Scripture tells us to “Taste and see the Lord in good” Psalm 38:4.
Gururaj Iyengar invited Liviu Crestescu & Peter Ruck to join him on mission in his homeland India.
We left Gatwick Airport after a long delay, we missed our connecting flight in Dubai going onto Chennai. This meant overnight stay and could not leave until the next day. Arriving in Chennai the next evening to warm welcome and meal with our hosts.
It began with the ‘Fire Festival’ Liberty Ponneri. We were treated to some Indian praise and worship and a welcome from many local pastors and ministries. The hall soon filled up, I wasn’t aware at the time but learn’t afterewards that people were listening from outside.
I was the opening speaker sharing words of encouraging and my testimony. I was followed by Pastor Solomon Raj who was a native of India, but now has a church in Preston in England. The evening saw many people coming forward for ministry. We saw people responding for salvation, healing and deliverance there was such a presence of the Holy Spirit as lives were bring touched.
The second day we went out into a local village to pray for a man who had been injured. The ‘Fire Festival’ began again with worship and great expectation following the first night. Liviu gave his testimony and Pastor Gururaj Iyengar ministered the word people responded to the Good News of the Gospel with salvation, healing and deliverance.
The finale was a time of celebration, with changed lives for whole families new beginnings as people were set free ‘mind body and souls’ we were particularly touched by young people saying they didn’t want the fesitval to end.
The next event was at Bible Calls in Chennai. We came with challenging messages of encouragement and testimony’s to 120 mature students made up of Pastors, Leaders, ministry workers who have gone through the Bible calls programme. Our team was Pastors Gururaj and Solomon and Liviu and myself (Peter).
We sing praises to you Oh Lord our spirits felt His Holy presence. During this time of ministry Jesus Name was lifted on high as the Word was spoken. We witnessed salvation and healing following the time of worship & praise with this group in the centre of Chennai.
