The Christian life is a long journey and sometimes God uses us in spite of ourselves.
Suman became a disciple 21 years ago in New Delhi, India. Soon after that, her younger sister Renu was baptised. Suman was very bold in her evangelism. At the time she was a computer instructor. She reached out to one of the students at the computer center, Mukund, and he too became a disciple.
Lo and behold, Mukund went on to marry Renu, Suman’s younger sister. As the years went by Suman kept reaching out and helping others to know God. She was always very giving, selfless, and committed.
Suman and Renu’s family did not understand their engagement towards Christ. The two sisters underwent a lot of opposition but they stood strong.
Suman would bring her young niece to church with her. Neha thus grew up “in the church”. Eventually when she reached adulthood she too decided to follow Christ.
Unfortunately, as sometimes happens, Suman went through some difficult times in her relationships in the church. She got hurt, did not open up about it, did not seek enough help, and she decided to leave the fellowship. She knew, however, what the truth was, so she kept attending church for the next 15 years, never wanting to be restored.
All this while Suman saw God work many miracles in her family. Mukund and Renu had two beautiful children, Suman’s nice Neha got married to a wonderful young man in the church, and many blessings came their way.
As Mukund and Renu’s first child, Nitin, became a teenager he decided to start studying the Bible. This was a turning point for Suman. She saw this young man make a decision for Christ and at his baptism she finally decided to give her heart back to Christ. It was a real joy to see Suman restored to the fellowship 21 years after she first got baptised. She is back in the fray, reaching out, helping, serving, and generally being a great disciple of Christ!
