Indian Christian Mission Centre

INDIAN CHRISTIAN MISSION CENTRE (ICMC): TIMOTHY SCHOOL

RANJITA FROM ORISSA (Timothy Student 2005-06)

I was Roman Catholic and by the grace of God today I believe that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. By the grace of God, my daddy and mommy are so spiritual. By their prayer only, they prayed that we would receive Jesus as our personal Savior. So I knew and believed that Jesus died for me on the cross of calvary. In my childhood, I was praying to Jesus. I knew the true love of Jesus.

In eighth grade, I became so sick that I could not attend class. I become so seriously ill that I could not get up from my bed. For three years I was bedridden. Twice monthly I used to go to the hospital but I could not get any recovery. At last we went to a different hospital and there was one very nice doctor from America. He told us, “This girl has bone cancer, paralysis, and high blood pressure”. At that time I was so confused … I could hear the words, “This sister has bone cancer, she cannot survive”. When the doctor told me in front of my relations, I was thinking and thinking and I got senseless. When we home from the hospital I was thinking, “I cannot die. I cannot live”.

We stayed at my own house. My daddy and mommy, they comforted me. I was thinking “I will not live…after one month the doctor said I was going to die”. I was so sorrowful at that time. I become serious too much at that time. I cannot express my feelings at that time. But my dear brothers and sisters, I knew something. Something from my childhood. I knew that Jesus loved me.

I had a terrible disease. I could not get up from my bed. I could not go to the bathroom. Because of paralysis, I could not move my leg and hand. I had a pool of sorrow in my heart.

But because Jesus loved me, when I was sleeping, Jesus came and touched me. I stood up from my bed and I praised the Lord. I thank God because God has called me.

My dear friends, before I came to this school, when I went to the bathroom, I fell down and broke my arm and had an Xray in the hospital. When they opened the bandage after weeks, it was the same arm. I said, “Lord, you healed me from my terrible disease, and so this is nothing for you. If you want you can heal me again”. Again I went to the hospital and there was no recovery. We came back and I was just sleeping and crying and crying. My daddy tried to talk to me. I was so sad, this is my daddy, but he cannot understand my agony and problem. I did not reply. I was just lying there. They were taking rest. “Lord”, I was crying, “If you only heal me. Otherwise please take me.” Then I saw clearly three persons came. I was not sleeping. One person came and just he touched my hand. At that time, I was healed. When they were going back, I shouted, “Lord, I want to come with you!” They said, “No, in this world, you must share this news with the people”.

Dear friends, I know very well, that I have been sent to His ministry. I was supposed to die but he gave me life. That’s why I know very well that though I am a girl, I believe strongly that I will give the good news to the Gentile people. I came to study the Bible here. I came here and I have loved so many things. Now I am growing spiritually many days. I learned from the teachers many things (named each teacher). Many spiritual truths I could learn. So today, I am getting many fruits in my life. All this teaching is just like a lamp to my feet. So dear brothers and sister, I thank you he has given this opportunity to share this testimony with you. Please pray for me.

"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves." Romans 12:10