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September 2009 India Report...

The following is the report from our work in India for the month of September, 2009. 

We currently have a need for $3,900.00 by the end of this month, January.  Please be praying for God's provision for this need.  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
99 people trained in 11 districts.  A police man was investigating complaints about conversions.  This police man visited two fellowships then told his superior that he was not going back to investigate.  This happened with four other investigators.  When questioned, they said that at the fellowships they experienced some dangerous power, and as they sat there observing what was going, that power was reminding them of all the bad things that they had done on the job and in life.  So the police department left the church alone, and the Kingdom continues advancing.  12 house groups formed, and 12 churches started in September.

District 10
81 people trained in 10 villages.  A village headman’s wife suffered from paralysis for a few years.  On her way to the hospital for a check up she met a believing woman, who shared stories about Christ with her.  After three hours, the headman’s wife accepted the Lord with enthusiasm.  When these women parted, the headman’s wife mentioned that something was happening in her body on the side affected with paralysis.  By the time this woman arrived home she was walking straight and could use her arms normally.  In a total of six hours, she was completely healed; her family was shocked and overjoyed.  She told them about her encounter and experience with God, and they thanked and praised God.  Soon they accepted the faith and opened their home for worship.  Now the whole family is actively involved in fellowshipping and worshiping the Lord.  11 house groups formed, and 8 churches started in September.

District 11
94 people trained in 9 villages.  For 8 weeks, a farmer witnessed to, prayed for, and lived with a community of fisherman and taught them more about God’s word.  When he left, the farmer had already baptized 53 people and started 3 fellowship groups among the community which later were put under the supervision of other 3 more experienced leaders.  In total, 71 people have been baptized, and 4 house groups have been started. 17 house groups formed, and 9 churches started in September.

District 12
82 people trained in 11 villages.  Please pray for a volunteer who has been in prison for converting people.  A demonized woman was delivered at a training.  Soon she started to witness and pray for people of her clan.  From her efforts, 39 people have been baptized, and 3 house groups have started. 11 house groups formed, and 9 churches started in September.

District 13
93 people trained in 13 villages.  In one village a farmer had an incurable wound for 17 years that affected his walking and frequently caused a fever.  He came to a training, and at the suggestion of the team, he stayed during the teachings for 5 days; and the trainers prayed for him at the end.  Two weeks later, he returned to share that the wound on his leg started to dry.  This news spread amongst all his relatives and friends, which was followed by 23 baptisms and many more started to attend fellowships seeking this powerful, healing God.  13 new house groups formed, and 11 churches started in September.

District 14
83 people trained in 9 villages.  A man suffered from epilepsy since he was a child.  When his family came in contact with a trainer who prayed for him, the man was healed, and the epilepsy never came back.  He accepted the Lord with his wife, two children, and mother.  A 17 year old girl was delivered from demons that had tormented her for a few years.  A village farmer was healed of joints pain and stiffness in the limbs.  This man not only accepted the faith but also donated 100 kgs of rice during the training.  16 house groups formed, and 12 churches started in September.

District 15
89 people trained in 9 villages.  A widow with no children or family was begging in the local vegetable market.  The volunteer not only gave her alms but also shared the story of Jesus with her, and she believed.  She continued to sit in the local market, not to beg, but to share the story of her life and how God changed it.  According to reports, she has witnessed to 10 people per day on average.  Last reported, the woman has witnessed to approximately 350 people.  13 house groups formed, and 9 churches started in September.

District 16
111 people trained in 12 villages.  In one village a woman trainer is getting ready to do trainings only for women.  This may turn out to be a new revolution in the history of our work.  Please pray for her.  The family of a girl who was sick with a skin infection contacted a volunteer, and she was brought to a training for prayer.  After three weeks, the girl’s recovery was evident.  Her father, mother, and the girl accepted the Lord the following week.  13 new house groups started, and 9 churches started in September.

District 17
92 people trained in 8 villages.  A village farmer was in prison for stealing and other things.  He was serving a sentence for 10 months.  There, he met one of our leaders who was in prison for 8 weeks.  This leader shared the gospel with him and baptized him inside the prison.  When the farmer was released after his term and arrived in the village, no one trusted him.  One night a neighbor came to his home asking him to pray for the neighbor’s sick daughter.  The farmer agreed and prayed for the girl.  God touched her, and she recovered completely in few hours.  This incident gave him access into the hearts of the people again.  Now he is a volunteer and arranges for upcoming trainings.  He also wants to visit the prisons and reach people in there.  17 house groups formed, and 15 churches started in September.

District 18
107 people trained in 12 villages.  After a sick man was prayed for and healed, he accepted the Lord and eagerly started to witness to his family and friends.  He also had the faith to pray for sick people until he met a man who was blind by birth.  With mixed feelings of fear and faith, he prayed for the man, and in no time the blind man could see.  This changed the man’s course, and in 10 weeks, he has baptized 213 people and started 13 fellowships.  Almost all of the people accepted the faith through healing and most of them were with some kind of problems in their eyes.  16 house groups formed, and 12 Churches started in September.

District 19
90 people trained in 7 villages.  In a remote village with a population of approximately 1,200 people, they rely on farming and hunting all year round.  One volunteer, who decided to reach this village with the gospel, formed a team with his volunteer friends, and they prayer walked this village for 2 weeks.  The team was able to have great access into the village by providing free eye check ups.  Within a few weeks, the team was eating and sharing and praying with the villagers.  In 6 weeks, last reported, the team of volunteers had baptized 188 people, and 9 house groups had started.  16 new house groups formed, and 12 new churches started in September.

District 20
89 people trained in 9 villages.  Please pray for a supervisor to recover from a sickness and for his family while he was away.  A village farmer was in an accident on the road, and a volunteer, who was on his way home, took the man to the hospital, which was 4 hours away, and informed the family of the accident.  When this farmer got back home, they welcomed the volunteer into their home where the volunteer shared his faith with the family.  The family of 6 people accepted the Lord the following week and also opened their home for fellowship.  17 house groups formed, and 15 new churches started in September.

District 21
89 people trained in 11 villages.  This district has the most number of leaders and volunteers right now.  Please pray that all those who show interest and commit themselves to God’s service may be mobilized in the field properly and used by God.  A village sorceress involved in sorcery for 3 generations got sick and had suffered from fever constantly for 8 weeks when one of the volunteers shared the healing and saving power of God with her.  When she was willing, a volunteer prayed for her.  She recovered in a few days, renounced her magic practices, and accepted the faith with her family of 9 people.  12 house groups formed, and 10 new churches started in September.

District 22
82 people trained in 11 villages.  In one village a deaf barber came in contact with one of our volunteers.  The volunteer prayed for him, and the barber received his healing and received the Lord as his Savior, too.  Soon the barber got into witnessing to his customers and praying for the ones who would want him to do so.  15 house groups formed, and 9 Churches started in September.

August 2009 India Report...

