The Woman in the Purple Sari — A Call to Stand in the Gap

About this episode

This episode challenges listeners to consider their role in helping the forgotten and lost people of the world through a powerful message delivered by Dr. Ivan Satyavrata.

God once said: "I looked for someone to stand in the gap... and I couldn't find anyone." What would it look like if He could find someone in you? This Mission Sunday message from Dr. Ivan Satyavrata (guest speaker) cuts through comfortable Christianity and asks a harder question: not what you believe — but whether the hidden, forgotten, and lost people of this world have any space in your actual life. Through the story of a woman rescued from Mumbai's red light district, the ancient courage of Esther, and a remarkable encounter on a rural road in the Middle East — this message makes the case that ordinary people, with no prior experience, are exactly who God is looking for. You don't have to cross an ocean. You just have to say yes.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Ivan Satyavrata

Topics covered

• mission
• faith
• social justice
• Christianity
• courage
• community

Keywords

• faith
• gap
• ordinary people
• red light district
• courage
• Esther
• social responsibility

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Esther

Places: Mumbai, Middle East

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