“You cannot bring this foreign religion and corrupt the minds of our people,” screamed the angry villagers.  “If you don’t stop, we’ll kill you.”

 Prabhulal, a Gospel for Asia native missionary, received this dire threat when he first started his church-planting work in rural Rajasthan, India. And as often happens to our native missionaries, things didn’t exactly improve when the first villagers received Christ as their Savior.  Thy were hated, branded as low castes and treated as dirt.

 The believers wee not even allowed to draw water from the public well.  This was an enormous hardship for the Christians, especially the women, during the hot summer months.  They had to walk long distances to get water and carry the heavy pots home on their heads.

 In spite of the animosity and opposition, however, their number grew.  Some 75 to 80 people gathered for worship each Sunday, and sometimes there was not even enough room for everyone inside the building.

 Then, last October, God rewarded the faithfulness of these dear brothers and sisters through one of our GFA friends who sponsored the drilling of a Jesus Well in their village.

 Imagine the joy of the Christians when they received their own well as a gift from the Lord and from the Body of Christ!  And just try to picture the amazement of their “enemies” when the believers invited them to draw water freely from the Jesus Well!

 Within a month, the hostile attitude of the villagers began to change.  They became friendlier and started to interact with the believers as they drew water for themselves and their cattle.  Most of all, the Jesus Well!

 Within a month, the hostile attitude of the villagers began to change.  They became friendlier and started to interact with the believers as they drew water for themselves and their cattle.  Most of all, the Jesus Well opened the door for Prabhulal and the other believers to build relationships and share the Gospel with those who formerly refused to listen.

 You see, each Jesus Well has an inscription that encourages those who draw water to ask our missionaries for an explanation.  The inscription reads:

 Jesus Christ says: “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst” (John 4:13-14).

First, Beautiful Day is about serving our city through creative, innovative, and heart felt ways that are both practical and resourceful for the needs of those in our community.   

Second, it is for each church to reestablish itself as an influential hub within its particular community. 

Third, is for the church to “pay-it-forward” and serve and assist other churches  joining the network with resources, creative ideas, and encouragement.  

Fourth, is for community at large to see that unity, creativity, and compassion can come from churches of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds.