The following is the report from our work in India for the month of July. As you read this report be praying for God's provision for our monthly need of $3,000.00. You might also pray about adopting one of our trainers for $75.00 per month through October 2010. To do so, click on the Donate link to the right and give to the India designation.
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 so much for your prayers and support.
Until ALL Have Heard,
Eric
District 9
90 people trained in 8 villages. A family in one village had no income for a few years. They owned a barren piece of land, and the father could only provide for his family by begging. When he met one of our volunteers, he heard the good news, and the two of them went to farmer’s field and prayed that the Lord would bless the land and that it would become fertile again. Then in faith the volunteer and his fellow workers bought corn seed for the farmer’s family. Last reported, the farmer was already experiencing blessing and health, and his field has healthy, tiny corn plants growing up all over the field, which should mean a good crop. The farmer and his family also have joined the Lord’s family, and he is sharing how the Lord changed his life forever and leading others to faith. 15 house groups formed, and 9 churches started in July.
District 10
111 people trained in 10 villages. A 22-year-old college student was healed of arthritis immediately, and he started to share how God had healed him. Within 2 weeks, he had talked to approximately 250 of his college friends, classmates, and relatives. Within a month’s time through his effort 89 people were baptized. Now he is learning the Bible and also accompanying a team of trainers in his area for further experience. 15 house groups formed, and 11 churches started in July.
District 11
99 people trained in 9 villages. After an accident, a policeman was hospitalized and unconscious for 3 weeks. During that time, his wife met a volunteer who shared about the healing power of God, and she accepted Christ. They went to the hospital to pray, and when the volunteer stretched out his arm to touch the injured man, he woke up, opened his eyes, and responded for the first time in 3 weeks! Hallelujah! Because of this remarkable healing, the hospital and the police station offered to host meetings inside the departments. 19 police people (families included) and 23 hospital staff (families included) accepted the Lord. 16 house groups formed, and 11 churches started in July.
District 12
97 people trained in 10 villages. In one village, after one attempt, a training team fasted and prayed for a demon-possessed woman, and she was delivered. The news spread in the village; and in one day more than 200 sick people were prayed for, and good news was shared with every person. 39 people accepted the Lord, and 2 house groups were immediately started in this village. Now the team is coordinating discipleship training. 16 house groups formed, and 9 churches started in July.
District 13
109 people trained in 9 villages. Since medical help is so difficult to access for the villagers, many of them are drawn to witch doctors. One farmer who got bit by a poisonous snake met a volunteer on his way to a witchcraft doctor, and the volunteer offered to pray for the man. Soon this man who was perspiring and who had a swollen wound and lips started to return to normal, and he was declared healed by the power of God. To show their gratitude to the one true God, the family not only accepted the faith but also offered to have church in their home. 19 new house groups formed, and 10 churches started in July.
District 14
98 people trained in 9 villages. After six years of being possessed by a demon, a 16-year-old boy was delivered when a team of trainers prayed for him. In another village, a man was healed of memory loss, and his whole family of five peoples accepted the Lord. 14 house groups formed, and 11 churches started in July.
District 15
73 people trained in 6 villages. A boy who had been blind from birth received sight at a training, and he could see everything clearly. Soon the village came to know about this, and many, many people praised the Lord for this great miracle. In all, 117 peoples accepted the Lord after hearing the good news. 19 house groups formed, and 12 churches started in July.
District 16
109 people trained in 11 villages. In village a village headman declared that the only church should be shut down because the H!ndu activists wanted it shut down. Three days after, the 27 church people including children fasted and prayed that God would deliver them. In 24 hours, news came that the village headman had been sick since the night before, and he was asking for the church people. When 3 elders arrived, they saw that the village headman had been possessed by a demon; they shared their faith and prayed for him, and the demon left him. Praise the Lord for the church prevailed again and peace was restored in the village. The headman and his family of nine including two servants accepted the Lord. 11 new house groups started, and 10 churches started in July.
District 17
111 people trained in 9 villages. During training in one village, 37 people attacked, burnt the shack, broke everything they possibly could, and beat up almost everyone who was there including the children. Kindly pray. In another village an epileptic farmer was healed completely during one of the trainings. After three weeks he had not had any seizures at all. And it was reported that the farmer, his twin brother, and his parents accepted the Lord. 13 house groups formed, and 10 churches started in July.
District 18
98 people trained in 9 villages. After hearing that Christians pray for miracles, a farmer contacted one of the believers from a neighboring village pray for his cow, which had a skin infection and was not producing milk, so one leader and two volunteers went and prayed for the cow. After one week the infection started to go away, and the cow started to give milk again. In three weeks, the cow completely recovered; and the farmer and his family accepted the Lord, and now he is sharing with people the power of God. 14 house groups formed, and 11 churches started in July.
District 19
80 people trained in 11 villages. A 28-year-old man (father of four) was paralyzed on his right side for three years. The family went to many places including hospitals and witchcraft doctors but found no relief. They were barely surviving since they had no income due to his sickness. The man was brought to the training place on a cot; the volunteers and trainers prayed for him, and immediately he got out of his bed healed. This amazing healing caught lots attention, and 29 people accepted the Lord that week. 14 new house groups formed this month, and 10 new churches started in July.
District 20
88 people trained in 9 villages. Please pray for a malaria-stricken remote village and the believers there. A village cobbler was infected with skin infection and was not able to work or earn for his family. One of his regular customers, a trainer, offered to pray for him, and he recovered completely in a few weeks and resumed his work. Now he has two duties: to repair shoes and to share his faith with his customers. 11 house groups formed, and 11 new churches started in July.
District 21
102 people trained in 8 villages. There is a village in this district known for its temple to the goddess of the forest. She has been worshiped for ages, and almost every tribesman wishes to worship in this temple once in his or her lifetime. A training team decided to prayer walk around the village and the temple while fasting, taking turns to do so every day. The team would circle the city and the temple, would bless the village and the people, and would pray against the biggest stronghold of that area. In two months, many people who had visited the temple got sick, paralyzed, demonized, or even died. The rumor spread that the goddess had fled from the temple. In one more month, less and less people came. It took 3 months altogether to see the temple go to ruins. Now it has been 5 months, and nobody is visiting the area. One church and 3 house groups have been started within these months. Praise the Lord. 15 house groups formed, and 8 new churches started in July.
District 22
98 people trained in 12 villages. A 2-year-old girl suddenly became unconscious, so her family took her to the local witch doctor, but the doctor was unable to help. Then she was observed at the city hospital for 4 days. But because they did not have enough income, the family came back home with the sick daughter who was not eating, talking, or moving at all after 5 days. A neighbor suggested that in the next village some Christians live and pray for sick people. The family decided to go. The night they arrived, the local believers immediately gathered to pray and worship the Lord. They prayed for the girl who became normal 2 hours after they prayed for her. The family rejoiced, and the father accepted the Lord the same night and was baptized at 3 AM in the morning. 21 house groups formed, and 14 churches started in July.