The following is the report from our work in India for the month of August.  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

101 people trained in 9 districts.  Peacocks are our national bird and are worshiped in this group of villages.  They are believed to be powerful and a form of god; also the witchcraft doctors have power from them.  In a village known for its peacocks, a volunteer prayed for two months for this stronghold to break.  Within 10 weeks more than 75% of the birds flew away.  Villagers did all they could to get them to stay, but nothing helped.  Then on July 11th, the last 3 birds left the area.  During the migration, the team of volunteers continued to share the gospel and witness; and by July 11, 93 people were baptized, and more were on their way into the Kingdom.  23 house groups formed, and 15 churches started in August.

District 10

99 people trained in 8 villages.  In one village, a farmer, who was also a Hindu activist, suffered a brain hemorrhage.  With no way to get him to the hospital, the family decided to ask their neighbor for help, to whom they had not spoken for almost a year because the neighbor had become a follower of Christ.  The Christian neighbor said all he knew was to pray.  Soon the bleeding stopped and in a couple of hours the headache left; and the man slept peacefully the rest of the night.  After he got out of the hospital, the man hugged him and shared his desire that he wanted to accept the same God.  He was baptized the same day.  Soon, more people from his family accepted the faith.  13 house groups formed, and 9 churches started in August.

District 11

98 people trained in 8 villages.  A grocery store owner was healed of deafness.  A believer who worked on a village headman’s farm noticed that the village headman had an incurable infection on his feet. She told him about a power that could heal the infection, if the headman believed.  When the headman returned to ask more about the power, the woman told him about Jesus and His healing power, and she offered to pray.  In a few weeks, the infection was completely gone.  The headman and his family got baptized.  Also, 13 of the workers also accepted the faith.  Hallelujah!  17 house groups formed, and 9 churches started in August.

District 12

97 people trained in 8 villages.  In one village, a woman was sick with a long-term fever for a couple of years.  When her family came in contact with a trainer, she was carried to a nearby village.  The training team fasted for one day and prayed for her healing.  When the family was ready to leave, after a day or two, the bed sores had started to dry up, and the sick woman had strength, no fever, and no pain.  The people who witnessed this miracle shared the news with others, which resulted in 94 baptisms that week. 14 new house groups formed, and 14 churches started in August.

District 13

99 people trained in 8 villages.  A villager was delivered instantly of several demons from which he had suffered for three and a half years.  The family of 13 people accepted the Lord.  Some men tried to stop the training, and later police came and arrested the house owner and the trainer.  They were released that night.  Several village heads who have accepted the faith in the last one year have requested to have training in their villages.  19 house groups formed, and 10 churches started in August.

District 14

99 people trained in 8 villages.  A farmer was healed of asthma, and his family who were involved in witchcraft renounced that to take up their new faith.  So far, this brother has gone to almost all the homes in his village to tell the story of Jesus.  Two demon-possessed men were delivered; and there have been many, many healings, like pains, fevers, boils on the skin, skin diseases, and snake bites.  Please pray for the trainer who has fever and chicken pox.  (A lot of times when healings take place the men involved get sick.)  The most amazing thing in these villages is that the word is becoming more prominent and is being rooted among the villagers.  The word is setting people free.  11 house groups formed, and 9 churches started in August.

District 15

99 people trained in 11 villages.  A farmer was healed of gangrene in his left arm.  He got baptized and is now enthusiastically witnessing to everyone he knows.  The local house group helped a family, who had a sick child, by giving them some food and medical support.  This act of compassion touched the family, and they received the Lord as their Savior.  Now the family is attending the same house Church.  11 new house groups started, and 10 churches started in August.

District 16

119 people trained in 11 villages.  A middle-aged woman who was suffering from epilepsy was prayed for by a volunteer.  She was healed, and the sickness never came back.  She prayed for more than 600 people in 4 weeks, and 40–50 percent of them got healed—most of them instantly.  Through one person the church grew enormously!  In one month, 719 people got baptized.  31 house groups formed, and 8 churches started in August.

District 17

90 people trained in 6 villages.  In one village, a believer village headman decided to host a training.  The day the training started, the headman died of a heart attack.  For some reason, the village headman’s son thought that his father’s previous gods had cursed them, so the son came against the local church.  He has declared that no Christians will have fellowship ever.  The son roused the Hindus to worship their gods from now on.  This decision has affected 17 villages, 9 house churches, and 14 house groups.  Please pray that the heart of the headman’s son changes and that the churches and fellowships can be resumed.  19 house groups formed, and 16 churches started in August.

District 18

93 people trained in 11 villages.  A poor farmer was healed of partial blindness in both eyes instantly when a volunteer prayed for him.  Then the farmer accepted the Lord.  Also, a woman was healed of a stomach tumor.  15 new house groups formed, and 8 new churches started in August.

District 19

81 people trained in 6 villages.  A trainer prayed for a woman who had psoriasis, and she was not immediately healed.  A couple of weeks later, the trainers thought she should attend a training session.  During one of the sessions, she started jumping up and down and yelling that she was healed.  She said something touched her, and she was sure it had been God.  The healing actually was evident in 3 week’s time.  This healing resulted in many baptisms followed by formation of several house groups.  21 house groups formed, and 13 new churches started in August.

District 20

119 people trained in 11 villages. This district is the most Hindu influenced, and in the last year, there have been lots of disturbances during trainings: people have been persecuted and farmers who believe have lost their jobs. We have decided to pray against this situation for next three months.  Please pray with us.  11 house groups formed, and 9 new churches started in August.

District 21

81 people trained in 9 villages.  A young witchcraft doctor was bitten by a poisonous snake.  Usually witchcraft is considered to be very effective, and these doctors claim to have power over snakes; and usually village people come to the witchcraft doctors as their first choice for treatment.  The family of this young man did their magic for hours but could not restore the dying man.  So they prayed to their gods and begged for the life of their son, but still nothing happened.  So they decided to rush to the hospital, but there was no bus going to town.  While they were waiting at the bus stop, watching the life of their son slip away, the father prayed, “If there is a God watching my son die, please come to rescue while there is still time.”  Two volunteers coming from training had missed their last bus and were walking home when they saw this family.  The volunteers inquired and soon understood why God made them walk.  They shared the healing power of God with the family then prayed for the dying man.  To the family’s surprise, the man started to get his breath back; soon he could talk; then he could sit; and finally he could stand on his feet.  All this happened in less than an hour.  The family renounced their magic practices that night and received God as their Savior.  The next morning, news spread that the well-known family who practiced witchcraft for 3 generations had become Christians.  This resulted in 39 baptisms, and more are on their way into the Kingdom.  21 house groups formed, and 13 churches started in August.

July 2009 India report...

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.

May and June 2009 India Report, part 4...

The following is part 4 of 4 of the combined May and June India report for 2009.  As you read this report, be praying for God's timely provision of $3,460.00 to fund this work for the month of August.

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 21
238 people trained in 22 villages.  The most amazing thing in these districts and villages is that the word is being more prominent taught and is being rooted among the believers.   Before the training started, all people knew were evangelism, healing, and starting churches, but they had no experience with the basic doctrinal truth.  Now it seems everybody is enjoying the training and the truth of the word of God, and the truth has set them free indeed.  Most of the trainings in this district have been done without any disruption.  However, this month has been the worst of the year because of sickness and rain and lack of provision during the trainings, as people have less income so many who had committed were not really able to help.  Yet our Father has been faithful and able to take us through the difficult time, and we are pushing through to see the task accomplished.&n bsp; 26 house groups formed, and 20 new Churches started his month in May and June.

