A Dream come true.....

Today I take this chance to write to you all to share with you the joy of our blessings and testify to you the faithfulness of God. As I retrospect, I am so amazed to see how God has been so faithful in fulfilling every of His promise if we stand true to Him. I am also amazed at how things are changing and expanding very unexpectedly this soon for the glory of God. It is said the future belongs to those who dream, but I have realized that the future belongs to those who dream together with God and for God. Every now and then, I am bombarded with questions from these women that really challenged me to think deeper and more wisely. They would often ask, apart from counseling and free medication, what else do you have to offer us? What do you provide as an alternative if we are to leave the life of prostituting??? So with much prayer and concern, I started to dream of a Miqlat coffee shop.

Nagaland, a land blessed with God’s rich resources, yet not many places to relax and share and talk about these blessings. Also the most refreshing and comfortable place for a weary heart, a weary traveler and a tired mind and body is a coffee shop, but we have very few of those which is sad. So setting up a new cafeteria not only offers employment opportunities to these broken women, but also contributes to the welfare of the society. I believe that much much good will come out of it. Not only that, I also feel that  this will create lots of ground for our women to build up confidence, meet, and interact with new people each day, and also get more opportunities to explore, expose and live a dignified life.

Few months ago this was only a dream but today it has become a reality. I don’t know how, but yes the Miqlat cafeteria is materialized now. The cafeteria was dedicated on Monday the 9th of June by Rev. Zhabu Terhuja, the General Secretary of NBCC. Many well wishers, friends, and families came to bless us, and also rejoice with us in our achievement. We have just started, but I am excited knowing that this is the heart of God. I’m sure this will provide ample opportunity to share and voice out for these women. At present, we have three women working as waitresses, and there are still so many waiting to help. We are looking for staff support so that we can help as many women as possible, for the cafeteria is also the materialization of the dream of these many women. Join hands with us in interceding for this cause.

Apart from the cafeteria, we also provide vocational training in our new Dimapur Miqlat office for such job skills as pen-making, card-making, and tailoring. Very soon we are going to start our own ethnic Naga crafts-making. We are in the process of collecting raw materials for this project.

Join with us through your prayers, support, encouragement, and giving in this exciting venture for Miqlat is the heart of God. We want you to experience the tremendous joy and blessing serving God in this field.

And as always, keep us in prayers as we continue to take the frontline knowing that the battle belongs to God.

Asha Sanchu

(Last updated on 2 July 2008)