yegōvaavin makkalukku irukkum visuvaasatthai paartthirukkirēn

avan appadi sonnadhum naan siritthuvittēn. avanukku madhatthil īdupaadu irukkum endru naan yōsitthadhē illai. avanidam, “baibilai patri unakku enna theriyum?” endru kēttēn. avan udanē badhil sollavillai. aanaal, avanudaiya ammaa oru yegōvaavin saatchi endru appuram sonnaan. ammaavidamirundhu ivan sila vishayangalai therindhukondaanaam. avan appadi sonnadhum adhai patriyellaam therindhukolla vēndumendru enakku thōndriyadhu. adhanaal, innum niraiya sollumpadi avanidam kēttēn.

raatthiri romba nēram naangal pēsinōm. saatthaandhaan indha ulagatthai aatchi seivadhaaga baibil solgiradhendru en frendu sonnaan. (yōvaa. 14:30) oruvēlai, ungalil silarukku idhu chinna vayadhilirundhē therindha vishayamaaga irukkalaam. aanaal enakku, adhu romba pudhidhaaga irundhadhu, adhai patri innum therindhukolla vēndumendra aasaiyaiyum adhu thūndivittadhu. anbaana, nyaanamaana oru kadavul kaiyil indha ulagam irukkiradhu endrudhaan adhuvarai naan kēlvippattirundhēn. aanaal, andha vishayatthukkum naan vaalkkaiyil paarttha vishayangalukkum sambandhamē illaamal irundhadhu. enakku appōdhu 26 vayadhudhaan. aanaal, vaalkkaiyil etthanaiyō paartthuvittēn, adhellaam en manadhai romba baadhitthadhu.

en appaa amerikka vimaana padaiyil vimaaniyaaga irundhaar. adhanaal, anu aayudha pōr eppōdhu vēndumaanaalum vedikkalaam endru chinna vayadhilēyē enakku purindhadhu. raanuva padai endha nimishatthilum anugundu pōduvadharku thayaaraaga irundhaargal. kalifōrniyaavil naan kaalēj paditthukkondu irundhapōdhu viyatnaam pōr nadandhukondirundhadhu. maanavargaludaiya pōraattangalil naanum sērndhukondēn. pōlīs latthiyōdu engalai thuratthikkondu vandhaargal, naangal ōdinōm. avargal kannīr pugai gundu pōttadhaal engalukku mūchu muttiyadhu, kannum sariyaaga theriyavillai. engu paartthaalum kūchalum kulappamumaaga irundhadhu. arasiyal thalaivargalai kondrupōttaargal, pōraattamum kalavaramumaaga irundhadhu. nilaimaiyai eppadi saripannuvadhu enbadhai patri aalaalukku oru karutthai sollikkondirundhaargal. adhanaal makkal romba kulambippōyirundhaargal.

1970-il alaaskaavin vadakku kadarkarai pagudhiyil enakku oru vēlai kidaitthadhu. naan kainiraiya sambaadhitthēn. adhan piragu, angirundhu vimaanatthil landanukku pōnēn. angu pōi oru pai vaanginēn. piragu, engē pōvadhu endrē yōsikkaamal therku pakkamaaga baikkil pōikkondē irundhēn. sila maadhangal kalitthu aapprikkaavukku pōi sērndhēn. valiyil, ennai pōlavē yōsikkum sila aatkalai paartthēn. avargalum prachinaigalilirundhu eppadiyaavadhu thappikka ninaitthaargal.

naan paarttha vishayangalaiyum kētta vishayangalaiyum vaitthu paartthapōdhu, saatthaanin kaiyildhaan indha ulagam irukkiradhendru baibil solvadhu enakku nyaayamaaga pattadhu. ‘aanaal, kadavul enna pannikkondirukkiraar? avar ēn edhaiyum thadukkavillai?’ endru yōsitthēn. adharku badhilai therindhukolla thuditthēn.

sila maadhangalil, enakku badhil kidaitthadhu. pōgappōga, naan niraiya nalla aatkalōdu palaginēn. avargal ellaarum, eppadippatta sūlnilaiyilum orē unmaiyaana kadavulukku visuvaasamaaga irundhaargal. adhanaal avargalai enakku romba piditthuppōivittadhu.