District 22
178 people trained in 18 villages.  Please pray for a trainer and his family after he was beaten and robbed.  A policeman in a local village area was delivered from demons, and then he and his family of four accepted the Lord.  In the same area, a girl who fell from a bullock cart last year and had a hurting back was healed from her pain.  She, too, accepted the Lord.  Two children were sick with high fever in the same home because of malnutrition.  A trainer gave the family some food and helped with medical support.  This act of compassion touched the family, and the family of 5 received the Lord as their Savior.  26 new house groups formed, and 22 churches started in May and June.

Every Nation is providing monthly financial support for the 42 men designated as trainers.  For the month of August, we need $3,460.00.  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

May and June 2009 India Report, part 3...

The following is part 3 of 4 of the combined May and June India report for 2009.  As you read this report, be praying for God's timely provision of $3,460.00 to fund this work for the month of August.

 

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 

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District 17

238 people trained in 22 villages.  In this district, there are lot of people offering to help with resources and many who are helping with some gifts too.   The atmosphere is great and very encouraging; everywhere there is brotherhood and love being spread; and people helping us with the trainings are sharing their belongings.  A high-caste village head accepted the Lord last month after being healed of joint pain.  He offered to have church in his home, but when the villagers objected, he went to the district court and stood before the judge with an affidavit that without any pressure he wants to convert to Christianity, which created waves among the nearby villages.  Now, many under the village head’s influence are considering attending home churches in their villages, and some of his close relatives have already started coming.  One sister was healed of asthma, and her family renounced witchcraft to accept the new faith and their new life.  So far, this lady has gone to almost all the homes in her village to tell the story of Jesus in her life.  In just few weeks, she has witnessed to every home.  26 house groups formed and 18 Churches started in May and June.

District 18

180 people trained in 12 villages.  One farmer was healed of epilepsy when a volunteer prayed for him.  The man accepted the Lord with his wife and 3 children, and also requested to start a fellowship in his home.  Where a trainer was beaten last month, there now stands a house group of 44 people.  In this village alone, 34 people accepted the Lord this month.  One believer happens to be a village head, and a well-to-do farmer gave 3 bags of wheat for training in the district for this year.  He accepted the Lord last year when the believers prayed for his 7-month-old daughter to survive fatal injuries when she fell from the first floor.  36 new house groups formed, and 24 new churches started in May and June.
 

District 19

180 people trained in 20 villages.  Please pray for an injured trainer who fell off a motorcycle and in the hospital.  Also please pray for trainers who are sick with chicken pox.  (Some times when lot of healing happens the men involved in praying fall sick.)  Two demon-possessed men were delivered, and there have been many other healings, like pains, fevers, boils on the skin, skin diseases, and snake bites.  A village head man was healed of epilepsy from which he was suffering from his childhood.  As a result of the healing, we have gained access into the village though the head man has not yet decided to follow Jesus.  A woman considered to be a witch in one village was beaten and thrown out when one of our volunteers gave her shelter and food; now she is in God’s family serving with us.  Within three months, 71 women have been baptized, and 2 fellowships have been started.  22 churches started, and 18 house groups formed in May and June.

District 20

162 people trained in 12 villages.  This was the most persecuted district in the last 9 months, but this month, it has the highest rate and number of baptism in all of the districts (thank you for praying).  A witch doctor herself renounced her practices and accepted the Lord after not being able to heal an epileptic who was later healed by prayer.  Lots of acceptance is being seen in this district.  Many middle school teachers, primary health care representatives, and young trainee nurses have been helping with the on-going wave of training.  A woman was dying of tuberculosis, when the trainer was asked to pray.  Other volunteers continued visiting her and praying for her, and in 4 weeks the woman has been healed though still very weak.  The constant visiting has helped a home group to begin in this house.  The neighbors, friends, and family members (who are 19 in number) have witnessed her healing are now gathering in this home to seek the one, true, all powerful God.  37 house groups formed, and 27 churches started in May and June.

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Every Nation is providing monthly financial support for the 42 men designated as trainers.  For the month of August, we need $3,460.00.  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

May and June 2009 India Report, part 2...

The following is part 2 of 4 of the combined May and June India report for 2009.  As you read this report, be praying for God's timely provision of $3,460.00 to fund this work for the month of August.

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 13
198 people trained in 14 villages.  Persecution hit the villages last month, and the training had to be shifted to different villages several times.  No one was harmed, and the Church has been more persistent in praying.  A sister was healed of acute stiffness and pain in her joints and has been a testimony to many.  She now witnesses openly of her Healer and Lord.  Recently two business men have offered to help with the resources for the training to one of the supervisors.  30 house groups formed, and 20 Churches started in May and June.

District 14
196 people trained in 18 villages.  Typhoid has hit this district, and many among the Churches are sick.  Please pray, as some of the children and mothers are seriously ill. We were able to access lot of villages this month with which we had little or no access.  There is no doubt or question that people are being freed from the clutches of the Satan through deliverance, healing, and above all, the word of God.  This district is known to be the remotest of all among the tribal belt.  The Hindu fundamentalists have been trying to convert these Animists into idol worshipers.  Also, a man was delivered from demons, and his sister was healed completely of paralysis; then, the whole house hold of 19 people accepted the Lord and opened their home for worship as a result of the miracle.  25 house groups formed, and 19 Churches started in May and June.

District 15
186 people trained in 16 villages.  The trainers are having a tough time because of the rain yet are not giving up and the rivers are running above the danger mark.  People are fleeing from villages to take shelter in higher areas.  Please pray for the conditions to be easier so our work can go smoothly.  Persecution has continued in this district for the last three and a half months, resulting in a little slower work progress.  A poor farmer who was listening to one of the trainings heard that the Lord is all powerful and all knowing.  That evening, he asked his neighbor if his God is all knowing, then He would surely know where to dig a well in order to get water.  The neighbor took the farmer to the trainer, and the trainer prayed.  The next day, when they began digging the well, the men got right into a sweet water stream.  27 house groups formed, and 22 churches started in May and June.

District 16
166 people trained in 18 villages.  A volunteer who had been helping us died in a bus-jeep collusion.  Please pray for his family.  A farmer was healed of a rare long-term fever and accepted the Lord with his family.  Two trainers are sick with high fever and stomach infection; please pray for them.  The district is also experiencing chicken pox; many children and women have been sick with this infection.  31 house groups formed, and 21 churches started in May and June.

 

Every Nation is providing monthly financial support for the 42 men designated as trainers.  For the month of August, we need $3,460.00.  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

May and June 2009 India Report, part 1...

The following is part 1 of 4 of the combined May and June India report for 2009.  As you read this report, be praying for God's timely provision of $3,700.00 to fund this work for the month of August.

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
173 people trained in 13 districts.  A brother was delivered instantly of several demons from which he was suffering from three and half years.  The word spread, and many came to verify the healing.  This led to training invitations in three more villages next month and few baptisms.  26 house groups formed, and 22 churches started in May and June.

