The following is part 7, the final post of the combined March and April India report for 2009.
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.
Until ALL Have Heard,
Eric
District 21
221 people trained in 19 villages. In one village, a new believer and his family were attacked when they were returning from weekly evening fellowship. In this district, there have been several similar cases of leaders and believers being attacked. Please pray. Also, a girl suffering with epilepsy since birth would fall on the ground and foam, and her body became stiff for a few minutes. She was brought to one of our trainings. Volunteers prayed for her, and many demons manifested. After hours of prayer for deliverance, she was finally free. This was a great opportunity for the training team to share the faith with villagers. 79 people were baptized in one month because of this healing. During a training while 4 volunteers and one trainer were teaching, a group of Hindu fundamentalists attacked the home where 23 people were present. The attackers destroyed the property and burned the shack and everything inside it. They beat up men and women; some managed to escape from the site; but the group of trainers were the ones targeted the most. Two volunteers are still in hospital with head injuries. Please pray for their healing and recovery as well for their families and for the protection of the believers in the village. 23 house groups formed, and 11 churches started in March and April.
District 22
188 people trained in 16 villages. In a small fishermen’s community, a girl was stricken with polio when she was young. She walked with a lifeless leg and could not get married for 27 years, but she “married” Jesus when she met Him in one of the trainings. She started to share her faith almost immediately. Because of her efforts for the Kingdom, she has baptized 211 people, and she is discipling more than 9 women. Please pray that many who are waiting to meet Jesus would soon have the opportunity that many, many more may enter the Kingdom. In one village, a young man accepted the Lord, which caused a lot of tension among the villagers and his family. Though the family members did not like or support the idea of their son accepting a “foreign” religion, they protected him. Soon the village council ordered that the social boycott of the family which means they are given no food or no water. So the believers of the neighboring villages have been helping the family for now, but please pray that the Lord softens the hearts of the fellow villagers and that the family will be taken back into the village. 24 house groups formed, and 14 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:
Every Nation
PO Box 94564
North Little Rock, AR 72190
