Just in 13 verses in 2 Timothy 4:9-22, Paul mentions 17 brothers and sisters by name in addition to many others that were not named. Out of the 17, one abandoned Paul and another opposed him.
The
wonderful thing about Paul is that even for those who abandoned or opposed him,
his prayer was that it would not be held against them.
Paul loved
the company of many brothers and sisters in Christ. Some came to Christ through
his ministry, some were in Christ before him or came through others. But he loved to invest his life
into their lives.
Materially
speaking, by the time he was martyred, he didn’t even have an extra pair of
warm clothes to beat the Roman winter. Most likely, before Timothy could bring
his old cloak, he was killed. He died a poor man in the eyes of the world. But
he left a very rich church. This is what was said about great John Wesley too!
As
a student of Paul, nothing gives me more joy than to invest my life into the
lives of brothers and sisters God brings into my life and ministry.
I
thank God for those who are with me in 2020, and I pray for those who have
moved on. For Guwahati, I am grateful to God for bringing Allen Wotsa, Valpuia
Renthlei, Max Satboi Thangeo, Boisi Bhatta into the team and I am looking
forward to spending time with the team in Kathmandu.
Allen
has been a steady hand of support and Valpuia a constant source of joy. Max is
a force to push us forward and Boisi the glue that puts us all together. I am
just an extra that is needed once a while when the going gets tough. I miss
Tridib and Manajit but they remain the faithful members of Guwahati team from a
far. I thank God for Jitu and Pranab who will be joining our leadership team in
the upcoming days.
Kathmandu
is entirely in a different dimension. Ganesh has done a remarkable work in
putting together an amazing team of committed disciples of Christ with whom I
love to spend time whenever it is possible.
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