"God spoke to many of us in perhaps the only way we would listen. My
father was the overseer of a temple containing a golden statue of Buddha
brought to us by one of our ancestors, Kham Sung Wang Di. My father always
wanted tobecome a Lama, but never succeeded despite studying under the
great Khamba Lama on the Tibetan border. My parents were Jomo shepherds. I
started school when I was 8 years old, attending once every 8 days, but
didn't learn much. In May 1984, my mother and I were out in the fields,
protecting our Jomos from wolves and snow leopards. At midday, I suddenly
became something like unconscious. Two black shadow men danced like dark
lightning in front of me. They were wearing crowns and coats. In the
darkness, they spoke to me in Sherpa, saying 'Do not worry, we want to use
you. We want to show you the Buddhist way. From now on, you must sleep
alone, and tell your parents never to wake you when you are sleeping.'
They I woke up, and I knew I had not been dreaming."
Buddha - my spiritual teacher
"The following night, the beings returned. They brought me to a picture of
Buddha. I heard a voice speaking to me 'I want to use you from now on. I
will teach you my way.' For the next three years, I slept with a butter
lamp next to my head, as in a monastery. As I slept, I was taught. My
father was astonished - everything I told him agreed with what he had
learned from Khamba Lama. We made everything the Buddha picture instructed
me: religious clothes, drums and bells. Father was amazed that I could
play the instruments without ever having learned. I could read people's
thoughts, and a number of miracles occurred. I was treated like a holy
man. After some time, I saw a tablet, like a computer screen, at
knee-height on the Buddha picture. Letters were written on it, and a voice
explained their meaning. At that time, I was unable to read even Nepali,
and could not write in a straight line, but wrote the messages from
'Buddha's screen' clearly in a notebook every day, in a language which
nobody has been able to understand. We observed all the rituals in which I
was instructed - for example, we had to bow 108 times before the shrine,
three times each day."
The name above all names
"After some time, I was given a list with the names of 35 gods. The Dalai
Lama was number 35, the lowest rank. We had to bow before each of these
gods each day, speaking their names. One day, my notebook said 'After the
Dalai Lama, bow before Yesu'. At that time, I did not know that Yesu is
the Sherpa name for Jesus - I had never heard the name. With time, the
name Yesu climbed higher in the list, and I was instructed about this
unknown god. I learned about Adam and Eve, the original sin, Yesu, the son
of God, his crucifixion, resurrection and much more. That was in 1985. One
day, my father brought home a tract about Jesus. My notebook told me 'Keep
the tract - it is good. Read it. Followers of Jesus will come soon.' Soon
after, three missionaries visited us. They told us about God, creation,
sin, Jesus, his life, death and resurrection. We were perplexed. It agreed
exactly with that which I had learned. In the meantime, the name Yesu had
risen to second in the list. I was so excited that I jumped up and read
some excerpts from my notebook which agreed exactly with what the
Chvistian missionaries told us. One missionary said that I had mixed up
Pilate's name with Jesus', but otherwise everything was exactly as in the
Bible."
Follow Jesus - says Buddha
"The shadow men came again that night to take me to the Buddha picture.
The voice said 'Today, my kingdom in you is complete. You don't need to
serve me any more. One comes after me who is greater than I. Do what the
missionaries tell you and follow Yesu.' That was my last vision. In the
morning, I felt that a heavy burden had been lifted from my shoulders. The
missionaries explained more about Jesus, and we tore the amulets and
chains from our bodies, and told Yesu that we wanted to follow him. It was
not easy to leave our familiar Buddhist way. We burned all religious
things, and I kept only the smallest notebook, which spoke about Yesu.
From then on, everything which I had written in the strange language was
almost impossible to understand. I realised that I could only understand
the language until I was able to read the Bible and my faith had become
stronger. Today, I can no longer read it."
"Perhaps this is hard for you to understand or even accept. I can show you
my notebook as evidence, if you ask. I can also show you the names and
addresses of people who know this report to be true. My whole village
witnessed these things. I am convinced that God can do all things. Many of
us have already become followers of Yesu. Pray for us, that one day
everyone in the region will follow Yesu - the name above all names."
Source: Personal acquaintance of the editor (name and address withheld).
Info: Stephen Spaulding, DAWN Asia, Tel/fax (+63)-2-6551255. E-mail
76731.2145@compuserve.com
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