One of the world’s best musicians who also became the fastest man in history to travel to every country in the shortest time sharing his life testimony landed at Dimapur on March 12.
He has travelled to 245 nations including Antarctica in 6 years 6 months and 22 days.
On arrival at Dimapur, Dr. Benny Prasad‘s first visit was to Diphupar Lotha Baptist Church, where he shared a touching testimony of his life to the congregation. At the age of 16, doctors had pronounced him 6 months to live. Born with asthma, he was on wrong medication from the age of 2-16 which resulted in 60% damage to his lungs and his immune system broke down. Fate has it that at the age of 12, he was hit by a javelin that damaged his spinal cord.
Dr. Benny narrated that he was looked down as ‘scum of the family’ as he failed the expectation of his family and society to follow the footstep of his father, who was an aero space scientist. Dr. Benny said he contemplated suicide at the age of 16 as he was considered shame and curse for the family.
It was at the lowest point of his life when heard the voice of Jesus saying, “Benny even if you are called useless by the society I still need you. I can transform your life and make you a new person.” A transformation took place in his life at the age of 16, when he gave his life to the Lord.
Dr. Benny shared with the congregation of DLBC stating Christian life as the most adventurous life. “When God can pick an ordinary person like me and create history out of my life, God wants to create history out of so many Naga’s lives,” he said.
During the church service, Dr. Benny enthralled the congregation with the world’s first 20 strings Bongo Harp Guitar designed by him with which he performed at the 2004 Olympic Games at Greece. He also rendered melodious songs with a pan flute brought from Romania.
Dr. Benny Prasad would be at Dimapur till March 17 and scheduled to visit different Bible Colleges and Churches to share his testimony of hope and transformation. He will also talk about a new project which God has put into his heart to build a new café called Chai 3:16 mainly centered in Bangalore to help rescue young people from committing suicide.
He would than go to Hawaii and Los Angeles and his travel around the globe would culminate after which he would dedicate his time and life at Chai 3:16, nurturing and encouraging the young people to grow up with righteousness, values and Godly principles so that they would always stand up for the truth and there would be no room for corruption.