District 10
172 people trained in 16 villages.  In two places, churches were attacked; nobody was hurt; only some shacks were damaged where people live.  Many trainers get threatened for their lives in this district, but it has been 9 months since a trainer has been beaten.  This trainer was beaten up when he was teaching and training at a believer’s home.  These men tried to disturb the training by throwing stones at the house; then, they pushed their way into the home, beat up the trainer, and broke some of the furniture.  One woman had a skin infection which kept returning despite the medication she took, but after a trainer prayed for her, the infection has not been back in 4 months.  The work grows as healing makes way for the training and the gospel.  43 new house groups are formed, and 23 new Churches started in May and June.

District 11
156 people trained in 18 villages.  The most amazing incident happened—a thief gave his life to Jesus after being healed of rare skin infection which he had for years!  A 29-year-old man suffered from partial paralysis for three and a half years and was healed.  Following this, the man and his extended family of 16 Adults and 7 children accepted the Lord.  22 new groups formed, and 15 Churches started in May and June.

District 12
146 people trained in 16 villages.  Remarkable acceptance has been evident in this district, and many volunteers are being trained and are helping train with us.  Praise the Lord.  A small girl fell into an open well and lost consciousness; people at the training rescued the girl; and later she was taken to get medical care.  The girl’s family gave gifts to the trainer and offered to pay for the all the expenses and food during the 5 days of the training and started to attend fellowship.  Last heard, he had already come to attend worship twice.  During another training while two people were being baptized, a snake bit a man’s arm while he was sitting the grass.  Since the city hospital was almost 5 hours away, the believers prayed and asked the Lord for healing and adequate time for the man to reach the hospital.  And he did make it and was given an antidote at the hospital.  He is doing well now.  Because of this incident, a fear of the Lord has spread, and many are now coming to the church meetings as seekers.  29 house groups formed, and 21 Churches started in May and June.

Every Nation is providing monthly financial support for the 42 men designated as trainers.  For the month of August, we need $3,700.00.  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

March and April 2009 India report, Part 7...

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

March and April 2009 India report, part 6...

The following is part 6 of the combined March and April India report for 2009.  Tomorrow I will post the final part of this combined report.

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 19
175 people trained in 18 villages.  A leper came in contact with a volunteer and believed in the gospel.  Immediately he started to witness to his fellow lepers and friends who begged for alms with him.  In four months this man has been instrumental in having 173 people baptized and starting 13 churches among his community.  He is now an active trainer helping and discipling 5 members of his community and reaching out to other leper communities.  Also, a woman was healed of lucoderma (when skin loses color and turns white) when believers prayed for her.  After 10 weeks, her skin became absolutely normal.  There is a community of basket makers who worship the nature that gives them business and all things living—trees, earth, and water.  A volunteer visited his friend in this community and shared the gospel with his family of 7 adults and 2 children who believed and accepted the faith.  Soon the family shared their faith in the community, and in five weeks, they had already shared Christ with more than 300 people.  This resulted into a mass transformation of families.  By the end of sixth week, 100 people from the same community were already baptized; and last we heard, more were on their way into the Kingdom.  37 house groups formed, and 26 churches started in March and April.

District 20
162 people trained in 12 villages.  Doctors had lost hope and sent a man back to his home who had cirrhosis of the liver.  His brother heard from a friend about a meeting—our training—going on in their village.  A volunteer and a trainer went to pray for the dying man; and the training team fasted for three days and prayed for the sick man again. Two weeks later word came that the man was recovering and becoming better every passing day.  Later in the month, the man and his family of 11 people accepted the faith; and as a result of his healing, 27 people were baptized, and few more started to attend local fellowship.  A man was paralyzed on the right side for 3 years; and his family was in great trouble financially since he could not work.  One of our volunteers met this man and shared about Christ, and then the volunteer invited him to the training taking place. With one accord, the trainers and volunteers prayed for him, and in two weeks time, the tailor was walking fine and using his right arm and leg.  Soon after, he accepted the Lord with his family, and now he is getting ready to find a job or to re-open his own tailoring shop.  36 house groups formed, and 20 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

March and April 2009 India report, part 5...

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:

Every Nation
PO Box 94564
North Little Rock, AR 72190

March and April 2009 India Report, part 4...

The following is part 4 of the combined March and April India report for 2009.  I say part 4 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 15
174 people trained in 17 villages.  A 16 year old, demon-possessed boy would very often wander away from home for days, and people would find him and bring him back.  This continued for 8 or 10 months.  His family took him to well-known temples, shrines, and witchcraft doctors; they spent lots of money on sacrificing animals, but the boy was never delivered.  His family lost hope, peace, and money.  A Christian brother recommended that they visit Christians, so the family, having done everything that they could do, went to a training.  While taking the boy to the training, his condition was so bad that he had to be tied to the bullock cart.  The volunteers prayed for the boy, and after awhile, he was delivered.  The family and the boy accepted Christ after the gospel was shared with them, and a house group was started in their home.  One poor farmer had a daughter who was blind from birth.  He tried all his gods and witch doctors, but nothing worked; he went to the city hospital but did not have money, and he could not get any loans from the bank.  One night, he broke down and wept and prayed that if there was any God He would reveal himself and heal his daughter.  In one week the farmer was listening to the goodness of God in one of our trainings.  He believed the Gospel and was baptized with his family.  One of the volunteer’s relatives was in an influential administrative position in the city hospital, where the farmer’s daughter was recommended, and the management decided to give 90% donation for the blind girl’s operation.  The other 10% of the money was donated by the local village welfare committee.  The surgery was scheduled for May 13, 2009.  29 house groups formed, and 199 churches started in March and April.

District 16
179 people trained in 17 villages.  A leader and a volunteer fell into a 15-feet deep pit while returning from a fellowship at night.  Please pray as both were in the hospital.  Believers prayed for a farmer who had been suffering from asthma, and he has experienced no more heavy breathing and coughing since then.  The farmer has been traveling, sharing, and praying for sick people.   More than 37 people have been baptized, and 7 churches have been started because of his labor in the Kingdom. In this district, there are the least number of trainings in the last three months because the caste system is very, very strong.  Among the tribals there are two castes.  They do not want to fellowship together, so we are having a hard time having different fellowships for them in the same village.  Also volunteers are not coming forward because I think they do not want to be caught up in this caste system problem.  Please pray that the stronghold be brought down quickly.  23 house groups formed, and 12 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

March and April 2009 India Report, part 3...

The following is part 3 of the combined March and April India report for 2009.  I say part 3 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 13
186 people trained in 13 villages.  There is a certain village head who is a local Hindu activist known for his cruelty to Christians, who is also responsible for having several churches attacked, and who has his hand in having beaten up many Christians.  One evening this man started having chest pain and could not get immediate medical help.  Time was crucial, and the sick man was going from bad to worse.  A worker suggested Christians pray for sick people, and the man hesitantly agreed.  One of our leaders was asked to come and pray for the headman.  Initially the leader thought this was a trap, but trusting the Lord, he went and found the situation to be the same as it was told to him.  The leader prayed and shared the gospel with the headman; then fearing his life, he left immediately without waiting for a response.  The following morning the leader was summoned back to the man’s house.  When the leader arrived, he was welcomed, treated well, and informed that the sick man had been healed in the night.  As a result of this healing, the headman became soft towards Christians and allowed a fellowship to be started in the village.  We discovered that one sister, a believer for three years, has baptized more than 119 people—all of them women—and she is also discipling few of them.  We are arranging for more women volunteers to help her to finish her task.  Also, another man was healed of skin infection that he suffered from for one year.  He accepted the Lord and is now pursuing his family and friends by sharing his faith and testimony.  31 new house groups formed, and 20 Churches started in March and April.

