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Rahul Jena
It is my great joy and privilege to write my living testimony. Hoping and praying it will bring glory to Almighty God. I am Dr. Grace Samuel Jena (DGS) from Odisha, Ganapati. I was born and brought up as a traditional Hindu believer who lived in worldly pleasure and wickedness. In 1999 when I was a young boy, a Christian missionary came to visit my father for the purpose of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ, and he gave me a small booklet. It was written in Diya language with scriptures about John. 3:16 and Act. 9:15-16. Since I was such a young boy at that time, I was not concerned about the booklet the man had given me. However, time passed and I became a young man. After my secular studies were completed I got a good job, but my life was not in harmony. There was no peace in my life and I was spending time with wicked friends. Day by day my life became worse and worse. It was then in 2008 that a great persecution took place in my village and the RSS Hindu community brutally attacked the Christians all over Odisha. They killed many Christians and many children became orphaned and many women became widows because so many servants of God were martyred. Hindus destroyed all our houses and villages. Then one day I heard a man of God was preaching about the very same verses from the booklet I had received when I was that small boy. His message really touched my heart and changed my view about how to know who God is and what He can do for me. That day I realized my condition and repented of my sins, accepting Jesus as my personal savior. I thank my Savior Jesus for showing me His unconditional love, saving me from the bondage of sin, and giving me eternal salvation. Since then I have committed my life to serve Him. Soon after that I made the decision to know more about God’s word so I went to Bible College for the equipping and preparing of myself for the Lord’s ministry. By the grace of God I completed my B.A. and a B. Theology, and my M. Divinity. To this day I am serving Him faithfully. I may be poor but I am proud of my being one chosen to serve God. And I am ready to serve Him by creating a better future for the many orphans, the mentally ill, the widows, and the youth of India. I have a vision and a passionate desire that God will open the doors for my ministry to start a fully funded bible school and a training center for local people joining the ranks of those becoming dedicated to God. I am also praying for some help/support for the 20 missionaries who are already my coworkers. God is our strength. Let us work for Him faithfully through giving hope to the needy regardless of our situations whether poor or rich.
dgsjena@gmail.com
© circle of love ministries all rights reserved 2018
Circle of Love Ministries
Made with Xara
Rahul Jena
dgsjena@gmail.com
It is my great joy and privilege to write my living testimony. Hoping and praying it will bring glory to Almighty God. I am Dr. Grace Samuel Jena (DGS) from Odisha, Ganapati. I was born and brought up as a traditional Hindu believer who lived in worldly pleasure and wickedness. In 1999 when I was a young boy, a Christian missionary came to visit my father for the purpose of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ, and he gave me a small booklet. It was written in Diya language with scriptures about John. 3:16 and Act. 9:15-16. Since I was such a young boy at that time, I was not concerned about the booklet the man had given me. However, time passed and I became a young man. After my secular studies were completed I got a good job, but my life was not in harmony. There was no peace in my life and I was spending time with wicked friends. Day by day my life became worse and worse. It was then in 2008 that a great persecution took place in my village and the RSS Hindu community brutally attacked the Christians all over Odisha. They killed many Christians and many children became orphaned and many women became widows because so many servants of God were martyred. Hindus destroyed all our houses and villages. Then one day I heard a man of God was preaching about the very same verses from the booklet I had received when I was that small boy. His message really touched my heart and changed my view about how to know who God is and what He can do for me. That day I realized my condition and repented of my sins, accepting Jesus as my personal savior. I thank my Savior Jesus for showing me His unconditional love, saving me from the bondage of sin, and giving me eternal salvation. Since then I have committed my life to serve Him. Soon after that I made the decision to know more about God’s word so I went to Bible College for the equipping and preparing of myself for the Lord’s ministry. By the grace of God I completed my B.A. and a B. Theology, and my M. Divinity. To this day I am serving Him faithfully. I may be poor but I am proud of my being one chosen to serve God. And I am ready to serve Him by creating a better future for the many orphans, the mentally ill, the widows, and the youth of India. I have a vision and a passionate desire that God will open the doors for my ministry to start a fully funded bible school and a training center for local people joining the ranks of those becoming dedicated to God. I am also praying for some help/support for the 20 missionaries who are already my coworkers. God is our strength. Let us work for Him faithfully through giving hope to the needy regardless of our situations whether poor or rich.