vada ayarlaandhu—“gundugalum thōttaakkalum paayum būmi”

naan landanukku thirumbi vandha piragu en frendin ammaavai pōi paartthēn. avar enakku oru baibilai kodutthaar. piragu, nedharlaandhil irukkum aamstardaamukku pōnēn. angē oru theruvilakkukku kīl utkaarndhu andha baibilai naan paditthukkondirundhēn. adhai oru yegōvaavin saatchi paartthaar. baibilai patri niraiya therindhukolla avar enakku udhavinaar. adhan piragu, ayarlaandhil irukkum dablinukku pōnēn. angē yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya kilai aluvalagatthai thēdi kandupiditthu, adhan vaasalkadhavai thattinēn. angudhaan aartthar maathyūs endra sagōdhararai paartthēn. avar romba anubavamulla oru sagōdharar. enakku baibilai patri sollitthara mudiyumaa endru avaridam kēttēn, avarum otthukkondaar.

yegōvaavin saatchigal veliyitta butthagangal, patthirikaigal endru ellaavatraiyum vilundhu vilundhu padikka aarambitthēn. adhēsamayatthil, baibilaiyum paditthēn. adhellaam romba romba svaarasyamaaga irundhadhu! kūttangalil oru vishayatthai paartthu aachariyappattēn. romba kaalamaaga periya periya arivaaligal badhil thēdikkondirukkum kēlvigalukku pillaigalkūda badhil sollikkondirundhaargal! ‘naam ēn kashtappadugirōm? kadavul yaar? settha piragu enna nadakkiradhu?’ pōndra kēlvigalukkellaam avargal badhil sonnaargal. enakku frends endraal adhu yegōvaavin saatchigaldhaan. avargalai mattumē frendsaaga vaitthukkolvadhu enakku romba īsiyaaga irundhadhu. ēnendraal, andha naattil vēru yaaraiyumē enakku theriyaadhu. yegōvaavai nēsikkavum, avarukku sēvai seiya vēndumendra aasaiyai valartthukkollavum avargal enakku udhavi seidhaargal.

1972-il naan nyaanasnaanam edutthēn. oru varushatthukku piragu payaniyar sēvaiyai aarambitthēn. adhan piragu, vada ayarlaandhil nūri endra idatthilirundha oru kutti sabaikku pōnēn. malaiyōramaaga vaadagaikku oru vīdu edutthēn. andha vīttukku pakkatthilirundha vayalil niraiya maadugal irukkum. sabaiyil ēdhaavadhu pēchu niyamippu kidaitthaal, thayaaritthuvittu, andha maadugalukku munnaaldhaan pēsi paarppēn. andha maadugalum asaipōttukkondē naan pēsuvadhai gavanamaaga kētpadhupōl ennai paartthukkondirukkum! pēchu eppadi irundhadhu endrellaam andha maadugal sollaadhu, aanaal sabaiyaarai paartthu pēsa andha maadugalai vaitthu katrukkondēn. 1974-il naan visēsha payaniyaraaga aanēn. ennōdu naijal pit endra sagōdhararum niyamikkappattaar. ippōdhuvarai naangal irandu pērum best frends!

andha samayatthil vada ayarlaandhil engu paartthaalum adidhadiyum sandaiyumaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal, silar vada ayarlaandhai “gundugalum thōttaakkalum paayum būmi” endru sonnaargal. theru sandai nadappadhu, maraindhirundhu thaakkuvadhu, thuppaakki sūdu nadappadhu, kaaril gundu vaippadhu... idhellaam sarvasaadhaaranamaaga irundhana. adhuvum, idhellaam arasiyal peyarilum madhatthin peyarilum nadandhana. aanaal, yegōvaavin saatchigal arasiyalil endha pakkamum saaya maattaargal enbadhu praattastant pirivinarukkum katthōlikka pirivinarukkum nandraaga therindhirundhadhu. adhanaal, saatchigalaal paadhugaappaagavum sudhandhiramaagavum prasanga vēlaiyai seiya mudindhadhu. ūliyatthil naangal paarttha aatkalukku engē, eppōdhu prachinai vedikkum endru nandraaga therindhirundhadhu. naangal angē pōi maattikkolla kūdaadhu enbadharkaaga adhai patri engalukku sollividuvaargal.