District 14
188 people trained in 16 villages.  A farmer who was suffering severe pain in his body was carried to one of our trainings, and when the leader prayed for him, the pain immediately left him.   The farmer accepted the faith then and there and was baptized the same day.  This incident angered his family and community.  They came and beat up the trainer.  The owner of the house where the training was taking place was also threatened.  Right now the village is closed to us.  Please pray.  A demonized young man was brought to one of our trainings. The volunteers shared the gospel with the sick man and his family and prayed over him; he got delivered, and the family went back to their home without accepting the faith.  After one week, word came that the family wanted to bring the boy back as he had the same problem again.  The you ng man was brought back, the trainer prayed for him again, and the boy got delivered.  After they repeated the same thing a third time, a team decided to go visit his home.  When the team arrived, this family was practicing witchcraft.  Then the team understood why the demons kept coming back.  The team taught the family how once the demons are driven out, they continue to come back with more of them; they were told that until the family comes under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and until they have the Holy Spirit there is no redemption since other spirits will continue to make this man their home.  One team member shared the good news again, and the family of 5 renounced their witchcraft practices and accepted Christ immediately after the boy was delivered.  Now the family enjoys the fellowship and continues to grow in the Lord.  31 house groups formed, and 22 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

March and April 2009 India Report, part 2...

The following is part 2 of the combined March and April India report for 2009.  I say part 2 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 11
167 people trained in 19 villages.  A shoemaker was demonized during one of the local full moon festival nights; he was treated by several witchcraft doctors, but he could not recover.  The community head contacted well-known witch doctors and sorcerers to have the demonized man delivered, but the man’s condition remained the same.  During one training close to their village, the head man approached a trainer and asked if they could do something for the demonized man.  The shoemaker was taken to the training where he was prayed over.  From this, the small community was transformed, and 211 people were baptized in the first week as a result of the shoemaker’s deliverance.  A Hindu saint came to one of our trainings to listen and to observe what was being taught.  He listened for 2 days and started to ask questions.  It was evident that he was interested to know the truth.  By the end of the 5th day, he was convinced that Jesus is the only true way and that there is no other God besides Him.  After being baptized, the saint left with a Bible to know and read more.  Please pray and believe with us that this little man will be a good solider and a devoted servant in the kingdom.  Also please pray for a volunteer who fell from an open Jeep while returning from an outreach; she has a broken arm and some head injury; please pray for her recovery and her family.  34 house groups formed, and 23 Churches started in March and April.

District 12
164 people trained in 18 villages.  In one village, a woman was healed from a blood disease.  Another woman was suffering from skin disease; she heard about some people who prayed, and she approached one of the trainings where she was prayed over by the trainers and was healed.  She accepted the Lord with her family of 4 people.  In another village, a woman who was blind in one eye for a few years was healed during one of our trainings and accepted the faith immediately.  Also, the village head, after being healed of his deafness and stammering, not only accepted the faith with his family but also donated three hundred kilos of cornflower to be served during the trainings.  And he gave a bicycle to the volunteer who had prayed for his healing.  26 new groups formed, and 16 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

March and April 2009 India report, part 1...

The following is part 1 of the combined March and April India report for 2009. I say part 1 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 9
162 people trained in 15 districts. In one village, believers were meeting in a brother’s home when a family brought a paralytic man. The believers prayed for the sick man who immediately recovered. The healed man and his family of 7 accepted the Lord, and a home fellowship was started in their village. Also, a leader prayed for a woman who was sick with a burning in her body three times in one week, and she was healed. The following week she accepted the Lord with her husband. There is a man who was diagnosed with tuberculosis in December. He tried the local hospital, but his health condition became even worse. His brother-in-law who was a believer shared the gospel with him and brought him to one of our trainings. The volunteers prayed for him, and the man started to recover in 3 weeks. Once the man recovered fully, he started to share his testimony with his friends, family, and neighbors. Soon there were lines of people waiting to be baptized. Through his efforts in March and April alone, 263 people were baptized. Now that man is back to work and continues to share his faith with many people everyday; his slogan is “one soul a day.” 32 house groups formed, and 17 new Churches started in March and April.

District 10
190 people trained in 16 villages. A village farmer was suffering from a long-term fever. He went to several witchcraft doctors and local village healers, but never got any better. Finally he visited a city hospital where he discovered that he had a tumor in his stomach which had to be removed and would take a lot of money which he did not have. During one of our trainings, our trainers prayed for him, and miraculously the tumor was gone in two weeks. Following this, he not only accepted Christ with his family but willingly had a house group started in his home and is preaching the Good News with fervency. In one village, an old farmer was healed of permanent deafness in both ears. Also, a bicycle repair man came to visit our training site. This is what he had to say: he heard the gospel one year ago when someone who came to get his bicycle repaired shared the gospel with him; he prayed the prayer of confession, and the stranger told him to find Christians, to get baptized, and then as a disciple, to share his faith; saying this, the stranger never returned. Ever since, the repair man has been looking for Christian people to be baptized, and he has shared his faith with 250 people from his village—out of which 113 are waiting to be baptized with him. The man also said that they have never read nor seen a Bible, but once in a while some of them get together to talk about their Jesus, their faith, and their new lives they have received in Christ. Awesome! Now we have arranged for the baptisms and started house groups for fellowship and discipling. 32 new house groups formed, and 20 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

February 2009 India Report

We have fallen a little behind on posting our reports so far this year, but, the following is the fifth report from the 42 men we trained in June of 2008.  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 9
79 people trained in 7 districts.  For weeks a young boy was sick with boils and a fever when he was brought to one of the trainings in that village and prayed over, and he was healed.  That same day, more than 100 people came for prayer for different diseases.  Many gave their life to Jesus.  Altogether 76 people were baptized the following morning.  13 House Groups formed, and 13 new Churches in February.

District 10
92 people trained in 11 villages.  One man was healed of deafness when he was brought to one of the trainings.  A fisherman who was paralyzed for a few months came in contact with a volunteer, was prayed over to be healed, and accepted the Lord with his wife and two children.  His accepting the faith created waves and news in his small community; many families opposed the decision, but some wanted to know more about it.  13 families accepted the Lord in one month in this community.  17 new House Groups started, and 8 Churches started in February.

District 11
81 people trained in 5 villages.  A woman in her sixties fell down from a truck and broke her back and injured her head.  After being hospitalized and being at home bed-ridden for some months, she was brought to one of the trainings.  The trainer’s team fasted and prayed for her.  That day, she was able to rise from her bed, and in three weeks she was walking on her own.  Many people received Christ and praised the Lord that week for the remarkable healing that the Lord did.  24 House Groups formed, and 5 Churches started in February.

