Prayer Team." After sometimes we
felt it was the will of God that we go to Imphal City to beg from the men of
God living there. Four of us were selected for this job. Accordingly we set
out for Imphal and on the first day we began our work of begging among the
Paite Veng Christians. We entered every Christian home and begged.
The next day we came
to Lamphelpat, one corner of town in the same city. We continued this work
for three days. Owing to lack of money from our own pockets, but wishing to
save as much as we had gotten from the God-fearing people, we walked on
foot, walking long distances from place to place. Thus our feet blistered.
When we came to one of the houses to beg, we felt ashamed and none of us was
willing to go first and enter the house. However the Lord marvelously
blessed our humble work and we collected from the good Christian people more
than Rs.3,000/-.
Gospel Camp was held
in June, 1986. Using the money we collected, the first widow camp was
conducted. The Lord blessed this camp, and His presence in our midst was
greatly felt in our midst. Many widows, who in former times were sellers of
beer, drugs and became prostitutes repented of their sins, and accepted the
Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
Some of those widows
today have become sellers of vegetables, having their Bibles with them in
the market places. They have given up their old ways of evil living. Tears
were shed proving their repentance from their old way of living. Among the
180 participants in this Gospel Camp, about one hundred found Christ and
everlasting life. They therefore returned to their home with
unspeakable joy and happiness. Many young widows, who did not have any
comfort because of their old
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