During the past 12 months, a psychologist friend told me that all the mental health professionals he knows are completely booked with appointments during the past 12 months because of the difficulties during COVID-19 and the political unrest. That being said, we need to know what to do when we are emotionally downcast, discouraged, or depressed.
Every time your church gathers, it has the chance to swing the pendulum one way or the other. Being ethnocentric or ethnic-specific is not a static label, but it is a continuum. You must always be working on moving toward ethnic-specific — if not, you will drift toward ethnocentric behavior. 
Music is one of my greatest passions. I love Western and Karnatic music. Unfortunately, I don't play any instruments, but I enjoy singing. God is creative. He orchestrates the events of people's lives so that they come into contact with His grace and open their hearts to Him. 
My entire life, I had never entered a church or been exposed to Christianity. Even after my wife accepted Christ, I forbade her from sharing her religious beliefs with me, so it was unusual for this name to pop into my head.
I won’t say that my life is perfect, or that I understand everything about God and the Bible. I just know what I was, what I am, and what I am becoming. And that I owe all of that to a God who loves me and has the power to save me from myself, and make me into His image, His son. That is why I am Christian. 
I have been a committed Christ-follower since 1978, and I have experienced many tests, trials, and temptations. The following are the six seasons for tests and temptations that I have observed during my Christian walk. 
3 times in prison and 11 years away from his wife and son. This is a true story of Doll Bahadur Adhikari, a Nepali young man who faced lots of hardship and challenges and finally was reconciled back to his family in September 2020. This video is in Hindi with English and Chinese subtitles shot in Hong Kong. 
Those who want to succeed in life, set their priorities aright. It is worth noting in this passage here some priorities listed are for our practical application. We are already into the first month of the New Year 2021. But it's never too late to re-organise our priorities to make your life worth-living.
“I was like a drowning man, clutching at every straw. It was then, one fine morning at 7.00 am that my sister-in-law along with some friends descended on my home and she said: “We have come to pray for you; there is witchcraft done on you!” They offered to pray for me though I was least inclined and had difficulty concealing my hatred.