irundhaalum, engalukku sila aabatthugal vandhana. orunaal naanum denis kaaragan endra payaniyar sagōdhararum sērndhu saatchigalē illaadha oru ūrukku pōi ūliyam seidhōm. adharkumun orēvoru dhadavaidhaan angu pōyirundhōm. naangal oru kaafi shaappil irundhapōdhu oru pen engalai paartthu naangal ragasiya brittish raanuva vīrargal endru sollivittaar. oruvēlai naanum denisum, ayarlaandhukkaarargalai pōl aangilam pēsaamal brittishkaarargalai pōl pēsiyadhaal avar appadi solliyirukkalaam. adhai kēttadhum engalukku ‘bak’ endraagivittadhu. ēnendraal, brittish raanuva vīrargalidam yaaraavadhu siritthu pēsinaalkūda pōdhum, pōttu thallividuvaargal alladhu muttiyil suttuviduvaargal. naangal veliyil vandhu kuliril thaniyaaga bassukkaaga nindrukondirundhapōdhu, andha kaafi shaappukku munnaal oru kaar vandhu nindradhu. engalmēl palipōtta andha pen veliyē vandhu, andha kaaril irundha irandu aatkalidam ēdhō aavēsamaaga pēsinaar, adhuvum engalai kaikaatti pēsinaar! adharku piragu, andha kaar medhuvaaga engalidam vandhadhu. bas eppōdhu varumendru andha aatkal engalidam kēttaargal. bas vandhadhum, draivaridam avargal pēsinaargal. avargal enna pēsinaargal endru engalukku kētkavillai. bassil vēru yaarumē illaadhadhaal, ūrukku veliyil kūttikkondupōi engalukku samaadhi kattappōgiraargal endru ninaitthōm. nallavēlai, appadi edhuvum nadakkavillai. adhanaal, bassilirundhu irangumpōdhu naan draivaridam, “andha irandu aatkal vandhaargalē, avargal engalai patri ēdhaavadhu kēttaargalaa?” endru kēttēn. adharku avar, “nīngal yaar endru enakku theriyum, avargalidam sollivittēn. nīngal kavalaippada vēndaam. ungalukku ondrum aagaadhu” endru sonnaar.

1976-il dablinil oru maavatta maanaadua nadandhadhu. angudhaan paalīn lōmaaks endra sagōdhariyai paartthēn. avar ingilaandhil visēsha payaniyaraaga sēvai seidhukondirundhaar. avar yegōvaavai romba nēsitthaar, panivaagavum paasamaagavum nadandhukondaar. avarum avarudaiya thambi rēyum chinna vayadhilirundhē yegōvaavai vanangikkondirundhaargal. oru varushatthukku piragu paalīnum naanum kalyaanam seidhukondōm. piragu, vada ayarlaandhil irukkum baalimīnaa endra idatthil visēsha payaniyaraaga sēvai seidhōm.

belfaast, landanderi maadhiriyaana aabatthaana idangalil konja naalukku naangal vattaara ūliyam seidhōm. angirundha sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya visuvaasatthai paartthu naangal asandhupōnōm. avargal thangaludaiya manadhil ūrippōyirundha madha nambikkaigalaiyum thappennangalaiyum veruppaiyum vittuvittu yegōvaavukku sēvai seidhukondirundhaargal. yegōvaa avargalai endhalavukku paadhugaatthaar, endhalavukku aasīrvadhitthaar endrellaam naangal kannaara paartthōm!

naan patthu varusham ayarlaandhil irundhēn. piragu 1981-il, giliyad palliyin 72-vadhu vaguppil naangal irandu pērum kalandhukondōm. pattam vaangiya piragu, mērku aapprikkaavil irundha siyarraa liyōnukku anuppappattōm.

