Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!samsung!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!lll-winken!sun-barr!newstop!sundc!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: eaton@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com ( 23448, EATON, ROBERT) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: RE: arranged marriages Message-ID: Date: 14 Dec 90 09:28:16 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 53 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu >My situation is as follows: >I am an Indian student (i.e. from India). namaste. >My girlfriend is from India >as well. Both of our families are Christians. Are you from Kerala? Just curious. >Our parents are very >traditional in their thinking. I went to India in 1987 on a short term summer missions with IVCF. My brother-in-law (although he wasn't then) was the directory on the American side. The director on the Indian side (John Christian) knew my brother-in- law very well, as he studied in India for a few years prior to our trip. John also know this lovely Indian girl. John know that they would be a good match since they both love the Lord supremely and are both interested in missions esp. in India. While Bill and I were there in 1987, we met Alice. During this time Bill prayed about it and believed that it was God's will that they be married. So he communicated this to her. She had similar leadings. So they informally decided to pursue getting married to one another. When Alice told her sister about this, her sister blew-up (I should mention that Alice's widower father is a retired pastor from the Mar Thoma Church); not only wasn't he a Mar Thomite, but he was a foreigner as well. Then she approached her father. He disallowed them to communicate. But they continued to pray for God will to be done. To make a long and very hard story short, after three years Bill and Alice were just married this last Oct. 20th. During the intervening time they were only able to communicate for about the last few months. I will discuss with them this evening if they had ever found any scriptural support for what they did, but for now I would just say that the Lord is still in the business of opening doors that no man can close based upon our prayers in accordance with His will. My wife and I will agree with you in prayer concerning this. I know that you wanted this to be anonymous, but I would love to talk with you about India, etc. - if you are interested. Bob Prabhu rajy hai! +-----------------------------+ ___ | rdeaton@ab.com | \ / / \ | Bob Eaton | \___/ \ | Control Systems Engineering |_______________________ __\_____________________ | Allen-Bradley Co. | | | | ____| | | | 747 Alpha Dr. | ____ | | ____ | | ___| ____| | Highland Hts., OH 44143 | / \ \| | / \ \| |____ / ( | | (216) 646-3478 (work) | \__\_/| | \__\_/| __ | | | | (216) 353-0280 (home) | | | | \_\__| \___/ | +-----------------------------+ | | | \ |