Despairing and unable to find peace, Sundar decided to end his life. He resolved that if God did not reveal Himself, he would throw himself under the train. In the early morning of December 1903, a brilliant cloud of light filled his room. Expecting a traditional deity, he was stunned to see the face of Jesus Christ , who asked, "Why do you persecute Me?". Sundar fell to his knees, and his hatred instantly vanished. Exile and the Saffron Robe
His conversion brought immediate persecution. His father disowned him, and his family even attempted to his food to save their reputation. Homeless and nearly dead, he was nursed back to health by the very Christians he once taunted. On his 16th birthday, he was baptized and chose to wear the saffron robes of a sadhu, declaring that he would carry the Gospel in a way that truly belonged to India. Miracles and the High Himalayas Sadhu Sundar Singh - Stories by Frieda McRae SADHU SUNDAR SINGH
The story of Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889–1929) is one of the most remarkable transformations in the history of the Indian church. Known as "the apostle with the bleeding feet," he lived as a Christian —a wandering holy man—integrating the Gospel with Indian spiritual traditions. A Childhood Lost in Grief Despairing and unable to find peace, Sundar decided