siyarraa liyōn—varumaiyin matthiyilum visuvaasam

naangal oru mishanari illatthil thanginōm. engalōdu 11 mishanarigal thangiyirundhaargal. avargal ellaarum romba thangamaanavargal. engal ellaarukkum sērtthu oru samaiyalarai, mūndru kalivaraigal, irandu kuliyal araigal, oru telifōn, oru vaashing meshin, oru draiyar irundhana. angē adikkadi karent pōividum, eppōdhu pōgum endru yaarukkum theriyaadhu. vīttin kūraiyil eligalin pattaalamē irukkum, aditthalatthil nalla paambugal adikkadi vandhupōgum.

ellaa vasadhigalōdum naangal vaalavillai endraalum, ūliyatthai romba sandhōshamaaga seidhōm. makkal baibilai madhitthaargal, naangal solvadhai aarvamaaga kēttaargal. niraiya pēr baibilai paditthu yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aanaargal. ūr makkal ennai “mistar raabart” endru kūppiduvaargal, paalīnai “misas raabart” endru kūppiduvaargal. konja naalukku piragu, kilai aluvalagatthil enakku niraiya vēlaigalai kodukka aarambitthaargal. adhanaal, ennaal ūliyatthukku avvalavaaga pōga mudiyavillai. aanaal, paalīn pōnaal. adhanaal, ūr makkal paalīnai “misas paalīn” endrum ennai “mistar paalīn” endrum kūppida aarambitthuvittaargal. adhai kētkumpōdhu paalīnukku kushiyaagividum!

niraiya sagōdhara sagōdharigal ēlaigalaaga irundhaargal. aanaal, yegōvaa avargaludaiya thēvaigalai eppōdhumē gavanitthukkondaar, silasamayam arpudhamaana vidhatthilkūda gavanitthukkondaar. (mat. 6:33) oru sagōdhari en nyaabagatthukku varugiraar. avarukkum avarudaiya pillaigalukkum andha naalukku thēvaiyaana saappaadu vaangatthaan kaasu irundhadhu. aanaalum, malēriyaavaal kashtappattukkondirundha innoru sagōdhararukku andha kaasai kodutthuvittaar. ēnendraal, marundhu vaangakkūda andha sagōdhararidam panam illai. adhē naal, oru pen andha sagōdhariyidam vandhu hēr stail seiya solli kaasu kodutthaal. idhai andha sagōdhari sutthamaaga edhirpaarkkavē illai. indha maadhiri niraiya nadandhirukkiradhu.

naijīriyaa—pudhu kalaachaaratthai katrukkondōm

naangal onbadhu varushangalaaga siyarraa liyōnil irundhōm. adhan piragu, naijīriyaa betthēlukku anuppappattōm. adhu oru periya kilai aluvalagam. siyarraa liyōnil naan paarttha adhē aafīs vēlaiyaitthaan angum seidhēn. aanaal, paalīnukku adhu oru periya maatramaaga irundhadhu, kashtamaagavum irundhadhu. ēnendraal, munbu ovvoru maadhamum 130 maninēram ūliyam seidhaal, nallanalla baibil padippugalaiyum nadatthinaal. aanaal ingu, kilindha thunimanigalai naal mulukka thaippadhudhaan avaludaiya vēlai. indha maatratthai ētrukkolla avalukku konjam kaalam edutthadhu. aanaal, aval seidha vēlaiyai matravargal endhalavukku uyarvaaga paartthaargal enbadhai purindhukolla aarambitthaal. adhōdu, betthēlil irundha matravargalai eppadiyellaam urchaagappadutthalaam endru yōsitthu yōsitthu urchaagappadutthinaal.

naijīriya naattu kalaachaaram engalukku romba pudhidhaaga irundhadhu, naangal niraiya katrukkolla vēndiyirundhadhu. orusamayam, oru sagōdharar en aafīsukku vandhu, betthēlukku pudhidhaaga vandhirundha oru sagōdhariyai enakku arimugappadutthi vaitthaar. andha sagōdharikku kai kodukkalaam endru pōnapōdhu thidīrendru en kaalil vilundhuvittaar. enakku enna seivadhendrē theriyavillai! irandu vasanangaldhaan en nyaabagatthukku vandhana. ondru appōsthalar 10:25, 26, innondru velippadutthudhal 19:10. ‘ippadi seiyaadhīrgal endru sollividalaamaa?’ endru en manadhil yōsitthukkondirundhēn. adhēsamayam, ippōdhu avar betthēlukku vandhirukkiraar endraal idhai patri baibil enna solgiradhendru avarukku therindhirukkum endrum yōsitthēn.

