I Sit Here Assured - LOVE YOU RAVI!

I Sit Here Assured  - LOVE YOU RAVI!

I sit here thinking

What does tomorrow hold for my brother Ravi

I sit here hoping

That tomorrow you will read this and smile

I sit here contemplating

On the brevity and the mystery of our days on earth

I sit here thanking

The Lord for giving you to us to share his truth

I sit hear gratefully and intently listening

To your teachings some older than me

I sit here knowing

Your days are so few and yet so are all ours

I sit here waiting

For the Lord to do his will

I sit here wishing

For just one more talk from you Ravi

I sit here trusting

Your conviction of God’s love exuberates your every moment

I sit here watching

With tears starting to drop down my cheeks

I sit here praying

For true peace for you and for your immediate and wider family

I sit here assured

That the beckoning we all sense with you is of the celestial home  



Though I sit here

Yet I and we must ready ourselves

To collect and not drop the baton from your hand

 Yet I and we must stand and go

On and on to serve the one whose call you earnestly served

Yet I and we must remain put

For urgent is the need for the Gospel

Yet I and we must be reminded of your words

To seek to ‘see and hear in proximity’ of the lost

Yet I and we must

Continue to champion many more to reaching out

Yet I and we must

Not shy away from the hostility towards our message

Yet I and we must

Continue to do the apologia of that which we believe

I sit here assured

That the beckoning we all sense with you is of the celestial home  



You have ignited

So many eternal fires brother Ravi, thank you

You have championed

So many kingdom soldiers’ brother, thank you

You have remained

A man with true fire in his belly, thank you

You have not shied away

From hostility of man so you may reach them, thank you

You have been a centuries pivotal fountain

Of loving truths mingled with passion and compassion

We love you so much

But not anywhere near your true Father’s Love

I sit here thinking

I must press pause for stopping I may never

Remember big brother

When the Lord presses that heavenly keyboard’s key

It will only be the pause button to be instantly replayed home

I sit here assured

That the beckoning we all sense with you is of the celestial home  


From Newton Gatambia Kibiringi (01:27 on 13/05/2020)


A Church Youth Minister in the UK who ha been greatly encouraged, challenged and inspired by Ravi and his passion for his Father's mission.