Evangelistic meetings were recently held in Karaikudi, which is a city in Tamil Nadu, India. The city is located just 18 miles from the Bay of Bengal. Pastors and Bible workers began the ground work a few months before the meetings. Robinson Devadass and his team of 14 from the United States joined in these evangelistic meetings, which began on July 24. An estimated 100 people came to the auditorium to listen to the lectures, which were given by John Willmot. The health message was shared … [Read more...]
God delivers 2 boys from possession
I felt almost like Joshua facing Jericho when my local mission office assigned me to start new work in a very strong Hindu village. How would I reach them? Since most people love to hear stories, I decided to use that approach first. I hoped that the stories would lead into an interest in health topics and eventually into doctrinal studies. After visiting nearly every home in the village, I found one family that showed some interest in hearing Bible stories. The parents became deeply … [Read more...]
Report from Uttar Pradesh
We are seeing the results of multivillage evangelism. In the third quarter, 2,963 people have joined the Adventist Church in our area. One hundred new congregations have been established and 100 new Sabbath Schools started. Two hundred new lay preachers are working actively in these churches. There is a 200 percent tithe increase as of the third quarter. The focus on evangelism is strengthening the eastern Uttar Pradesh region and helping us attain self-sufficiency. Eight child literacy … [Read more...]
Update on the work in Nepal
Early this year, Chuck Jenson and his wife Kathy arrived in Nepal to lead the work there. Chuck, an experienced pastor, is a son of Gordon and Betty Jenson, who served the Southern Asia Division for 50 years. Chuck was born in India and lived there most of the time until he was ready for college. I invite you to remember Chuck and Kathy in your prayers. They are assisted by Kapil Baniya, treasurer of the Nepal Field. The Nepal Field board has authorized a meeting of all the Nepali pastors and … [Read more...]
“From today on I am going to be His son”
Abhinit Singh, a young boy originally from Mahotari district in the plain of eastern Nepal, has been studying at St. Devi’s Academy since grade two. Abhinit lives with an uncle in Kathmandu. He would come every Sabbath for the children’s Sabbath School service where he learned many songs and stories about Jesus. Mrs. Sita Pradhan, a Gospel Outreach worker in Kapan, encouraged him and told him about the love of Jesus. He is the eldest son of a very strict orthodox Hindu family. His … [Read more...]
Property found for new school for deaf students
I arrived on the campus of Mountain View College on February 10 at about 4 p.m. We went straight to the Sulads training center where Sarah Famisaran was teaching deaf students. Ten of her 16 students were present. Those absent had gone home to look for food, as the school cannot provide meals for the students. Sarah and Bem Bem led the students in signing a song of welcome for me. The students range in age from quite young to middle age. All are in the first stages of learning sign language. … [Read more...]
School for deaf
Gospel Outreach worker Sarah Famisaran is married to Daryl, the Sulads director. He not only is working with the deaf ministry in general, but is also integral to the new deaf school. Daryl tells us of the new developments: More deaf children are coming to our classes here at the Sulads campus in Mountain View College, and we are having a problem of accommodation. We have a very small campus inside the larger campus of Mountain View College. Our temporary school of 10 students seems to … [Read more...]
Rescued by a Man in a white robe
INDIA--At the end of a Bible study program held by Gospel Outreach worker Rajender Ram, one lady and her two children decided to accept Jesus. The lady’s husband was away from home at the time. When he returned and discovered his family had accepted the Christian faith, he was upset. For three months he did not treat the family well. He began to spend extra time each day worshiping evil spirits. The lady finally called Rajender and asked him to pray for her husband. That same night, … [Read more...]
We need this Jesus in our villages
God has answered many prayers. We are delighted to learn that there will be more funds for evangelism where the harvest is ripe. In the last quarter of 2010 we began to work in 125 new villages. We started by distributing tracts. After only one week, people showed an interest in learning more about the gospel. We had requests that meetings be conducted in their villages. Most of the villages presented their requests in writing. Some said, “Now we have learned that Jesus loved the poor, the … [Read more...]
A gift of tongues
Pastor Steven has a gift for training and mentoring Gospel Outreach workers, but he’s never spent a day at school. Born into a Hindu family, Pastor Steven’s parents died early in his life. As Pastor Steven grew up he attended Presbyterian meetings and joined a Presbyterian church. The church gave him a song book and Bible, but he couldn’t read. He cried and prayed for God to help him. One of our evangelists was holding meetings. Steven attended every night. In 1990 he was baptized … [Read more...]