Although my wife and I both held good government jobs and owned our own home, we reached a point where we believed God was calling us to leave everything familiar — our home, our city, and even our country. We felt both excited and cautious, and we committed the matter to prayer. At the same time, our older son had been unwell for seven years, and his health weighed heavily on our hearts. After much prayer and consultation with many prayerful Christian ministers, including the late Bro. D.G.S. Dhinakaran of the Jesus Calls ministry, we took a step of faith in 1997 and applied for immigration to New Zealand.

Based on my educational qualifications, our family was granted permanent residence in New Zealand on a priority basis. Around that same time, we took our son to a Jesus Calls healing meeting in another state. Out of nearly 80,000 attendees, an usher led just five families aside — and we were one of them. We were taken to a room where Bro. D.G.S. Dhinakaran was waiting after the healing crusade. He laid his hands on us and prayed. In his deep voice he gently declared, “God has healed your son and you will be going to a foreign land”. When we returned home, we arranged medical tests for our son. To our amazement, there was no trace of sickness. He was completely healed. It was a miracle — God’s perfect timing.

We knew that God had cleared the way for us to move. And so, with my wife and two sons, who were 10 & 7 years old then, I arrived here in Christchurch.

And, we continue on this journey of faith that started in Hyderabad, India, many years ago, marveling at God’s enduring faithfulness.