EVANGELICAL WORK IN BANGLADESH

This is Bro. Samuel Roy. Long lime he was coming to our church. Last 20th June at 10 am he came to our home. And he shared me about his life. He was very sorrow for his past life. He broke and same day he got saved. Joel took these pictures when Samuel was with me. Please read his testimony and pray for him.

Last July 26th Sunday, Bro. Samuel was giving his wonderful testimony.

I’m Samuel Roy. I’ve known the calling of almighty God after coming to respected Bro. missionary Nathaniel Hazra on 20^th July, 2009 at 2 pm.

I submitted myself as a great sinner to the proper judge and luminous God. I understood that I had been hiding myself from the proper holy judge and merciful God who has promised that if a sinner ‘repents’ from his sin, He will give him ‘everlasting life’. I was a great sinner. So I submitted myself to merciful God. I said to my God, “Lord, I don’t want to hide myself from you. All my sins of my life, that had been weighed on me; I laid down this bundle of sins at the feet of my Lord God”. I confessed, “Lord I wasn’t able to lead my life according to your holy Words. I denied your instructions which is as same as denying you. I grieved you and sinned playfully. To lead my life after my own will I hid myself from you. Pride found its abode in me which led me in a lifestyle that was without God. I had been deceived by the temptation of Satan and therefore I didn’t hesitate to do all wicked sins. Lord, I kept away myself from you. I led my life after my own will instead of your will. Lord, forgive me from this audacity.”

I confessed that “Lord, I grieved my parents, my relatives and dishonored my wife and children. All these happened for leading a life without you. I also dishonored you. I refused you. Forgive me Lord.” I also said that “Lord, I haven’t received the forgiveness which you declared for us. Forgive me Lord. You sacrificed the most for our sins. The precious Blood of your son Jesus Christ – which had been poured for the remissions of our sins in Calvary – I had been denying this valuable gift.”

“I need not to do any work for the remission of my sins. Christ has done the job for me. Only repent, having faith in Jesus Christ, leading life according to His word and driven by the Holy Spirit will bring my Salvation.” When this invitation came to me by the Holy Spirit – I didn’t want to lose this opportunity. I was worried when I learnt that I would not have this opportunity if I died without having Salvation and I would be in the Hell for ever. Then I rendered my heavy and broken heart on the feet of Lord God. I said Him, “Lord, take the charge of my life, receive me Lord and lead me in the light of your Word.”

Then a great mysterious shock shook me. I realized that someone carries my burden. I became free. Those moments were introducing me with a changed life. I was watching like a picture the changed lifestyle of a converted man. I never experienced those moments in my life.

Today, here I am giving my testimony that now I am a son in the kingdom of Lord. All my disobedience, all my sins have been washed away by the holy Blood of Jesus Christ. From now on I will lead my life not after my own will but fully after the will of God. I am sure that I do not belong to the gang of sinners. Lord has given me place in His lap. I’m sure that if I died today I will be in Heaven with Lord because He has saved me. He has promised that He will never remember my wicked sins. He has pardoned all my punishments and He will never release my hands. I am His youngest lamb and He is my Shepherd. I’ve got this guarantee that He never let one be ashamed or dishonored who keeps His commandments. I wasn’t able to deny the sweet assurances and bold promises of my Creator and Saviour Lord. So I called Him with tears. I submitted my defiled life to Him. He received me and I have born again. I realized that ‘there was joy in heaven for me’. I want to quote two verses form the Holy Bible which bore important role in the transformation of my life. . . .

First, Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”; It indicates my previous life.

Second, John 6:37 “And him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out”. This is the promise of my Lord for my converted life. It’s blessing for me.

In this joyous moment I want to remember specially our respected Bro. Missionary Nathaniel Hazra who always encouraged me to be born again. He made clear the meaning of Salvation to me. His preaching always indicates my wicked life that has just gone away. It seemed that all these were the true facts of my life. I have got the instructions to come to the way of God from his preaching. I realized from his preaching that how I dishonored my Lord. I got the concept of my sinful life from him.

I heard the preaching of Salvation from his mouth and realized them. I am grateful to him for he encouraged me to enter in the ‘born again’ life. No one should delay to be saved after knowing about Salvation for if a man died before getting saved, he will surely go to Hell.

Bro. Nathaniel taught me these things. I didn’t make any delay to submit myself to God. I thank God with my whole heart that He has shown His grace and mercy to me. Now I am able to realize that I was on the opposite side of the wall – far away from Lord. A heavy curtain was between us that hid me from Lord. I was contracted. I was captured in shyness. Now I am free and glad.

I beseech all my friends, relatives, elders, specially my wife and children and all of you, please rejoice for my ‘born again’ and pray for me so that God increase His little child in His wisdom and lead and guide through His words and the Holy Spirit. Thanks to all. Amen.

Since many days Bro. Ronnie and his people were worshiping on Sunday and special preaching meeting front of his home in open air in the time of winter, rain and sunshine.

They feel that they need a house for their worship. There is a small land beside Bro. Ronnie’s house. And they decided to build a house in that place for worship. For that reason they prayed to God for long days. They got many encourage in this matter. They tried to help as much as they can to build the house. Last year they bought some old tin and wooden pillar. Middle of the month of May of this year with prayer they started work for worship house. They also brought new tin and other materials and did lot of work of earth cutting. Still they did not complete some work of this house like door and window fittings and painting work. When they can manage more money then they will do those works.

Last Thursday July 23rd, Bro Augustine and I went to them. Friday July 24, everybody of them came and attended the new house for thanks giving to God for His blessing for them. Now all the people of Bro. Ronni can worship here at Sunday and other preaching meeting. This day Bro Ronni and Bro. Supon giving thanks to everybody who helped them to build that house by Prayer and financially. And the same time they remembered Pastor Graf and Long Island Baptist Church for pray for them and given thanks for the money for the build house and feast. They are very grateful to Long Island Baptist Church. Bro. Ronni requested everybody to attend regular in this worship house. After my preaching and prayer for this new house some men and women were giving thanks to Bro. Ronni and his family and also Bro. Supon for their hard work for building of this worship house. They promised to attend regular this worship house and fill this house and keep faithfulness to God. After these program every body we ate a special meal ‘Khichuri’. It is combination of rice, lentil, chicken and spices. It is easy to cook and very delicious.

Same day I baptized to Bro. Supon.

This is New Worship house. Bro Ronni with me