enakku romba dharmasangadamaagivittadhu, adhanaal andha sagōdhariyidam ennaal sariyaaga pēsakkūda mudiyavillai. adhan piragudhaan naan aaraaichi seidhu oru vishayatthai therindhukondēn. andha naattil sila idangalil matravargaludaiya kaalil vilum palakkam appōdhum irundhadhai therindhukondēn. aangalum appadi seivadhu valakkamaaga irundhadhu. matravargalai vananguvadharkaaga alla, avargalukku mariyaadhai kaattuvadharkaagatthaan appadi seidhaargal. baibililkūda idhupōl sila udhaaranangal irukkindrana. (1 saa. 24:8) nallavēlai, andha sagōdhariyidam naan edhuvum sollavillai, solliyirundhaal avarudaiya manadhai romba kashtappadutthiyiruppēn.

naijīriyaavil bayangara visuvaasatthai kaattiya niraiya pērai naangal sandhitthōm. avargalil oruvardhaan aisaayaa aadagbōnē.b ila vayadhil avar satthiyatthai patri therindhukondaar. aanaal adhan piragu avarukku tholunōi iruppadhu theriyavandhadhu. adhanaal, avarai tholunōyaaligalin mugaamukku anuppi vaitthuvittaargal. angē avar mattumdhaan yegōvaavin saatchi. avarukku niraiya edhirppu vandhadhu. aanaalum, satthiyatthai ētrukkolla 30-kkum adhigamaana tholunōyaaligalukku udhavi seidhaar. angu oru sabaiyaiyē uruvaakkinaar.

kenyaa—sagōdharargal ennidam porumaiyaaga nadandhukondaargal

1996-il, kenyaa kilai aluvalagatthil sēvai seiya naangal niyamikkappattōm. aarambatthil naan sonna anubavatthukku piragu ippōdhudhaan mudhal dhadavaiyaaga andha naattukku pōnēn. naangal betthēlil thangiyirundhōm. betthēlai sutrippaarkka niraiya pēr vandhaargal. aanaal, speshal virundhaaligal yaar theriyumaa? kurangugal! sagōdharigal ēdhaavadhu palangalai kondupōnaal avvalavudhaan, andha kurangugal ‘kaivarisaiyai kaattividum’! orunaal, betthēlil irundha oru sagōdhari thannudaiya jannalai thirandhu vaitthirundhaar. avar thirumbivandhu paartthapōdhu, kurangin kudumbam motthamum angudhaan irundhadhu! angirundha saappaattaiyellaam andha kurangugal jaaliyaaga saappittukkondu irundhana. adhai paartthadhum andha sagōdhari angirundhu alariyaditthukkondu ōdinaar. andha kurangugalum alariyaditthukkondu jannal valiyaaga kudhitthu ōdivittana.

naanum paalīnum svaahili moli sabaikku pōnōm. konja naalilēyē, sabai butthaga padippai (ippōdhu, sabai baibil padippu endru solgirōm) nadatthumpadi ennidam sonnaargal. aanaal, andha samayatthil svaahili moli enakku avvalavaaga theriyaadhu. adhanaal, padikkappōvadhai munkūttiyē thayaaritthu vaitthuviduvēn. appōdhudhaan, adhil irukkum kēlvigalai ennaal sariyaaga vaasikka mudiyum. badhil solgiravargal butthagatthil irukkum vaartthaigalai konjam maatri sonnaalkūda enakku puriyaadhu. enakku orē sangadamaaga irukkum! adhēsamayatthil, sagōdhara sagōdharigalai paarkkumpōdhu romba paavamaaga irukkum. naan padippu nadatthuvadhai avargal porumaiyaagavum manatthaalmaiyaagavum sagitthukkondaargal. adhu en manadhai rombavum thottadhu.