Lottie Moon ek mashhoor missionary thi jinhone apni zindagi China mein Christianity ka prachaar karne mein laga di. Unka asli naam Charlotte Digges Moon tha, magar duniya unhe “Lottie Moon” ke naam se jaanti hai. Unka janm 12 December 1840 ko Albemarle County, Virginia, United States mein hua tha. Lottie Moon ne apni puri zindagi ek missionary ke roop mein guzaari aur vishesh roop se unka jeevan China ke logo ko samarpit raha. Par aaj bhi log ek sawal poochte hain – Lottie Moon ki kabra kahaan hai?
Lottie Moon Ka Jeevan Aur Missionary Kaam
Lottie Moon ne 1873 mein China jaane ka faisla kiya jab wo sirf 32 saal ki thi. Unka maksad tha ki woh Chinese logon tak Christian dharm ka sandesh pahunchayein. Us samay mahilayein zyada adhik missionary kaam mein nahi thi, magar Lottie Moon ne is parampara ko toda aur ek misaal bani. Unhone apni puri zindagi China ke Gaungdong aur Shandong pranton mein bitayi, jahan unhone anek logon ko dharm mein dixit kiya aur unki bhook mitane aur siksha dene ke liye kaam kiya.
Lekin unka aakhri jeevan bada dukhdaayi raha. 1912 mein unki tabiyat bahut kharab hone lagi. Us samay unka wajan bahut kam ho chuka tha aur unki sehat tezi se gir rahi thi. Doctors ne unko America wapas bhejne ka nirnay liya taaki wahan unka ilaj ho sake.
Lottie Moon Ki Maut Aur Unki Aakhri Yatra
Lottie Moon ko ek ship, Manchuria, par bitha kar China se America bheja gaya. Magar takdeer ko kuch aur hi manzoor tha. Unhone 24 December 1912 ko Japan ke Kobe bandaragaah ke paas apni antim saans li. Unka dehant Christmas Eve par hua jo ki ek prateekatma din tha, kyunki unhone apni puri zindagi Yesu Masih ke sandesh ko failane mein laga di.
Unka sharir wapas America bheja gaya, aur unka antim sanskar Crestview Cemetery, Crewe, Virginia mein kiya gaya. Yahi unka antim vishram sthal bana.
Kyun Hai Lottie Moon Itni Mahatvapurn?
Lottie Moon sirf ek missionary nahi thi, balki ek prerna ka strot bhi thi. Unhone khud bhooki rehkar anya logo ko khilaya, unhone mahilayein ko shiksha di aur dharm ke maadhyam se logon ki jindagi sudhaari.
Southern Baptist Mission Board ne unke samman mein Lottie Moon Christmas Offering ki shuruaat ki, jo aaj bhi missionaries ke kaam ko samarthan dene ke liye chalaya jata hai. Yeh offering har saal December mein hoti hai aur iska uddeshya un missionaries ki madad karna hota hai jo duniya bhar mein dharm ka sandesh faila rahe hain.
Aaj Bhi Unki Yaad Zinda Hai
Aaj bhi agar koi Crewe, Virginia ke Crestview Cemetery jaye, toh wahan ek chhoti si kabra milegi jisme ek mahaan mahila ka sharir vishram kar raha hai. Lekin Lottie Moon ka kaam aur unki soch aaj bhi logo ke dilon mein zinda hai. Unhone jo balidan diya, jo samarpan dikhaya, woh kabhi bhulaya nahi ja sakta.
Lottie Moon ka jeevan ye sikhata hai ki ek vyakti bhi duniya badal sakta hai, bas usme samarpan aur seva ki bhavna honi chahiye. Unka antim vishram sthal chhoti si jagah ho sakti hai, magar unka yogdan itna bada hai ki unka naam sada amar rahega.