My name is Somwati, and my husband’s name is Harnam. We live in the village of Khaspur in Ambala district, Haryana, India. We have four daughters and three sons. We are Hindus and belong to the Jogi caste. The Jogi consider themselves equivalent to the Brahmans, and the Brahmans accept them. … [Read more...] about No other gods
Mamta Rani is a 9th-grade student in Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India. Every day she rides her bicycle to school, and every day when her classes are done she rides it home again. One day she hopped on her bicycle as usual and began her journey but ran over a sharp object that left a badly … [Read more...] about Prayer helps heal injured girl
Andhra Pradesh, India—Venkayamma was raised as a Hindu. She worshiped many idols. One day she came down with a viral fever and was admitted to the hospital. Her husband, seeing how seriously ill Venkayamma was, asked Anand Babu Kota, a Gospel Outreach Bible worker, to come and pray for … [Read more...] about Woman healed of viral infection
Turna Village, India—Mamta Kumari grew up in a culture immersed in mythological stories. These stories, combined with chronic poor health, filled her life with stress and anxiety. One day Mamta overheard a prayer meeting at her neighbor Mithai Lal’s house. As she listened, the songs and messages … [Read more...] about Next-door meeting changes girl’s life
Ajad Ansary’s little girl had been ill from birth. He and his wife were constantly worried about her. Despite countless trips to doctors, her health did not improve. One day Ajad and his wife were especially concerned. “Who can cure our child? She is very sick and about to die.” Confused and … [Read more...] about The Doctor who truly heals
One day during my work as a Gospel Outreach evangelist in Sundar Nagar, Himachal Pradesh, in northern India, I received a phone call from Adventist World Radio (AWR) about a listener named Mahinder. The AWR representative asked me to try to find Mahinder’s village and indicated that Mahinder was … [Read more...] about The stubborn motorbike
One day a small group of people from Naraingarh came to visit me. Some of the men were senior citizens, and a few were young boys. They wanted to see our church and find out what kind of worship happens inside. I opened the church and invited them in. As they looked around, I could see their … [Read more...] about Sick man and the sun god challenge
Pattaravakkam, India—Surya wanted a baby. She’d been married for two years, but still wasn’t pregnant. Even a year of medical treatment hadn’t helped. Friends and relatives had begun to call her a cursed woman. Surya became more and more depressed. She cried and begged for help. Life for her … [Read more...] about Sadness turns to joy
