After our time in Delhi, which is the capital of India, we had a 15 hour bus ride to Manali. Manali is over 6,000 ft in elevation and is incredibly beautiful. It's a part of the Himalayas and so there were mountains and snow in every direction that we looked.
There is a YWAM Centre there and so we went to spend time with them and share our hearts and vision with them. For me it was one of the highlights of the trip. One of the ladies who had worked there the longest shared so many stories about what God is doing there. We even met and had tea with a new believer in her home. I almost started crying as she shared about her life and how as she has become to know Jesus more and more, the peace and joy that has come to her heart.
One of the leaders in the center was telling us about a story of a woman in the village who is a witch and she prophesied that the gods told her it was going to snow the entire month of January, every single day. One of the believers started praying fervently, asking God that it would not snow even one day in January, as a testimony of His power and truth. This was a crazy prayer because Manali is in the mountains and receives an ample amount of snow every winter. The people in the village heard that this other lady was praying to God, asking that it would not snow. All of January, this last year, it didn't snow even one day. The first of February there was a huge blizzard and so much snow came, but not one day in January. Because of this, many people in the village began to ask questions about the God that she served and began to see His power is stronger than that of the village witch.
It was so good to be able to spend time with these people. Their simple hearts and faith in God were such a blessing to be around. We stayed with them for a few days and got to pray with them and hear so many stories. Truly God is alive and moving in the nations of the world, revealing His kindness and beauty.
