This is Varadharaja perumal from Salem. He was a Hindu priest. He was very pious in doing all the rituals to the Hindu idols. Every year in March he used to walk on fire as a vow to Hindu idols. By carrying the idols on his shoulder he will dance and walk several miles in bare foot as pilgrimage. At regular intervals he would shave his head to pay the hair offering to Hindu idols he also spent huge money in conducting many poojas and festivals for idols he spent more than one lakh rupees ($2200) per year. He was such an idolater.
Though he did all these things he felt emptiness in his life. During this period of time he also got married. Soon after his wife got cancer and he also suffered from a mysterious disease. The doctors told him that they have to remove his leg to save his life. He was shocked he didn’t know what to do. He cried to the idols. All the idols that he worshiped abandoned him. Because he spent all his money to these idols he did not had any savings he didn’t had sufficient money for his treatment. He was in a hopeless situation.
At that time His sister in law who had a little knowledge of Jesus asked him, why can’t we try Jesus? So they went to a pastor near to their house and shared their misery. He introduced Jesus to him and prayed for him. Pastor told him to surrender their life totally to Jesus. So he obeyed and surrendered his life to Jesus. Miraculously he and his wife got healed from these deadly diseases.
From that day onwards he started doing ministry with his pastor. First he shared his testimony to many people. After few years, he realized his call and started planting a church. Last year he came to know about our Training program and joined the training. He was challenged by the trainings about personal evangelism and about small group bible study. Now he has completed three modules of training. So far he has baptized 18 people and also started 2 small groups. Now he has established a new church in Aatayampatti in Salem district. His vision is to establish churches around his villages and raise leaders to plant those churches. He lives with his wife and three children in Salem. We thank God for all the happenings in his ministry.
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