Nestled within India's staggering population of 1.4 billion people lies a sobering reality: nearly 95% have never truly heard the gospel message. One-third of the world's remaining unreached people groups call this diverse nation home. Against this backdrop, Seston's ministry story unfolds with remarkable courage and transformative power.

He takes us on his personal journey from an animist background to becoming a devoted follower of Christ after his family's conversion in 1992. With humble authenticity, he shares how a profound personal encounter with Jesus redirected his entire life toward full-time ministry among unreached communities across Northeast India. 

What makes Seston's approach distinct is its grassroots nature. Rather than beginning with formal evangelism, his team develops innovative strategies to build genuine relationships in remote villages. Through these connections, natural opportunities emerge to share about Jesus and what He's done in their lives. We hear the stunning testimony of how a single conversion in 2004 multiplied to over 300 baptisms in one community – a pattern repeating across multiple people groups through indigenous discipleship movements.

The cost of this ministry is steep. Seston describes being arrested while visiting new believers, facing community rejection, and navigating government bans on prayer for healing. Yet his perspective on persecution is profoundly redemptive: "Wherever persecution has happened, the work grows. More people come to know Christ." Even now, with two believers imprisoned, their families continue boldly sharing their faith, resulting in new conversions.

Perhaps most striking is Seston's approach to those who oppose him. When a hostile neighbor fell seriously ill at night with no transportation available, Seston's team immediately arranged a vehicle and helped admit him to the hospital. This practical demonstration of Christ's love transformed the community's perception more powerfully than words ever could.

Subscribe to hear more inspiring stories of how ordinary believers are advancing God's kingdom in extraordinary ways, and discover Sestan's closing wisdom that transcends all ministry strategies: maintain intimate relationship with Jesus, and He will always show the way forward, even in the most challenging circumstances.

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