Lal became an orphan after his father died while in India working small jobs. Nothing is known about his mother. He spent his days in the streets of Nepal begging for food and looking for shelter. Some relatives were located and were willing to care for him. However, Lal was distressed and missed his parents, so he decided to run from the village. At the young age of five, Lal became a street child.
One day, a concerned man saw Lal wearing rags and playing with dogs in the street. He remembered there was a local pastor and his wife who cared for abandoned children. Thankfully, Lal was admitted into this children’s home.
At such a young age, Lal was used to smoking and drinking alcohol. He appeared to have never had a bath and all his clothes were torn. He had a difficult time adjusting to the home and to the other children, but after three months, he settled in.
Now, after four years in the home, Lal is very happy to be living there. His faith is growing too. He’s learning Bible stories, how to pray, and how to have good manners. He has his own Bible sent from Feed the Hunger.
One of the lines from the famous hymn “Amazing Grace” is, “I once was lost, but now I’m found, was blind, but now I see.” Christ came “to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). This pastor followed Jesus’ example and sought after a lost and troubled young Lal. It should be our goal to seek lost people and point them to Him as well.