District 12
89 people trained in 10 villages. In a village, a group of fundamentalists attacked a house group one evening, set the house on fire, beat up men, women, and children, and destroyed everything in the house.  Please pray for all those who were seriously ill and injured.  Also, a woman was healed of arthritis from which she was affected from few years. 11 new House Groups formed, and 7 Churches started in February.

District 13
91 people trained in 9 villages.  A police man came to be prayed for his eyesight and got healed.  He accepted the Lord and his family of 3 also accepted the faith.  This resulted in heavy persecution at his work from his superiors and colleagues.  Yet he did not give up his faith and continued fellowshipping with believers, witnessing, and sharing his faith with everyone he came in contact with.  One of his colleagues shared that his wife was suffering from epilepsy and asked if the church people could pray.  The sick woman was prayed over and got healed.  This healing shook up the local police station as well as the government departments.  6 police officers, 5 people from an administrative department, and some of their family members accepted the Lord.  13 House Groups formed, and 8 Churches started in February.

District 14
112 people trained in 9 villages.  There are so many villages and people in this district waiting to be trained, and we are doing our best to make sure that nobody gets left out.  A widow and mother of 3 was suffering from a long-term fever; she was brought to a training session, where the Lord touched her.  She and her children accepted the Lord.  12 House Groups formed, and 9 churches started in February.

District 15
81 people trained in 7 villages.  In one village, a girl almost died when she was run over by an unknown vehicle.  The doctors lost hope and sent her home.  The girl was in a coma for 3 weeks after a volunteer prayed for her and was healed the next week.  Her family of 14 accepted the Lord, opened their home permanently for church and training use, and donated 300 kilograms of corn flower to be used for training.  11 House Groups formed, and 9 Churches started in February.

District 16
99 people trained in 8 villages. In one village a demon-possessed man had to be put in chains when the demons manifested in him.  Word reached the training team, and a volunteer and a trainer went to pray for the man; his deliverance caused the whole family to come into the kingdom.  Also, a man was healed of asthma.  15 House Groups formed, and 8 Churches started in February.

District 17
108 people trained in 10 villages.  In this district, there is a small village in the middle of the forest where people still are dependent on hunting and farming small lands once a year.  The community is closed, and all decisions are made by elders and the village head.  During training in a nearby village, one of the volunteers went prayer-walking and found a way to gain access into the closed village.  When he met an older woman who had a bent back for years, he offered to pray for her, and she agreed.  God touched the women, and she was healed in a few minutes and was walking upright.  This was the entry point into that village, and later that week, the village head invited the volunteer to share more about the faith.  The same day, 211 people accepted the Lord, and all of them were baptized the very next day.  23 House Groups formed, and 9 Churches started in February.

District 18
81 people trained in 5 villages.  After a farmer in a village passed away, a volunteer became good friends with the villagers and got access into their homes and their hearts.  This gave him many opportunities to share his faith.  From his sharing, more than 300 people have been given the chance to enter the Kingdom.  Within 4 weeks, 217 people have been baptized, and more are on the way to the Lord’s family.  8 House Groups formed, and 6 Churches started in February.

District 19
99 people trained in 7 villages.  This is the third year that it has not rained in this district.  There is no food, water, or work for the poor and for the people who rely on farming for their needs and supplies.  The government has declared this district as drought-affected, and measures are being taken to help the people.  But help does not reach the lowest levels.  Please pray that the families do not suffer for too long and that rain would arrive early.  12 House Groups formed, and 7 Churches started in February.

District 20
62 people trained in 4 villages.  In one village, a woman was healed of tuberculosis when she was near death.  This healing gave access to the whole village.  Three volunteers were appointed to stay in the village for 2 weeks and pray and share the gospel with the villagers.  During that time, the volunteers prayed for approximately 350 people and shared gospel with more than 800 people, out of which 129 accepted the faith immediately and were baptized.  The rest are slowly and gradually coming to the house groups as seekers.  Out of all the 14 districts, this is the most persecuted district.  10 House Groups formed, and 4 Churches started in February.

District 21
102 people trained in 9 villages.  The number of disciples (volunteers) is growing faster in this district than other districts.  There has been some awesome work happening, and the hand of God is prominently evident in all of it.  More men and women want to be trained.  A villager was healed of asthma and bronchitis.  He accepted the Lord with his family of 7 people.  13 House Groups formed, and 9 Churches started in February.

District 22
93 people trained in 8 villages.  One young farmer became possessed during one of the family rituals of offering a goat sacrifice to their goddess.  The villagers usually believe that when a human is possessed with a spirit, on special occasions such as this, it is their god who comes and possesses them, and soon after the function, the possessed person becomes normal again. But this young farmer did not.  He kept acting strange for 3 weeks until he came in contact with one of the trainers.  He prayed for the afflicted, and the young man was delivered.  Soon the family recognized the power of Jesus and His salvation.  9 people from the same family accepted Christ. 18 House Groups formed, and 12 Churches started in February.

January 2009 India Report

The following is the fourth report from the 42 men we trained in June of 2008.  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

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District 9
83 people trained in 8 villages.  After a woman was healed of asthma, she and her family gave up witchcraft to accept new faith in their lives.  So far she and her husband have gone to almost all the homes in their village to tell the story of Jesus and what HE did in their lives.  In another village, a man was healed of bone cancer when a group of volunteers prayed for him.  9 House Groups formed, and 6 Churches started in January.

District 10
90 people trained in 8 villages.  In one village, a man was delivered from demons; now he and his wife follow the Lord witnessing and proclaiming the gospel.  In another village, where a trainer and volunteer were beaten last month, now there stands a huge house group of 31 people.  Perhaps the persecution comes with increase of faith and unity.  In this village alone, 24 people accepted the Lord this month. 12 House Groups formed, and 8 Churches started in January.

District 11
88 people trained in 9 villages.  A believer brother from a village was healed from a high fever and boils on his body.  Two demonized men were delivered, and there were many other healings from pains, fevers, boils on the skin, skin diseases, and snake bites.  Some of the volunteers are sick with fever and chicken pox.  Please pray.  Sometimes when a lot of healing happens the men involved fall sick.  Please pray too, as a lot of sicknesses like malaria, dengue, typhoid, and yellow fever are spreading fast because of the extreme heat that has hit the country so early in this year.  9 House Groups formed, and 8 Churches started in January.

District 12
81 people trained in 5 villages.  A volunteer had an accident.  Please pray for his quick recovery.    A lot of acceptance is being seen in this district; middle school teachers, primary health care representatives, and young trainee nurses have been helping with training.  A man was healed of skin infection which he was suffering from 2 years.  In another village, a village head was healed of gangrene.  The doctors had suggested that he would die if the hand was not amputated.  14 House Groups formed, and 9 new Churches started in January.

District 13
91 people trained in 8 villages.  During training in one village, the volunteers prayed for a demon-possessed man, and he was delivered.  His whole family of 11 people accepted the Lord.  The most amazing thing in these districts/villages is that the word is more prominent and is being rooted among the believers.  Before the training started people had no experience with the basic doctrinal truth, but now it seems everybody is enjoying the training and the truth of the Word of God.  And now the Truth has set them free indeed.  9 House Groups formed, and 8 Churches started in January.

