“I was like a cooking pot full of holes before I met Jesus. Do
you know what a cooking pot full of holes is good for? Nothing! But then I
heard about Jesus and how He died to save me and I trusted Him and now, He has
transformed my life and is using me for His glory. Jesus took the broken holes
of my life and He filled them and He made me complete…..”
Rostom is a 21 year old young man from Tagbak who was saved as a
teen through the outreach from our church here in Lapoc and from the time he
was saved he has grown steadily in his faith and has shown a keen desire to
serve our Lord and to share the good news with others. Since he was saved, he
has not allowed the fact that he was born with missing limbs – one hand and one
foot – to slow him down.
His childhood though was very painful. As he endured the slights
and snubs of other children and even adults, there were times he plunged into
despair and felt his life was worthless. But since the day he trusted Jesus,
he has seen God’s value on his life because as he likes to say, “God was
willing to pay the same price for me as He did for everyone else – the precious
blood of His own Son!”
Rostom’s joy in life today is to teach the Word and through much
study of the Word and allowing himself to be discipled, God is developing
Rostom into an effective instrument and a strong light in his community of
Tagbak. He is bringing 11 other young men to the Youth Camp being held here in
Lapoc at the end of this month. He led these young men to the Lord himself.
Recently one of the unsaved leaders of their community publicly
spoke about the impact that Rostom is having there as a preacher of the Word.
Rostom may be looked on by the world as ‘weak’ – he has no
physical dexterity, no worldly influence, he is poor in earthly goods - BUT
God’s power is being shown through Rostom’s weakness and God is being glorified
through him.
May Rostom’s testimony and the wonderful plans of God for his
life encourage you as it has us and let us continue to encourage one another
and to speak about the marvellous works of God!!!!
