The following is part 5 of the combined March and April India report for 2009. I say part 5 because I am going to post the reports over several days (7) since it would be really long if I posted it all at the same time.
Remember, these men are from the 14 remaining unreached districts where the two unreached tr!bal groups we are working with live.
To see all of the India reports, go here. Thanks for your prayers and support of this great work that God is doing.
Thanks so much for your prayers and support.
Until ALL Have Heard,
Eric
District 17
217 people trained in 21 villages. A man was working in his field when he was bitten by a poisonous snake. The family quickly carried the man to local believers where they prayed for him, but he could not be saved. This incident caused a lot of anger among the fellow villagers. There have been no churches or fellowship groups in the village since last month. Please pray for the doors to open. Also, a man who was healed of partial blindness accepted the faith with his family of six and wishes to share his faith with others. The village headmen usually play an important role in closing fellowships, attacking Christians, and other kinds of anti-Christian activities. In one village, the headman, with the consent of the village council, forced the local house group to stop all Christian activities; he even ordered the social boycott of the family where the ho use group met. Then the headman fell sick with high fever and painful boils on his body and face. Most of the time, this kind of sickness is considered to be some kind of a curse or black magic. So he and his family ran to the witch doctor then to the local temple’s Hindu priest. Three days passed, but nothing happened. One night, the headman discussed with his family that maybe this happened because they stood against the Christians and drove them away from the village, so the next day a volunteer came and prayed for the village headman, and in a few hours, the fever went away and the boils started to dry. The headman and his family accepted the Lord and permitted the family back into the village with all respect and started fellowship once again. This time the headman and his family were also present there. 27 house groups formed, and 22 churches started in March and April.
District 18
177 people trained in 15 villages. One man accepted the Lord with his family of 14 people, and this is his story: “My buffalo gave birth to a female who was giving good milk for 2 months, and then suddenly milk stopped coming. We called the doctor 5 times in 1 month, but nothing happened. I shared my problem with one of my friends who called himself a servant of Jesus. I had heard that he prayed for people, and they got healed; so I asked my friend to pray for my buffalo. He shared the good news of Jesus Christ with us, and we believed what he was saying. Then he prayed for our buffalo, and in the evening when we came to milk our buffalo, the milk came as usual and even more than before. So my family and I accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and offered to have fellowship in our home.” A remote village in this district has a population of 3,500 people, and there are no churches or believers in this village. One of our volunteers was visiting for a few months trying to gain access into the village and the community. When summer season started, the village had no hand pumps, no tube wells as there was no electricity, and the water-wells had dried up. Altogether the village was in total chaos. The volunteer used this situation as an opportunity to gain access. He contacted the district headquarter of public works department and made the need known to the engineer. Soon after, a RIG (machine) came into the village and fixed a water-well deep enough to have constant water supply for all the 3,500 people around the year. By the time this report was being sent to me the volunteer was fellowshipping, teaching, and sharing the Kingdom with the villagers. 29 house groups formed, and 17 churches started in March and April.
Every Nation is providing monthly financial support for the 42 men designated as trainers. For the month of July, we need $4,200.00. If you would like to give to help meet this need, please go here to make a donation to the India account from your checking or savings account or use your credit card to make a donation. If you would like to mail a check, please make it out to Every Nation, list India on the memo line and send it to the following address:
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PO Box 94564
North Little Rock, AR 72190
