Kolkata Witnesses 3 One-day Retreats!!!

“Ami aaj amar paper jonnokhoma cheyechi ebong peyechi. Tai aajami khoob khushi! (Today I have asked and have received forgiveness for mysins and so I am very happy!)”
Joyshree Biswas

“Shotti kore shanty ki taa aaj janteparlam. Prottasha chilo shudhu matrogaan bajna etyadi kora, kintu Iswarerhate nijeke swamarpan korar anubhavkee taa janlam. (Today I came to know what is real peace. I expected only some songs and music (today), but the experience of submitting myself into God’s hands is what I came to know.)”
Sarbani Mistry

“Ami aaj ekhane eshe Probhu keaaro beshi kore cheente perechi. Tai,notun kore aar ek baar probhur kacheswamarpan korechi. (Today aftercoming here, I came to know more about Lord and so I have rededicated myself once again in a new way to my Lord)”
Reena Mistry

These are only a few and a lot moresuch feedbacks have we received fromthe One-day retreat, “Shanti”conducted in Metiabruze on 28thSeptember 2002. The Holy Spirit spoketo everyone and it turned out to be aday on which everyone became busy inmaking peace with God.

“Amar Jeshu Baba bolecheboleche,tumi aamar kaj korbe. (My Jesus spoke to me- He told me, “You will work for me!”)”
Angela Roy

“Aajker onushthane ami JishuChristo te nijer jibon shope diyechi.(Today in this retreat, I have committed my life to Jesus Christ!)”
Arpita Bag

“Aaj ami eikhane eshe ProbhuJishu ke aaro kache peyechi. (Today after coming here, I have found Jesus more closely)” Sreelekha Roy“Eei shobhar madhyame ami amarmoner shanty phire peyechi. (Today in this retreat I regained the peace of my heart)”
Ria Roy

“It was just an immediate decisionto join this program, but this decision had given a new turn to my life”
Devmitra Adhikari

“I expected a touch of God. Yes! Yes!! I got it!” Deepanjali Barui“I have got answers to several questions of my heart”
Sukanya Banerjee

There shall be showers of blessings… Oh no! There were showers of blessings. When the showers came down from heaven, there was wailing and crying from almost everyone.

While some were the tears of joy, some were the tears of repentance and some were of relief when God’s touch of lov etook away a great from them. In the end everybody were full of joy. All the tears, confession and submission gave them a new joy and new sense of unity.With a new happiness and a new resolution they returned home. This is what had happened in the One-day retreat, “Lead it from the front.” On 2nd October 2002. Some of the feedbacks are as given above.

This is not all, there was wailing and crying when the Holy Spirit started His work in one more One-day retreat,“Aap Ki Nazar Kidhar Hai?” on 2nd October 2002. In the presence of God can anyone stand? With tears they responded to the altar call and committed their lives to God. It was not only a blessing to all those who attended, but also to the speakers.

This is a very short report of the great work of God in the three One-day retreats conducted in Kolkata. While one of them “Aap Ki Nazar Kidhar Hai?” was conducted in Hindi a tTitagarh (which is on the north side of Calcutta), the other two were conducted in Bengali on the south side of Calcutta.Suresh Das coordinated the work in the north and Soumitra Dey coordinated the work in the south. The main speakers were- Samuel Varghese & Pr.K.G. Mathai in Titagarh; Rev. Swapan Dey and Joseph Joy in Metiabruze and Joseph Joy in Thakurpukur (Oxford Mission) on 2nd October 2002.

We could reach 226 young people through these three one-day retreats. And the summary of the feed back is:

And almost all decided to lead a holy life.

All glory and Honour belongs to God who makes things possible. I thank all of you for your sincere prayers and request you to please continue to uphold us in your prayers.
Joseph Joy