Sadhu Sundar Singh

GREAT COMMISSION KIDS “Hey Kids, Remember…” G KIDS C Issue 28: Sadhu Sundar Singh

Sadhu Sundar Sadhu Sundar Singh was a brave man who endured a lot to take the Gospel to people who had not Singh heard about Jesus. God still needs brave followers Missionary With Bleeding like that. Will you be one? Missionary With Bleeding Feet

E RE OnOnOn To get GC Kids in your postal mailbox F September 3, 1889 in northern India, a boy named Sundar Singh was email born into a family of the Sikh religion. [email protected] subject line: “GC Kids subscription” Sundar’s family was loving, they had a nice home and unlike many of their To purchase multiple copies of GC Kids (minimum 50) order from neighbors, had plenty to eat. Sundar's Copy ’n Print, Box 4566, Three Hills AB T0M 2A0, CANADA mother was honored as a Sikh bhakta, a Ph: 403-443-7041 Fax: 403-443-2120 Email : [email protected] woman saint, and she prayed with Sundar Price printed, folded and mailed to USA : 50 copies about US$60; 100 copies about US$125. Please indicate number and title of the issues you and helped him memorize their holy want (see front page). Contact Copy ’n Print for questions about book called the Gita. international shipping. Sundar worked very hard to be a good Download and print multiple copies at Sikh and to learn from many religious www.worldteam.org/Resources. books. Sikhs freely borrow from other religions, so Sundar also read Hindu and GGGREAT CCCOMMISSION KIDS aims to nurture a love for missions that will Muslim religious books and learned encourage children to be active in the Great Commission throughout Yoga. None of it satisfied his longing to their lives. This quarterly publication is mailed free to individual children or adult know truth. leaders of children. It can be extremely hot in India and Contact the editor at: [email protected] . the government school was too far away for Sundar to walk in the broiling heat. Instead, he attended a nearby GC Kids is a service of World Team : Christian school run by British “ God Centered. People Focused.” missionaries. Sundar learned about the 1431 Stuckert Rd, Warrington, PA 18976, USA Bible at this school but did not accept the Ph. 1-800-967-7109 Fax 215-491-4910 www.worldteam.org Christian teachings. [email protected] Copyright © 2012 Sundar's life changed when They offered him money and Can you picture that in your mind, too? Draw a picture of it his mother died. She had been when he refused they tried to here: ⤵ his greatest spiritual guide. kill him by poisoning his food. After his mother died, Sundar They disowned Sundar and came to hate the kind Christian would not help him any teachers and the God they more. Sundar no longer had a believed in. Sundar fought loving family, a home or food. against the true God by Sundar was baptized when persecuting the Christians and he was sixteen and he decided leaving the school. His father to become a Christian Sadhu. A caught Sundar burning a copy Sadhu is a religious teacher in of the Bible and reminded India who walks from place to Sundar that his place to teach. He mother had said the wears a yellow robe, Bible is a good has no home, money book. Sundar did or possessions and not listen and only has what food finished burning the or shelter people Bible. give him along the Sundar felt lost way. and afraid. His A s S a d h u Several hundred years after Isaiah lived, missionary Apostle Sikh religion did Sundar Singh Paul said that what Isaiah said was just like Christians who tell not give him the Sadhu sang and walked to places people the Gospel so they can have their sins forgiven. peace he preached God’s and preached wanted. Sundar God's Word, some Paul said, “And how can they preach unless they are became so sad that Word people gave him sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who he decided he shelter and food, bring good news!” (Romans 10:15) What picture would you would throw himself in front of but some people tried to hurt or draw of that? ⤸ a train to die so he could find kill him. Sundar never fought peace. Before he did that, the mean people. He sang or though, Sundar prayed to God preached God's love and many and begged for a sign that He people saw how different he was real. God answered him. was and accepted Jesus into Sundar told his father that Jesus their lives. had appeared to him in a bright Sundar especially wanted to light and told Sundar that He take the Gospel to the country had come to save him. of Tibet. Whenever Sundar Sundar's life changed went to Tibet he faced many again. He became a Christian dangers. The Himalaya and served Jesus the rest of his mountains are very high and life. difficult to cross. Often barefoot Sundar's family begged him or wearing just sandals, Sadhu’s to change his mind about Jesus. feet would bleed as he walked.

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Sometimes a sudden blinding Sundar free when he realized blizzard came up, making it that the only key to the well's almost impossible to see the lid was still on his key ring. path. There were snow leopards The Great Commission in the mountains who would Matthew 28:19-20 and more attack and kill a lone traveler. Another danger was religious persecution. The Tibetan people Isaiah 52:7 were usually mean to him. “How beautiful on the mountains Despite these things, Sadhu Sundar Singh crossed the Sadhu had many more are the feet of those who bring good news, Himalayas many times to teach miraculous experiences and who proclaim peace, the gospel message to the many people listened to his who bring good tidings, Tibetan people. preaching and accepted Jesus. who proclaim salvation, One time in Tibet, Sundar He became one of the most who say to Zion, was put into a well to die. The recognized religious people Tibetans placed a lid over the in all of India. “Your God reigns!” well and locked it. His arm had One day in 1929, Sundar been broken in the fall and he traveled to Tibet one last time. could not even attempt to climb He disappeared in Tibet and no When the Old Testament prophet Isaiah wrote down Isaiah out. Three days and nights one ever found his body. passed when suddenly the lid However, the story of Sadhu 52:7, God’s people the Jews were going into a tough time. was removed and a rope Sundar Singh’s life continues They were going to be taken away from their land and ruled lowered to help Sundar out of to be told as an example of a by another country. But God promised that after 70 years he the well. When Sundar got out life changed by Jesus and would make them free again and they would return to their of the well he looked around to dedicated to telling others the own land. thank his deliverer but there true Gospel. ■ (By Michelle McNitt.) Isaiah believed that promise and could see in his mind was no one in sight. some messengers running on the hills to tell the people that The Tibetan who had placed they were free, and that peace and joy would again be theirs. him in the well was furious That is why he called their feet beautiful; it would be a very, when they recaptured Sundar. The man wanted to know who very happy day. had stolen the only key to open the lid of the well. He set Page 6 Page 3 Get Sadhu Sundar Singh from India through the Himalaya mountains to Tibet, past the dangers along the way.

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