Friday, October 9, 2020

Fwd: Our Fall Newsletter is Here



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From: Global Disciples <enews@globaldisciples.org>
Date: Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 12:02 PM
Subject: Our Fall Newsletter is Here
To: <info@gehmanmennonitechurch.org>
True Worship Transforms
Jaya and Amoli live in the same community in India. Both women were dedicated worshipers of the many Hindu gods and goddesses, turning to them for help and hope. Yet each woman felt unfulfilled and troubled in spirit and mind.  
 
At a Hindu festival, Jaya came under the influence of an evil spirit. It drained her strength; she could barely walk or move around. Her parents consulted priests at the temples, and doctors too, but found no help. Jaya's condition isolated her and her family from friends and relatives. Finally, her parents gave up hope and prepared to admit Jaya to a mental hospital.  
Amoli was troubled too. Worshipping the gods and goddesses did nothing for the fear and worry that crippled her thoughts. Instead, she lashed out at those around her, picking fights and treating people badly. And with this reputation, no one was willing to marry her. Pain and rejection added to her fears of being unwanted, unloved. She couldn't even accept her parents' love. One day, Amoli tried to hang herself but her father rescued her. She had no peace, no hope...
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