PROJECT INDIA NEWS & UPDATES

Total Number of Church Plants through Feb. ’12 = 42

Total Number of Church Planters receiving support = 22

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***04/27/12 – We have distributed many bibles to new believers in the past couple of weeks. Also, we have held several outreach and evangelism meetings in unreached villages with great success. Our team of church planters have been very busy witnessing to unreached people and teaching their own congregations. Persecution has hit hard lately with some serious injuries. Please lift the PROJECT INDIA teams, and their families, up in prayer. (Your support is needed to help those harmed.) Here are a couple of photos from recent outreach.

***04/04/12 – Here is a video update of what the Lord has been doing the 1st Quarter of 2012.

***04/01/12 – Distributed bibles to new believers in two villages. It is amazing when people come to Christ in this poor regions and only ask for ONE thing—God’s Word.

***03/16/12 – Our supporters helped purchase roll up mats, blankets and pillows for each of the 16 orphans in our orphanage. The children were sleeping on concrete floors with only a thin bed sheet. Thanks to all the ones who gave faithfully to provide this for the orphans!

***03/06/12 – Held a one day conference (via phone) with 17 of our Church Planters and their wives. These men and their families have led over 500 to Christ in the past 3 months in unreached rural villages. We prayed for each after sharing leadership teaching and encouragement for the ministry. These families are on the front lines of spreading the Gospel to unreached areas. Also, we had 4 more men visiting our conference who desire to plant churches. We will send them out after evaluation and training. Here is a photo of the gathering.

***03/03/12 - Baptized 4 new believers in a village which previously had no believers or churches. In fact, we were the first Christians allowed to hold outreach meetings in this village. I was honored to preach (via phone and translator) to a group of 35 gathered on the street. The converts through PROJECT INDIA are coming 2,3 or 4 at a time…not through gimmicky mass evangelism which, most of the time, fails to clarify what genuine surrender means. Keep praying…the Lord is moving among these villages through our Church Planters.

***02/27/12 – During the month of February we have seen another 128 new people come to Christ and added to the PROJECT INDIA Churches through the work of our Church Planters. This brings our total to 515 new souls since Dec ’11. Another church was planted in a previously unreached village. Also, the Lord has been answering our prayers concerning some of the persecution. He is giving our church planters favor through their humility and steadfastness. (Pro. 16:7) Thanks for your prayers and support.

***02/17/12 – Preached (via telephone and translator) to a previously unreached village which has no church or believers in it. Church planters gathered a crowd on the street with singing and invitation. Then I shared on “The Love of God revealed through Jesus.” 5 people came to Christ through repentance and faith. Pray this begins a church in that village. Pray for the new converts as they face issues with the other villagers.

***02/01/12 – We have completed the church planting of 18 new congregations for December and January. The final 3 within the past couple of weeks. These new church plants have seen 387 new souls brought to Christ.

***01/25/12 – Distributed blankets to elderly and young children to help with the cool nights through the winter season.

***01/23/12 - We moved 11 more church planters and their families into new villages. We planted 9 more churches in these previously unreached villages. This completes the move of the 18 church planters who committed to the work of ministry to new villages after the November Church Planters Conference, with 15 new church plants in the last two months. Spoke on telephone with Hindu Chief Elder who is over 10 villages. He warmly invited me to come and share the gospel to his region. Please keep praying and investing!

***12/24/11 – Distributed Christmas clothes, shoes and toys to children in PROJECT INDIA Orphanage. Spoke with each child and shared the Biblical account of Jesus’ birth. 4 visitors to the orphanage came to Christ.

***12/20/11 – We moved 7 church planters to new unreached villages. We have planted 6 new churches in these previously unreached villages as a result of our November Church Planters Conference. Average size is 10-12 new believers and our church planters are instructing them in doctrine and discipleship.

***11/22/11 – We have gotten commitments from 18 church planters to move their families to unreached villages for the work of planting new churches in unreached villages which have neither a christian or church.

***11/14-16/11 – Held 3 day Church Planters Conference with 60 church planters. Taught on The Cross, The Love of God, Evangelism, Discipleship and Church Planting. Also, had a long session with questions and answers from pastors and church planters. Each church planter and wife was given a new bible for outreach ministry. Here is a video of some of them receiving new Bibles for the upcoming work. 

***11/04/11 – Held outreach in a public community center we rented. 12 adults came to Christ and received believer’s baptism.

***10/15/11 – We began a PROJECT INDIA Orphanage. This came about as a result of a deadly flood in one of our villages which left 16 children without parents or family. You can read the story behind the orphanage HERE.

***09/21/11 – Distribution of 90 Bibles to new believers in several villages. Also, distribution of clothing to poor children in village.