A Story of “Rivers” of Grace – (Cha’pur CHE ministry)
Ranjana has a family of five; her husband (Dal), three daughters (Reshma, Roshani, and Ritisha), and a nephew, Rohan, who was adopted as a child.
Ranjana is a friend of Balkumari, a member of RCCLC. At the beginning of 2021, Balkumari invited Ranjana to Cha’pur Church and helped introduce her and her daughters to Christ. We welcomed them into our church family with love and care. We shared about God’s love and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for their sins. Ranjana and her daughters felt great peace after being in our church service. At that time, her husband was abroad for a job. Her husband didn’t know that she had started going to church, as they were Hindus, and so when she told him, he shouted over the phone and angrily instructed them not to go anymore. But they continued to come…
In the middle of 2022, her husband came back home and angrily instructed them not to go to church or associate with Christians. So they stopped coming to our Saturday church fellowship for a while. One day, Ranjana came to us and asked for prayer because her husband had strictly instructed them not to go to church services and other activities. We prayed for them and encouraged them not to leave their newfound faith in Christ, and made them understand that they have to wait for God’s provision. Although they didn’t have permission from their father to come to church, Roshani and Rohan used to read the Bible and spend time in prayer, hiding from their father, Dal’s, sight. Many times their father caught them reading the Bible, and angrily shouted, took the Bible from them, and asked them to leave the house. Often, he tortured his wife, as he thought it was because of Ranjana that the children were going that way.
Last year, in August, Dal, after drinking a lot of alcohol, beat up his wife and shouted and abused her throughout the day. In the evening, he had a fall from the first floor of his house, and his backbone was fractured, and he couldn’t get up. Immediately, Ranjana took her husband to the hospital to get treatment. Now, because of paralysis from the waist down, caused by a fractured spine, Dal can’t sit, stand, or walk. He needed support and had to rest in bed most of the time. Rohan, the adopted son, helps his father to sit and move around with the help of a wheelchair.
Ranjana and her daughter Roshani came to us and asked for prayer for the situation they are living in. Even in this situation, Dal shouts at his wife (Ranjana) and children (Roshsani and Rohan) for believing and accepting Jesus.
After some time, Asha (Suleman’s wife) visited Ranjana’s house with her women’s prayer team to pray and encourage them. Asha shared God’s unconditional love for them and some other stories of miraculous healing, as well as how our Lord God heals and loves people. After a long discussion, Asha asked him to believe in Jesus and prayed for Dal Bahadur.
The next day, we heard that Dal Bahadur could sit by himself and could get up from bed. Not only that, but we have also heard that Dal Bahadur has shown some positive signs toward this newfound faith. Although there had been some positivity, Dal Bahadur still didn’t allow them to attend church activities. But Roshani and Rohan still attended church services without informing their father.
On the day of public testimonies of baptism (April 6, 2025), Roshani and Rohan came to make their testimony at the Bagmati river without informing their father. Ranjana also attended the public testimony of baptism program without informing her husband. After taking baptism, tears flowed from Roshani’s eyes. She said it is the tears of joy and happiness.
After a week and much prayer, we arranged a house fellowship at Ranjana’s home. Asha, our church leaders, and other believers attended, and we had a time of fellowship and prayed with the family and for Dal’s healing. Because of God’s grace, positivity and belief are seen growing in Dal Bahadur’s heart for Christ.
Last week, we again met with this family and encouraged them by sharing a few messages and praying for Dal’s health. After prayer, Dal said to us, “Please do continue to visit and pray for us.”
Shalom!
Samson and Priscilla
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