This is Karma Sonam Thargye. I am a man, 30 years old. I am a Tibetan. Tibet is a country, which was occupied by Chinese in 1959. My parents escaped from Tibet to India. I lost my father when I was 3 years old. I have 3 sisters. They all are working. We all are studying in different places and I never got a chance to meet them for 15 years. I was grown up in schools and hostels. When I finished my school, I joined in a college and I did my M.A Honors. At that time I was badly lost in hashes and drinking alcohol. I had been searching for truth for seven years. . I tried to find answer in different ways but I couldn’t. I did meditation many times. I am from Buddhist family. I used to stay with Hindu Gurus and did yoga many times. I am a musician too. Everyday, I played music and had a party for smoking and drinking. After 3 years, I felt emptiness and very loneliness. And I reached very far that, there is no mean to come back into normal life. I lost 6 friends because of overdosed. When I finished university, I went to Leh-Ladakh. (North India) I thought, that is a remote area and good nature. I was assured to stop everything (Alcohols and drugs). When I reached there I was appointed as a school’s principal. I was too young for that but they were satisfied. I was teaching to teachers (Distt. Institute Of Education Training) as a lecturer. I was working with thousands of people and still I felt loneliness and emptiness. I used to read 100 of books. I used to do meditation. I worked with Hindus, Muslims and Buddhist, but I was not satisfied. One day, I found a great book called NA. When I went through that book, it was all about God and their (alcoholics and drugs addicted) testimonies. I tried to find that God many times but I couldn't. That book made me very confused. I didn't understand what God they are talking about. After one year, I got a chance to go to Israel. I saw in the newspaper. There was an interview call for agriculture course and working in Israel for 2 years. I went there and I was selected. But all of my friends were telling me not to go there because I had a good job. But I decided to go there because I thought that I could stop alcohol and drugs. I heard from many Israelis, hashes and alcohol are very expensive over there. But when I reached in the Kibbutz, there were many workers from Thailand. They worked whole day and drunk at night. They invited me after a week and I joined with them. Then later, I met many European and American volunteers. They all are smoking and drinking. After two months, I cried to God and asked Him to answer me and changed me. I couldn’t change myself. Next day, a group of evangelists came to our Kibbutz and they distributed Christian’s books. My roommate had got two books. He kept in his shelf. One day, we were cleaning our room. Suddenly, He said, "These Christians books I want to throw". I asked him, "Why?' He said that because of these books I couldn't sleep well and everything went wrong. I thought it must have something. I went to the roof and picked up the books and read it. It was Peace with God from Billy Graham and a New Testament. I read the Peace with God. That book encouraged me to read Bible. But I couldn't accept Jesus. I didn't know any Tibetan Christian. I knew that my family would reject me. So, I stopped reading the Bible. After 3 months, I cried again to the God. At that time I asked," Jesus, if you are the God, come to me and answer me and changed me". In the morning, I just open the Bible and I saw John: 14:6. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life; no one goes to the Father except by me”. Then I thought, I should read more bibles to know Jesus. So, I went to Eliot (south Israel near Red Sea) and I met the evangelist who gave us books. I studied with them and stayed with them. I could stop alcohol; drugs and I don't feel loneliness and emptiness. I am very happy now.

So, God gave me a vision to save those who are still lost in alcohol and drugs. I myself was lost for 10 years and Jesus saved me. These days, I am always trying to reach those people and try to help them to save. And Jesus is always with me in my all circumstances. I am working alone and I have no church and support from any missionary. Jesus is my provider. Phil-4: 19 say, “And with all his abundant wealth through Christ Jesus, my God will supply all your needs. To our God and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen”. Whenever I pray I remember the Mark 11:24. It says,” For this reason I tell you: When you pray and ask for something, believe that you have received it, and you will be given you ask for”.

When I came back from Israel, my mother and sisters kicked me out from the house and burnt my all Christian books and Bibles. I tried to suicide 3 times but I was saved. I slept in the street for 2 months. Police caught me from the railway station where I used to stay and they put me into prison for 40 days. One night I prayed to God and I clearly heard a voice. It said, "Do not worry and I will protect you". So, in the next morning I was released from the jail. I still don’t know where this word came from.???? Then I went to Calcutta for discipleship training. After training I met a Russian family, they have a vision to change the India. I am helping him as a translator. But now he found a good Indian translator and I decided to work on my vision. Now, I am working as a Customer Care Executive at night shift. But at daytime, I always also go out in the street to meet alcoholics, drugs addicted and sometimes to the prostitutions and pray with them and give some useful books. I know many young people who are in lost and looking for answer in their life. And they don’t have any purpose of their life. I am praying with them and encouraging them to stop alcohols and drugs and bring Jesus into their lives. I am working alone and sharing my salary for my mission. I am getting $ 150 per month.
Dear brothers and sisters pray for me that soon I will have a rehab center for alcoholic and drugs addicted. Now I am having 12 disciples. I will be very happy if we can work together to save those who are still in lost. If any body is interested to write me, here is my mail ID. karmala74@yahoo.com Please pray for me that God will provide me everything at right time. Only Jesus can change us and save us. May God bless you all!

With love in Jesus

Karma Sonam