હું રહું છું સિલીગુડી, a city where borders meet and worlds collide. Nestled at the foothills of the Himalayas, our streets are alive with the sounds of many tongues—Bengali, Nepali, Hindi, Tibetan—and faces from every direction. Refugees arrive here from Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Tibet, carrying stories of loss and longing, of journeys through both danger and hope. Every day, I see how fragile life can be—and how deeply people hunger for peace, the kind of peace only ઈસુ આપી શકે છે.

Siliguri is called the “Gateway to the Northeast,” and I often think about how true that is in more ways than one. This city connects nations—it could also become a gateway for the સુવાર્તા, flowing from here through India and beyond. Yet, the brokenness runs deep. Poverty presses hard. Children sleep in bus stations. Families bear invisible wounds from generations of displacement and division.

Still, even amid the weariness, I sense ભગવાનનો આત્મા ગતિશીલ છે. I see quiet conversations about faith, small gatherings of prayer in back rooms, hearts beginning to hope again. Jesus is here—walking the crowded markets, sitting beside the weary, whispering His love into forgotten places.

I am here to be His hands and feet—to love the refugee, the tired worker, the wandering child. My prayer is that સિલીગુડી will become more than a border city—that it will be a place where heaven touches earth, where His light pierces the mist, and where the nations that pass through these streets will encounter the love and salvation of ઈસુ ખ્રિસ્ત.

• માટે પ્રાર્થના કરો refugees from surrounding nations to experience healing, safety, and hope through the love of Christ. (Psalm 46:1–3)

• માટે પ્રાર્થના કરો Siliguri to become a gateway for the Gospel to flow into the nations of South and Southeast Asia. (યશાયાહ ૪૯:૬)

• માટે પ્રાર્થના કરો the poor, displaced, and orphaned to encounter God’s provision through His Church. (Matthew 25:35–36)

• માટે પ્રાર્થના કરો unity and boldness among believers in Siliguri to intercede and reach across cultural and religious divides. (યોહાન ૧૭:૨૧)

• માટે પ્રાર્થના કરો revival to sweep through Siliguri—that the city would shine as a light to the nations, a meeting place for God’s mercy and mission. (હબાક્કૂક ૩:૨)