"We Love to Go for Walks"

Gospel for Asia
Special for ASSIST News Service

September 2008

BHUTAN (ANS) -- Like most people in Bhutan, Sanika Dorji and Indali Ngedup walk to get where they need to go. They walk to the market and they walk to church. It’s nothing out of the ordinary—except that both of these women used to be paralyzed.

The women's paralysis was caused by the same disease. For 18 months, neither Sanika nor Indali could walk anywhere. They sought help from both medical doctors and many well-known witch doctors in their area. But neither medical treatments nor the spells changed anything.

Gospel for Asia missionaries Dileshwar Ekka and Vinmugil Ekka had been serving in the area. But due to strong opposition from followers of the village’s traditional religion, no one was interested in their message.

Then they met Indali.

Dileshwar and Vinmugil were traveling house-to-house visiting with the villagers when they stopped at Indali’s home. When Indali’s husband, Paljor, answered the door, Dileshwar shared with him about the love of Jesus. In desperate need of help, Paljor told Dileshwar about Indali’s paralysis.

“Jesus has the power to heal the sick,” Dileshwar told Paljor. So Paljor asked Dileshwar and Vinmugil to come in and pray for his bedridden wife.

As the missionaries fervently interceded for Indali, she immediately began to get better. Within six days she was completely healed! When Indali and Paljor saw the Lord’s power, they gave their lives to Him.

As the news of Indali’s healing spread around the village, Sanika heard about the miracle. She had faith that the Lord could heal her, too, so she begged her husband to take her to see the missionaries.

When she arrived, Dileshwar and Vinmugil prayed for her illness. And as the prayer ended, Sanika’s body was whole again. She and her husband also saw the true power of the Lord and began faithfully following Him that very day.

Now Sanika and Indali can walk anywhere they want, but the place they really love to go is prayer meeting.

“We love to go for walks!” the women exclaim. They are so thankful for God’s grace and mercy.

Dileshwar and Vinmugil request prayer that Indali, Sanika and their families will continue to grow in their new faith in Christ. They also ask for prayer that their incredible testimonies will bring many more into a relationship with Him.