in a busy or any private Jeep to my city because I get motion sickness. I also only had the clothes I was wearing and no other clothes with me. Jeevan and his brother Krupa told me that they had some clothes I could have. He also told me not to worry about traveling and promised to arrange for me to get home. I don’t know why I agreed, but I did and stayed at his house. Later he explained to me about the work he would do for the meetings. Since I’m a photographer, he asked me to take pictures. I said okay, but we didn’t have a camera to take pictures with. By the grace of God, one of Jeevan’s friends offered for us to use his very good camera without us even asking him. I didn’t expect this, it was the first miracle I saw from God.

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The next day we went to a church dedication (in Vanthurba village). There he introduced the team from M.O.R.E. I.M., the Evangelist Matias, his secretary Martha, and two young siblings, Eric and Claudia, who came to India to preach. Since this was my first day, I was busy taking pictures and so I didn’t talk to them. That afternoon it was raining heavily. The roads were flooded. I heard that there was an evening prayer in a remote area.  My cousin Krupa and I asked Jeevan to go. He said no, because the road was muddy and it would not be safe to go by motorbike. We insisted and went ahead of them to that village. The team followed us and preached in the meeting. As Matias sir was delivering wonderful words from the Bible, I was not showing interest towards him because I didn’t believe in Jesus. This was my experience from the first day with the team.

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The next day we all went to Odisha where there was a three-day pastors conference. By then I was totally involved with the team. It was our first day in Odisha. The people received us in a great way. The people in Odisha are good and true believers of God, the way they pray, the way they showed their love toward God is excellent. I felt so lucky to be part of that conference. I want to thank Jeevan for taking me to Odisha with an awesome team. The same day we went to another village in Odisha. It was not developed [it didn’t have electricity and no roads to get there], but the people in the village are true believers of God. Our driver saw their love towards God and started accepting God as well. He asked Jeevan to buy him a Bible. When the day was over we all went back to the hotel. I think it was around 3:30 early in the morning. I heard voices from outside, and when I went to check the team was praying even though it was so early in the morning. This really inspired me a lot. The meeting was successfully held and they honored me with a  blue shirt. I felt so happy. We went back to Paderu, but our hearts stayed in Odisha where we spent so many wonderful days. I continued my journey with the team. When it was time for the team to leave India and me to go back to my home, I felt so bad. I wanted to continue working with Jeevan. I wanted to dedicate my talent to God’s service. I was thinking if I had a chance to go back to Guda, I would like to go as fast as possible. After two days, Jeevan called me and asked me to come back if possible. I was both happy and sad. I needed to complete my previous commitments, which I had left pending, but God provided me with a miracle. My dad called and asked me to come home early to travel with him back to Paderu. [Paderu is very near Guda.] I was so happy to go back to the village again. This time God had a special plan for me. When I came back, Jeevan was giving baptisms. I asked him about being baptized. He wanted to discuss it with me first more clearly from the Bible. He told me that we were going to Odisha on the thirty-first and I could be baptized there. I was so happy when I heard we were going back to Odisha. I was baptized in the place I love and blessed by the man of God. I was so happy to take baptism along with fifteen people in Odisha. I gave my testimony and shared my experience. It was a great day.