District 14
90 people trained in 7 villages. Two girls were sick with high fever in the same home because of malnutrition.  A trainer helped the family with some food and with medical support.  Because of this act of compassion, the family of 5 received the Lord as their Savior.  Another man was healed of asthma and walked to several villages praising the Lord and witnessing to many people and homes.  4 house groups started because of his efforts. 14 House Groups formed, and 9 Churches started in January.

District 15
78 people trained in 9 villages.  A man had incurable sepsis from a small wound.  A trainer prayed for this man, and he was healed.  A village farmer was bitten by a poisonous snake; he was brought to one of the trainings and recovered instantly.  This news made the villagers curious about how one can be healed, and they got the gospel in return—how to be healed spiritually and how Jesus can save them.  Because of the healing, 37 people accepted the Lord in one week in the village.  10 House Groups formed, and 6 Churches started in January.

District 16
92 people trained in 7 villages.  In two places, churches were attacked; nobody was hurt; only some damage was done to the shacks where people live.  Healing is making way for the training and the gospel.  A remote village has been attacked by dengue fever.  Our volunteers are doing everything they can to help the villagers since more that 35 percent of the population is affected.  Please pray for healing of the village and for protection of the volunteers. 13 new House Groups are formed, and 10 new Churches started in January.

District 17
88 people trained in 8 villages.  One woman was healed of a blood issue, followed by her accepting the Lord.  In one village, our trainers and volunteers were attacked during training.  One man was hurt and had to be hospitalized, but the rest moved the training to a different site.  A farmer was healed of a rare, long-term fever and accepted the Lord with his family.  12 House Groups formed, and 8 Churches started in January.

District 18
97 people trained in 7 villages. In this district, there are lots of volunteers—people offering to help with resources and gifts.  A village head man accepted the Lord last month after being healed of epilepsy, and he offered to have Church in his home.  When the villagers objected, he went to the district court and stood before the judge with an affidavit that he wants to convert to Christian religion without any pressure.  This created waves among the nearby villages and many under his influence are considering attending home churches in their villages, and some of his close relatives have already started to come.  10 House Groups formed, and 8 Churches started in January.

District 19
82 people trained in 7 villages.  A man was healed of a long time fever and accepted the Lord with his family.  In a remote village, a man was attacked by a wild boar and bit in his right calf when he went hunting with his son.  Our group of volunteers prayed, offered some monetary help, and took him to the city hospital.  He was moved by this act of mercy and accepted the Lord after hearing the gospel with his family.  11 new House Groups formed, and 8 new Churches started in January.

District 20
61 people trained in 9 villages.  A volunteer fell off his motorcycle one night and is still in the hospital, not out of danger.  Please pray.  A 13 year old girl was healed of partial blindness and now she can see figures and objects much more clearly.  A woman and two men were healed of joint pains and fever.  6 House Groups formed, and 3 Churches started in January.

District 21
119 people trained in 11 villages.  This district has the highest rate and number of baptism in all of the Districts in the last 6 months.  A witch doctor renounced her practices and accepted the Lord after not being able to heal an epileptic, who was later healed by our Lord through prayer.  Another man was healed of acute stiffness in his bones, and he and his family of three are now attending a house group as seekers.  A believer who was baptized last month traveled by foot for 3 weeks to witness to all his friends and relatives.  16 House Groups formed, and 10 Churches started in January.

District 22
101 people trained in 9 villages.  Most of the trainings in this district have been done without any disruption, but this month has been the worse so far this year because of sickness and heat and lack of provision during the trainings.  Since people have less income during this time of year, many who had committed were not really able to help.  However, our Father has been faithful to take us through this difficult time, and we are pushing through to see the task accomplished.  11 House Groups formed, and 8 Churches started in January.

 

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Every Nation is providing monthly financial support for the 42 men designated as trainers.  This project is costing Every Nation a little more than $3,000.00 per month.  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

December 2008 India Report...

The following is the third report from the 42 men we trained in June of 2008.  Remember, these men are from the 14 remaining unreached districts where the two unreached tr!bal groups we are working with live.  All of the reports you have seen so far are from 8 districts.  We are now hoping to see what is happening in the 8 districts jump to the remaining 14 districts. When this happens, we will be able to take the two people groups out of the unreached category!  Praise the Lord that this is happening.

To see all of the India reports, go here.  Thanks for your prayers and support of this great work that God is doing.

Also, be praying for our financial need for these men for the month of February.  We still need $1,800.00 this month to support these men.  Please ask God to meet this need in His timing.  If you would like to help with this need, go to the bottom of this post for instructions on how.

Thanks so much for your prayers and support of this amazing work that God is doing.

Until ALL Have Heard,

Eric

District 9
72 people trained in 6 villages.  A farmer was healed of a lung infection that was similar to tuberculosis.  After he accepted the Lord, the farmer decided to dedicate his life to training disciples.  One evening he was bit by a poisonous snake while he was on his way to a brother whom he was discipling. He thought he would die soon if something was not done quickly.  Then a thought struck his mind and heart that he has been healed by the stripes of Jesus.  After 20 minutes of rejoicing, he felt completely renewed in body, mind and spirit. The only thing left from the snake bite was a bruise and a swollen leg.  5 House groups formed, and 5 Churches started in December.

District 10
80 people trained in 6 villages.  During one of our trainings, a group of people attacked 17 people who were in training, and some of the attendees were injured.  One brother has three fractured ribs and a punctured lung.  After the attackers who came from a neighboring village were identified, the group of people who were beaten up visited the neighboring village and helped the people to dig wells.  Soon strong relationships were established between the two villages, and by the time two wells were dug, 13 people believed the gospel as a result of love and acts of mercy. Now there is one house group where believers and seekers are meeting, growing in number every week.  Last reported, there were 21 people attending the fellowship.  11 House groups formed, and 7 Churches started in December.

District 11
83 people trained in 8 villages.  In the last 3 months, 37 men and women have become volunteers who are helping with the training, and more than 61 people are actively dedicating themselves to praying for the work in this district.  One sister, who is a widow and who accepted the Lord in October, has offered her home to be used for training once a month.  At the trainings, a man was healed of paralysis, and a young girl was healed of deafness in both ears through prayer.  In another village in this district, a father of 4 children, after being bedridden for 11 years, was touched by the power of God, and was healed.  He got out of his cot and was completely recovered after three weeks.  9 House groups formed, and 5 Churches started in December.

District 12
92 people trained in 8 villages. In one village, our trainers heard about a man who had been demon-possessed for several years, and they got excited.  But the villagers did not mind this man acting strange because he was known to be a god man. So our team was not allowed to go and deliver him or pray for him.  So a hidden believer invited this man to the next village for lunch. On their way back, when they met our team, the demon-possessed man resisted because he recognized the power of God.  Yet the team prayed over him, and the demon left him.  Now the man has a normal life, but the villagers feel that their gods have abandoned them.  Our team of trainers and volunteers has started to share and witness among the village people, and soon we will have Churches started in this village. 8 House groups formed, and 7 Churches started in December.

