This happening transformed his life. On his birthday in year 1905,
he took baptism in an English Church in Simla. It was against the wishes
of his family but Sunder became disciple of Christ. His father renounced
him and his family ostracized him. The day he left his house, his food
was heavily poisoned to kill but God saved him.
On October 16 1905, in a yellow robe, barefooted and without provisions,
he resumed his nomadic life. He preached the Holy Gospel from
village to village. He dedicated his life to the Lord, abandoned all possession,
maintained celibacy and lived on charity. He was convinced
that only in that dress he could reach and preach the Gospel in India.
In 1906, he went to Tibet for the first time. That country attracted
him, primarily because of the great challenges against evangelism. He
had expected very strong opposition and persecution in that region. On
high snow clad Himalayan peaks, he preached Gospel and faced persecution
in His name.
On his way to Tibet, he met Mr. Stoker, an American missionary who
also wore a yellow robe. Very often, they spent the nights together under
trees or in the mountain caves at an altitude of 5000 meters above
sea level. Most of the time, they slept without food and enough cloths.
Happily they endured all the hardships for the sake of preaching the
Gospel. Once Sunder fell sick, Mr. Stoker managed their stay in a house
of one European. Inspired by Sunder’s faith in God and his sincere love
for people, the host confessed and repented for his sins, surrendered
himself to the Lord.
For theological knowledge, Sadhu Sunder Singh joined ‘St. John
School of Theology’ in Lahore. He studied there for two years and later
resumed his journey to preach Gospel.
As expressed by him, once, while sitting on the treetop, he was