Missionary Stanley Scism posted the following information on his Facebook page about the students of Scism Christian University (SCU), the Bible college I will be visiting in Delhi. I have enjoyed reading about the students and praying for them.
Lerhlunthang 'Lera' is a third-year student and is student body president. He's also married. He's also his local church's youth president. Between college years, he worked on his farm, supported his family, helped the youth raise funds. He's a good man. He'll graduate February 12.
Gogou Kipgen is a third-year student, and dean of students. Between last college year and this one, he worked on a masters degree in political science, then helped his dad's work on a contract to build an excise station. Then he travelled with his family to southern part of Manipur where, as a result of his dad's and step-mom's witnessing, six people were baptized in Jesus name.
Subrat Singh is a third-year student and is the college librarian. Between his second college year and the present one, he kept witnessing to people back home about Jesus Christ. One of his friends, for friendship's sake only, would listen to him, yet refuse to be baptized, but finally agreed--an answer to Subrat's prayer. Subrat is on Facebook, and will graduate February 12.
Benjamin Kima is a third-year student. Between last year college year and this one, he taught adult Sunday school class in his home church, and he also spoke in his church and to the youth group. His grandfather passed away last summer, and Benjamin has this testimony. His grandfather, when he received the Spirit, was unconscious for a week. When he came to, the local people had run out of kerosene for their Petromax light and needed light. He commanded the light in Jesus name to shine, and it did--without oil. They praised God the whole night. This man prayed at least ten times a day. He taught Benjamin about God's Word and suggested he come to SCU. Benjamin will graduate February 12.
Santhosh is a second-year student and an experienced pastor for seven years in Chikmagalur. He and other pastors were beaten by radical Hindus in Karnataka state. Then the police, as often happens in India, out of fear sided with the mob, with the result that the pastors were also jailed. But the persecution united the Christians, and the church is growing--Santhosh's church has four new families, including one that used to persecute the church. Now Santhosh has transferred to Mysore city to start a church there.
Kalpana Karen Rai, a second-year student, has no church where she lives in Bhutan, so by invitation she taught Sunday school in another church. Meanwhile, an aunt suffered severe pain, so Karen cried out to God, 'You must heal her so that other people can know you.' 'Next morning, she was healed completely.' Please pray for Karen's family, there in Bhutan, to come to Jesus Christ.
Kanchan Kumari, a second-year student, between last school year and this one went home where hers is the only Christian one in her village in Bihar. The nearest church building is far away, so they go twice monthly and in alternative weeks have church at home. They reach illiterate people whose only way of receiving the Word is through preaching. Kanchan is a good lady and witness.
Rahul Raju is a first-year student. When his grandmother was ill and specialists' medicine could do nothing, an uncle (an apostolic believer in Jesus Christ) came, said, 'Jesus will heal. We must arrange three days of fasting and prayer.' During that fasting-and-prayer God revealed the illness' nature. She was healed, 'salvation came to my home. My parents believed in Jesus, were baptized and received the Holy Spirit.' When Rahul was 2, he faced an illness when his family thought he'd die and his mother prayed, 'Jesus, if you give him back, he will be a worker in your harvest field.' Now he's studying for ministry.
Kabita Rose Chhetri is a first-year student. She grew up in a Hindu family, went to a convent school, 'was really inspired and influenced by Christianity and wanted to be a Christian since my childhood'. When she was 9, her family's whole house was washed away by a flood, a great tragedy because 'my father's hard earning and struggle' had been eliminated. No one helped them, 'nobody came to our aid' except the nuns, who brought Rose and her sister into the hostel, where they then stayed for a few years. Therefore, her parents felt Christianity is much better than Hinduism, and they became Christians when she was 10. But she still was not satisfied, had many questions, searched for joy, felt terribly depressed. She read some books, still didn't find answers she sought. In early 2010, she started reading the Bible, and there starting finding answers to her questions. Meanwhile, SCU graduate Pema introduced her to God's Oneness and supported her to come to SCU. She wants to win many people to Christ.
Lucky Mangrati is a first-year student. She grew up in a Hindu family. After she started school and also attended Sunday school, she finally at age 10 wanted to go to church, but her mother forbade her until a few days later her neighbors witnessed to her. Then she told Lucky 'We have to go to church because we have to know who Jesus Christ is', and Lucky was happy. Soon after, they came to Christ and were baptized in Jesus name. When her father came back home on leave from the army, he happily joined them. The next year, Lucky received Holy Spirit baptism. Now she's really lucky and says, 'I thank God for mercy in my life. After my graduation, I want to do God's ministry.'
Robert is a first-year student. He was born in a Pentecostal family, used to hang out with boys who encouraged truancy. After matriculation (graduation from tenth grade), he ran away from home, but a friend asked him to attend a revival crusade. There, Robert received the Spirit, and after that began to accompany ministers in their evangelism, 'all because of my parents' consistent prayer and the goodness of God'. And now he's at SCU to study to become a minister.
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