District 13
89 people trained in 9 villages. A farmer was healed from epilepsy during one of our trainings.  The next week, he was worshiping and praising the Lord in a house group in his own village, because he testified to everyone about his healing.  From that, 34 people accepted the Lord in just one week.  Another woman was healed of a sickness in her blood and she witnessed to anyone whom she encountered. This created a lot of news in the village and attracted a lot of women—both young and old—and 28 have accepted the Lord and been baptized openly. One volunteer died from an accident.  He leaves behind his wife and three children. 7 House groups formed, and 4 Churches started in December.

District 14
90 people trained in 7 villages.  In this district, our team had been praying to gain access in a certain village.  In this village, there was a very ill man who had lost his memory.  After looking to several different methods for a cure, the family contacted one of our training teams, and God opened a way into that village.  A team of three members went to the family and prayed and fasted for 5 days.  On day 6, when the ill man woke from being unconscious, he was absolutely normal, and he did not remember anything that had happened to him in the last few months.  The whole family of 11 people accepted the Lord and opened their home for fellowship.  This healing was a great breakthrough in this village and in surrounding villages.  Within one month, 419 people have received Christ as their Savior, and even twice as many people are on their way to be saved.  As a result of the healing, in only 4 weeks, 13 fellowships started.  18 House groups formed, and 7 Churches started in December.

District 15
88 people trained in 8 villages.  In one village, we had to shut down and move the training to another village because of objections to the training and threats by the village’s leader.  After 3 days, the village leader wanted to talk because his daughter had become very sick.  When a trainer and volunteer went to meet with the leader, he broke into tears saying that maybe this has happened because he was the one who most strongly opposed the Christian meetings. The team shared Christ with him and his family and then prayed for the sick daughter.  In 3 hours she recovered completely.  The next morning, the village leader announced his faith in front of the entire village and testified how his daughter was healed by the Lord.  Listening to this, a wave of villagers came forward to respond to prayer for healing, and soon 5 fellowships started in this village. Also, a believing sister was healed from asthma.  13 House groups formed, and 6 Churches started in December.

District 16
87 people trained in 9 villages. A man and his family had been practicing witchcraft for four generations.  Because of their seemingly great power, they were considered to be next to gods.  One of our trainings was held in the village next to where this witchcraft doctor lived.  On the last day of our training, he came looking confused and wanted to meet our trainer. He told our team that when he tried to curse the people who were coming to the training, his effort seemed unsuccessful.  The harder he tried to curse them, the more he lost his power and control over witchcraft and demons. Now the man had come to find out if a more powerful spirit was protecting the training.  Then our team shared Christ with him and showed him the way for power that is true love.  The man repented of his sins and renounced his black magic and witchcraft practices.  He went home and shared his faith with his family.  At first, his brothers were not convinced, but when they visited our training site, the volunteers shared Jesus with them, too.  The whole family accepted the Lord together, and all together, 17 people accepted the faith.  11 House groups formed, and 9 churches started in December.

District 17
92 people trained in 8 villages.  A tribal woman had her leg amputated because of an infection.  But this did not help; and after a recurrence of the infection and another surgery, the infection still came back again.  The doctors had no clue about what to do. While we were having training in her village, our training team prayed for her healing.  Three weeks after the prayer, she recovered, and the doctors found no infection in her leg. The whole family of 6 people accepted the faith and continues sharing with fellow villagers (family and friends) what God has done in their lives.  This healing opened doors to many villages in the area for the gospel.  Another man was healed of long term fever after suffering for 2 years. 8 House groups formed, and 7 Churches started in December.

District 18
62 people trained in 5 districts.  There is an urgent need for prayer in this district.  Please pray for open doors and access into the villages.  Since we started working, there has been persecution; and the work is not slow, but it definitely does not match the work in other districts.  One village farmer who was a believer for 4 months and an active volunteer was driven out of his home and village because of his faith.  The people responsible for his social boycott were his father and the village leader. The village farmer decided to pray for the village leader and the family heads to come to faith. In two months, he has led 4 families and 2 village leaders—a total of 38 people—to the Lord.  One man was healed from tuberculosis while we had training in his village; another woman was healed of skin disease.  Another man, who was demon possessed for several years, attacked a new believer who was praying for him.  Then our team went to pray for him, and ultimately this man was delivered completely.  7 House groups formed, and 4 Churches started in December.

District 19
94 people trained in 8 villages.  A man had acute stomach pain, and when the pain became unbearable, he went to the witchcraft doctor to get healed.  But the witchcraft doctor could not help the man.  He then went to an allopathic doctor and was diagnosed with appendicitis.  Surgery would be too expensive for this man, so someone suggested that he go to Christians.  We were having our training very close by, and when this man visited us, he was prayed over, and the Lord healed him instantly. 13 House groups formed, and 6 Churches started in December.

District 20
43 people trained in 3 villages.  There is a village known for its artistic dolls made out of mud. These village people also make huge statues of gods and goddesses out of mud. It was very hard to gain access into this village since the village people had a big sign “Christians are not allowed,” but many people were praying.  One day in this village, the son of a very influential, rich business man got sick with a burning in his stomach and a very high fever.  The businessman went to witchcraft doctors and visited hospitals, but his son did not get any better.  Someone suggested that Christians might be able to help, and the desperate father had no other options.  When the believers prayed for him, the Lord healed the sick boy.  Following this, a huge crowd of sick people lined up at the rich man’s home to get prayed for.  149 people accepted the Lord in 2 days, including the rich man’s family, and the stronghold was broken in that village.  Now there are 3 fellowships already meeting.  10 House groups formed, and 8 Churches started in December.

District 21
79 people trained in 8 villages.  A volunteer who accepted the Lord back in October had been praying for people and seeing results.  One day he prayed for a very sick man, and the man died.  This made the volunteer not want to pray for anyone anymore.  Then his father got sick one night, and everybody thought he was close to dying.  When the volunteer prayed for his father, the healing was instant.  Now the volunteer helps with the training full-time and has a very strong healing and deliverance ministry.  Also through his efforts, 18 villages have opened in 4 months.  A woman was healed of a tumor during one of our trainings.  Another man was healed of paralysis after suffering for a few years, and he opened up his home for fellowship and training.  9 House groups formed, and 8 Churches started in December.

District 22
81 people trained in 8 villages.  A farmer had an accident a few years ago and lost vision in one eye as well as his capability to hear well.  During one of the trainings in his village, when the people prayed for him, he was healed instantly.  His vision was restored, and his hearing came back.  This great news spread in the village, and the villagers wanted to hear and know more about God.  The village council, the village leader, and some influential, rich people were also reached.  80% of the village responded positively to the gospel that morning.  390 people were baptized the first day.  The next day the remaining villagers were also baptized.  In just one village, 27 fellowships had to be started in one week.  There is an urgent prayer need.  We are seeing people come to the Lord quicker than leaders are being raised up and being discipled.  Please pray.  37 House groups formed, and 8 Churches started in December.

 

Every Nation is providing monthly financial support for the 42 men designated as trainers.  This project is costing Every Nation a little more than $3,000.00 per month.  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