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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

November India Report...

The following is the second 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 are spending a little more than $3,000.00 per 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 

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District 9

67 people trained in 8 villages. A trainer and other team members prayer walked around an unreached village for 3 days, praying about demonic pressure. Then on the 4th day, one trainer and one volunteer entered the village. The two men, after hearing some villagers talking about strange occurrences in the village, told them about their faith in Jesus and about the power Jesus had to heal the body as well as the spirit. After two days of ministry, 179 people accepted the Lord. More than 210 are on their way to accept the faith as they gather in groups as seekers. 9 Fellowships have been started in November.

 

District 10

71 people trained in 8 villages. A volunteer was a hidden believer in his family. One night he laid hands over his mother while she was dying from an asthma attack and commanded the coughing to subside and the disease to leave in the name of the Lord. In 3 minutes, everything returned to normal. That night the whole family of 8 people accepted the Lord. The number of disciples in this District has grown to 211 in 7 months. 6 House groups formed, and 4 Churches started in November.

 

District 11

78 people trained in 6 villages. The demand for training in this district is on a waiting list. The son of a village farmer accepted the faith two months ago. His father, a fundamentalist who hated Christians, encountered God one night, and the son explained how to become a believer. The next morning, the father boldly declared his faith before the village council and got baptized openly with his wife, two sons, and their wives. 200 people under the father’s influence have started to attend house groups as seekers. Even in the face of opposition, the father is happy with his new life. 9 House groups formed, and 3 Churches started in November.

 

District 12

80 people trained in 8 villages. A female villager was healed of a muscular disease. Now she is able to do things by herself. More healings and deliverance resulted in the village, and people came to the Lord. Also, a sick, bed-ridden man who almost died seems to be doing well now, attending fellowship and praising the Lord. 6 House groups formed, and 4 Churches started in November.

 

District 13

62 people trained in 5 villages. On the third day of training, the team helped and prayed for a woman (and her child), who had been a widow for two years and suffered from tuberculosis. The trainings have not just been a teaching time for the believers but they have also been opportunities for acts of mercy, where the believers are uniting to share what they have with the people in need. 11 House groups formed, and 4 Churches started in November.

 

District 14

71 people trained in 6 villages. A village is known for its old temple to its deity Kali the evil destroyer. Thousands of devotees visit this temple to worship the goddess and pray for protection. After prayer walking the area, the team began cautiously engaging in conversations with the people the team came in contact with. Soon the team met several sick men and women, beggars, and lepers who were seeking help and deliverance from the goddess. One morning, a wealthy landlord’s son had a conversation with one of the team members and asked if the volunteer could pray for his sick father to be healed. They found the father in the temple sitting and chatting with the gurus. When the son shared about what the volunteer did, the gurus got offended and mocked God. However the volunteer prayed that God would show Himself alive, and then the moment the volunteer touched the sick man’s leg the crooked leg straightened out and became normal. Within minutes, there was a line for prayer in that temple. The team was praying for people when the temple gurus beat them up and threw them out of the temple. The team stayed there for the next few days, prayed for hundreds of people, baptized many, and started 2 House groups. The stronghold in that area is broken. 9 House groups formed, and 7 Churches started in November.

 

District 15

83 people trained in 7 villages. A grocery shop owner got healed of being deaf. When 19 people from the same family accepted the Lord and got baptized in one day, the village council declared that the family was not allowed any food or any water from the village well. They had food and grew their own vegetables, but not having water was a big issue. So the believers and the volunteers helped the family to dig their own well. 7 House groups formed, and 7 Churches started in November.

 

District 16

58 people trained in 5 villages. Please pray that more lives could be touched and impacted in this district so that more disciples could be mobilized in the field. During training, the team prayed for a 13 year old boy who had been demon possessed for two and a half years. There was no immediate healing, but later the team learned there was a witch doctor that had power over demons and sent these spirits to curse people. So the team split up into pairs; and while one pair was praying against the evil outside the witch doctor’s house, another pair was praying for the boy at his home; and the boy was healed. The family of 13 was saved and baptized that week. 11 House groups formed, and 5 Churches started in November.

