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It is a fact that all men die, but only a few men truly live.Compelled with a passion for missions, one can be more afraid ofliving without the presence of God than dying in His will. We arein a race for every soul in these last hours of history and the finalfrontiers are being penetrated. Incorrigible nations are humblingthemselves and opening the doors for the Gospel. The uniting offaith, giftings and anointings across the globe, spiritual bonds arebreaking the cultural barriers and are vital links in fulfilling HisLast Mandate to go into all the world.

Servant of the LordRaj Paul Kosaraju

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A Passion for Missions

The dream of every evangelist is to minister to the masses but often we overlook what mayseem to be an insignificant introduction and incidental crossings. The motive in ministry isparamount to the effectiveness and fruitfulness of a ministry and is often scrutinized by theLord. Though pressed by schedule constraints and pressures of life, we must be sensitive tothe leading of the Spirit. One of those kairos moments began a move of the Spirit in myministry in 2004 that is yet alive, seven years later at this writing. Less than a hundred peoplewere present to hear the ministry of a visiting pastor from India at a friend’s church which metin a hotel conference room. Having helped plant the start-up, I had flown to Kansas City fromChicago to attend and share my testimony of ministering to Mother Theresa. The meeting wasnot well advertised but a woman had been prompted by the Holy Spirit to attend through apost card left on a car windshield, not realizing that destiny was about to be unveiled andprophetic vision to be awakened after years of dormancy. After a brief introduction followingservice, it was discovered she had ministry contacts in target nations and we recognized it wasa divine appointment. Later she revealed that the Lord had given her a word one month priorto that night that a new day was dawning in her life and ministry was about to unfold. The Lordsaid she would be running with the horsemen, that He was putting some stardust on the visionand it would shine in the Heavens. Her life was very isolated, a life of prayer and she had tostep back from ministry due to family concerns, so the prophesy was startling but the Lord hadbeen dealing for a number of years concerning a Heavenly calling in waiting.

The witnesses and sign language of the Holy Spirit were remarkable and it grew increasinglyclear there was more to the Lord’s purpose in the crossing than I understood. Many times wewatch for the story to unfold after a prophetic word, but forget we are in the Script and have apart to play. I called to share a dream I had where she was trying to tell me something. Sherevealed that she had been receiving direct revelation about my ministry but was notcomfortable with sharing it until I called to share the dream. Casually she asked if I had everthought of being involved in mass evangelism. Not your normal conversation. I began to realizeshe had no idea who I was or that I was involved in crusade evangelism in India and ministeredregularly in meetings attended by 4-10,000. Recovering from that surprise, she then asked if Ihad thought of going to Nepal. Maoists in Nepal had just laid down their weapons after tenyears of resistance to the monarchy and were being integrated into the government asmembers of the Parliament. It was a pivotal time for Nepal and it had been a subject of prayerfor a future trip. A vision was being birthed through the leadership of the Spirit and the StillSmall Voice, and one that would be put to the test.

Several months following this meeting, I returned to India for business and ministry. Onceagain the Lord would speak through her concerning my ministry. The night before my

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departure, she spoke prophetically that something significant was going to occur in my ministryas I returned to India and it would have a paparazzi affect indicating an increase in the scope ofministry. The next morning, she wrote to say a friend from India had e-mailed she heard fromonly occasionally and used the word ‘paparazzi’ in her e-mail. God again was confirming theword of His servant. The advent of a new ministry colleague was being announced as I wassoon to meet the infamous Michael Vijayakumar, known for his factionalist political career andconversion from brutal tyrant to crusade evangelist. We toured India for several monthsministering in crusades many times attended by over 100,000. The stardust had fallen. Yet theheart of the evangelist compelled me to go to the highways and byways and minister in remoteareas, including a church planting in rural Andhra Pradesh, only five years earlier occupiedprimarily by headhunters, many now serving God. Plans were made for a crusade tour withMichael and Teresa, my new American ministry partner, to include Nepal, however ongoingunrest in Nepal was a deterrent and the Lord intervened through a dream warning that Nepalwas not to be visited at that time. In the dream, Sister Teresa saw Asian soldiers holdingpatrons hostage in a hotel. That was in fact the situation at a five-star hotel in Kathmandu thatvery day, as was reported in the news. Bhutan however was an open door and in my visitthere, I met a pastor who was translating Bhutan’s first Bible into Dzongkha, the officiallanguage of Bhutan.

They say that you can never have vision if you look behind you because the past never sees thefuture, but that morning, the Lord chose to speak through a rear view mirror. I had notcontacted Teresa for several weeks and called to discuss some issues, forgetting it was Sundaymorning in the US. She had left worship as the Lord was stirring her and noticed a message hadbeen left from India on her BlackBerry. The Spirit guided her specifically to take the call downthe street from the church she was visiting. In our conversation, the Lord began to ministerthat there was a New Beginning for her as it seemed plans for the crusade meetings were beingdelayed. Looking up, she glanced in the rear view mirror and saw the words NEW BEGINNINGon the sign of the church behind her car. Yet again the Lord had manifested in a profound way.(Raj, I don’t know if you want to share about your ‘time out’ – you had the attack the next dayafter this call. Even without that being included, this moment is always inspiring to me.)

It is a fact that all men die, but only a few men truly live. Compelled with a passion formissions, one can be more afraid of living without the presence of God than dying in His will.We are in a race for every soul in these last hours of history and the final frontiers are beingpenetrated. Incorrigible nations are humbling themselves and opening the doors for theGospel. The uniting of faith, giftings and anointings across the globe, spiritual bonds arebreaking the cultural barriers and are vital links in fulfilling His Last Mandate to go into all theworld. Don’t overlook what may be happening at the back of the sanctuary or conference hall,though it be small. Destiny may be waiting.

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Also contributed by Sister Teresa Wright on Raj Paul Kosaraju.

Here is what a man of God, Pastor Greg Laurie has to say:

This is what we need to remember: God can take care of our needs. Do you believe that Godcan take care of you, even when the odds are against it? Maybe you work very hard. Maybe yousave your money and invest wisely and have done well for yourself. And you say, “Well, I knowit has come from God, but I played a part in it.” No, it all came from God. The ability to thinkclearly came from God. The beat of your heart came from God. The blood coursing throughyour veins came from God. Everything you have is from the Lord, including the clothes you arewearing, the car you drive, the home you live in, and the spiritual gifts and talents you have.They are all from the Lord.

So when we pray, “Give us this day our daily bread,” we are acknowledging that everything wehave has come from God. And we are also saying that everything we need in the future still willcome from God.

If it matters to you, it matters to God. If it troubles you, it is a concern to God. So bring it toHim. He is interested in detail.