"How? How, Jehovah, is this ever gonna work! Pls give her wisdom. You split the Red Sea for Moses, pls split the "red sea" for Parveen today." That was my frustrated - I give up - sigh/prayer to Jehovah when Parveen called me at 4pm to tell me she didn't know how she could make it to the meeting today because her friend from the neighbourhood couldn't make it and there is no way Parveen can come alone. When we hung up, I said my prayer.
(see her above, pic taken in 2012, studying in secret, that's why we were outside, vs see below, pic of her taken June 2014 - see her joy - )
5pm while on the way to the KH (meeting starts 5:30pm), Parveen calls, "Where are you? I'm here at the KH!" There she is with her son, her teen nephew and her Mum! Her Mum is not mentally well and lives with the nephews family. Parveen explained that when we hung up, "I asked Jehovah for understanding and wisdom, what can I do now? You must make the way for me!" While at the nephews home, Mum walked in, and Parveen shouted, "Mum, get ready and let's go." Mum was like, OK - and the rest of the family is super happy to get a "Mum-sitter" for the night. It was a win-win situation for everyone! Talk about the wisdom of Jehovah in action. None of us could have come up with such a brilliant idea. That was divine direction for sure. What did I learn from this? That bible teachers can only do so much. When we step back, just a bit, the student is given a chance to lean on Jehovah and once they taste it, Jehovah becomes ever so much more real. Parveen saw it, felt it, and is convinced "her Jehovah" took care of her that day.
Jagdish' personal trials (not persecution) intensified this week.
That's why last week we took her to the park to have chai and parathas and just enjoy Jehovah's creation.
She also received an answer to a very specific prayer this week, a very personal touchy ugly situation where there seemed to be only one way out. She has been praying about it for many weeks. That one way out could have caused alot of hurts. But Jehovah handled it in the most marvelous practical way, where no one was hurt - and that was what Jagdish prayed for , "a peaceful way." She called me yesterday, "Didi, Jehovah did it! He handled the situation like this . . .and that. . . " Anyway, for her too, Jehovah became more real, a "hearer of prayer."
On a cute note - Sometimes we use the word "kabul karo" (accept) when we conclude a prayer in PJ. This 5 year old PJ boy prays every night, his Mum told me, and at the end of the prayer he concludes with, "Yisu masee ,Aqbul." Isn't Aqbul a middle eastern name?
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