 

District 17

72 people trained in 4 villages. During five days of training, 178 people came to know to the Lord because of the trainees’ excitement for sharing their faith. Even before the training was over, 6 House groups had started, and 177 people out of 178 were baptized. One of the volunteers saw a farmer who had collapsed in his field after being bitten by a snake.  The volunteer prayed for his healing and carried him to the hospital which was an hour and a half away from the village. The farmer’s life was saved, and later he accepted the Lord. Now the farmer is working hard to learn the Word and to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. 19 House groups formed, and 7 Churches started in November.

 

District 18

82 people trained in 9 villages. This district is very anti-Christian. Please pray. In one village, when a volunteer and a trainer were asking the village head for permission to have training, the village head was healed of blindness. Because of this miraculous healing, the team was allowed to have trainings not only in this village but also in 4 other villages where this village head had influence. The healed village head accepted Christ with his entire family of 9 when the good news was shared with them.  4 house groups formed, and 4 Churches started in November.

 

District 19

86 people trained in 6 villages. During the third day of training in a village, a widow, who has been a paralytic for several years on the right side of her body, jumped to her feet and was instantly healed. This news spread like wildfire, and many people came to see the healed women, having known her all their life. Following this, 100 people wanted the same healing God in their lives. 13 House groups formed, and 5 Churches started in November.

 

District 20

42 people trained in 6 villages. This district is also very anti-Christian. A farmer who gave his life to Christ in October was witnessing in a neighboring village, where he was attacked and beaten by a group of fundamentalists and had to be hospitalized for two days. Also, a deaf man got healed instantly, which resulted in the family of 6 people accepting the Lord and many seekers got to the House groups seeking the one true God. 6 House groups formed, and 3 Churches started in November.

 

District 21

78 people trained in 8 villages. In a village of 4000 people, God allowed a very curious fundamentalist farmer to see angels guarding God’s people during training. News spread quickly, and fear spread among the villagers. Many came to reconcile with the believers in the village, and many have joined the house churches as seekers. 6 House groups formed, and 5 Churches started in November.

 

District 22

69 people trained in 6 villages. A woman was healed of asthma which she was suffering from for few months. During training, one of the participants brought news that 4 people—three women and one boy—from a family of 10 had been possessed by demons and were uncontrollable.  The volunteers went to their home and for 3 hours commanded the demons to leave. Finally they were delivered. Hundreds of people in the village waited outside the home to find out what was happening, and the deliverance created waves of joy and victory among the villagers. Following this, lives were impacted and changed; and the Church grew by hundreds. 11 House groups formed, and 8 Churches started in November.

 

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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

October India Report

The following is the first report from the 42 men we trained in June of this year.  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.

 

Until ALL Have Heard,

 

Eric 

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District 9

88 people trained in 13 villages. There have been many healings. One man, the only earning member of his family and a father of four children, was healed of paralysis from which he was suffering for 2 years.  After his healing, his family and his friend’s family believed, looking at the impossibility of the healing. 2 new house groups have been started.

 

District 10

79 people trained in 10 villages. One man and his wife met with an accident and then the husband went in into a coma for a few weeks.  One of our trainers prayed and in 48 hours the man came back to consciousness. Now this man is the first volunteer of this new team of trainers to be born in the 14 districts.  3 new house groups have been started.

 

District 11

89 people trained in 6 villages. The first church out of the 14 districts was started in this district. In one village a farmer heard the gospel and accepted the Lord in the month of July. His family of 9 people also accepted the Lord. This man had been demonised for several years and as per the trainer it took 6 hours of spiritual wrestling for deliverance. Now in October the first church has been started in his home.

 

District 12 

64 people trained in 8 villages. A 59-year-old widow with no children was healed of psoriasis of the skin.  She and her best friend, who is probably the same age, accepted the Lord and set out to witness and testify. In two months both of them traveled to 19 villages, were instrumental in 91 baptisms and the formation of 16 churches. 

District 13

83 people trained in 8 villages. In these three months since the training in June this is the first district where someone offered to donate something.  A man who was suffering from epilepsy was healed during the training last month.  He donated 200 kilograms of wheat to be used for feeding the delegates during the training. 4 house groups already formed and 37 baptisms in 3 months.

 

District 14

61 people trained in 7 districts. In one village an unmarried woman who was sick with the issue of blood and was also losing weight drastically was healed.  She started to put on weight within a week of praying with one of our trainers. The father of the unmarried women got excited and believed in the Lord with his family and also fed the villagers one evening.  He also openly declared before the guest villagers what the Lord did for him and his family by healing the daughter and that he believed in the Lord with his family. 5 House groups have been formed.

 

District 15

67 people trained in 9 villages. In one village a Blacksmith by profession was healed of severe skin disease. He received the Lord and received his healing after that. Now this man is busy sharing his faith with all of his customers and friends. He has also opened up his home for a weekly church meeting. 6 house groups have been formed.  

 

District 16

78 people trained this month.  In a village of 1,200 people in the month of August it rained so hard that the village was completely submerged in the water.  Our trainer went to the local authorities asking for rescue and aid from the government. He also collected donations to provide clothing and medicine for the villagers. Our trainer became the village hero. In October 384 people took baptism as a response to this act of mercy. More people are waiting to be baptized who want to follow a God they can trust in times of need. 23 house groups formed out of which 13 are in this one village.  

 

District 17

74 people trained in 6 villages. A village leader was healed in September of a long-term brain fever and constant body ache.  This man accepted the Lord, as did his family of 7. Following this, 23 more fellow villagers accepted the Lord after hearing the gospel. Three house groups started in this one village. 11 house groups have been started in this district.  

District 18

50 people trained in 4 villages. Out of all the 14 districts this is considered to be the most anti-Christian district. In one village, a grocery shop owner was healed of asthma. He and his wife had no children, but after his healing his wife got pregnant. Now this man cannot stop talking about the miracle in the family that the Lord did for him. 2 house groups have been started in this district.

 

District 19

58 people trained in 4 villages. In one village a middle-aged women suffering from the last stage of bone cancer died the day after our trainer went to pray for her. The family members beat the trainer and handed him over to the police. Please pray for him as he is still in prison. In another village a man was healed of deafness in both ears. 6 house groups have been started in this district.

 

District 20

74 people trained in 9 villages. In all of the 14 districts this is the second most difficult place. Prayer networks should have special prayer for districts 18 and 20. In one village, a man had been demon possessed for several years.  He could not eat by himself or do any activities.  He was more like a baby though he is 27-years old, and it seems he was afflicted with the spirit of mind control. When the trainer visited his home, the moment he entered the home the man became numb and closed his eyes as if he was sleeping.  He tried to present himself as if he was in coma. The trainer rebuked the demon and the man opened his eyes and started to scream in fear, foaming some from his mouth. He then fell on the floor rolling and banging his head. Then the demon left, quickly. The sick man was no longer sick but instead a delivered, bright young man. His entire family of 13 people accepted the Lord that night and got baptized the following morning. 5 house groups have been started in this district.    

District 21

69 people trained in 6 villages.   In one village, a farmer was healed of a stammering tongue.  When the trainer prayed for him the healing power of God came on the farmer and he was healed instantly.  This produced a lot of curiosity among the villagers since most of them knew this man and had called him by the name “Hakla” meaning stammer. Many believed the gospel and kingdom was expanded. 8 house groups have been started in this district.   

 

District 22

59 people trained in 7 villages. In one village, a young farmer was working in his fields when he was attacked by wild boar.  Since it was the time of twilight he could not get to the town to get medication and had to wait for morning. The man developed gangrene and the doctors suggested that his left leg be amputated from below the knee. At this point of time when the family was considering and deciding what to do they came in contact with our trainer.  The trainer encouraged the family and shared the gospel with them and prayed for the man and in three days the wound seemed to dry up.  Now the man is still in bed but recovering fast and did not have to have the amputation. This man and his family of 8, plus 5 other families believed in the Lord and altogether 53 people got baptized. 9 house groups have been started in this district.

 

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Every Nation is providing monthly financial support for the 42 men designated as trainers.  This project is costing Every Nation approximately $4,000.00 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