NEWS LETTER – APRIL – 2009
This is the news of May but since it is one of the immediate prayer needs, I wanted to mention this situation regarding the attack on the House Church at Koni. This place is about 20 minutes from Bilaspur in the state of Chhattisgarh. When I was in Delhi, on Sunday, the 3rd of May, I received a call that about 40-50 people attacked this house-Church at 9:00 a.m. when they were just getting ready to start the worship. They went in and burnt the Bibles and hymn books and tried to put kerosene on evangelist, Lokchand Kurrei. Somehow, he managed to escape. They tried to burn the moped/motorbike. One of the persons from the Church said that the bike did not belong to the evangelist so they spared the bike. Lokchand had to hide all day and then we made arrangements for him to leave the village for sometime.
I was invited to speak at preaching meetings at one of the older Churches (not one of the mission’s) in Jabalpur in the state of Madhya Pradesh from 6th of April through to the Resurrection Day. This is the place where one of our Churches was attacked and people beaten severely in the past years. The services went really well. We started the week with less than 200 people and ended with close to 700 people. There were 80 + decisions and 17 young people were baptized. God’s word worked effectively among people. Services were held under police protection, but went with no interruptions.
Evangelistic Team of Mid-India Christian Services has recorded 10 new songs. These songs bring the message of Resurrection. We made these C.D’s available for people of Jabalpur.
V.B.S. was organized by the Church at Damoh from the 20th through to the 26th of April. A number of children, youth and members of the community participated in the event.
One of the Directors of Good News Production International, Brother Bob, visited the mission this month. He met with the mission’s staff and saw the mission’s studio and expressed his happiness over the work being done through the studio.
The construction of the ground floor and the first floor of campus “Acts” are under construction. Preparations have been made for laying of slab of the roof of 1st floor, but because of water scarcity the work is now delayed.
NEEDS
v We have a few needs for the persecuted families that have still not been met:
Cost of constructing a village place of worship/shelter: $ 7500 (approx.)
v Help to Nine Families ($ 500 per family) : $ 4500
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v A VBS for 200 children would cost $ 1100 (approx.). This includes transportation, meals and other expenses related to V.B.S. We have started this program last year for the newly converted children.
v In view of the present situation, we have started reaching people through meal programs. This provides us an opportunity of reaching a larger gathering of people even in smaller areas. At some places the meal becomes the best that they have had in several months.
v Cost of one such meal program
(This includes meal for 200 people, rent of cooking and serving utensils, rent of tent etc.)
v 10 Bicycles (@ of $ 50 each) : $ 500
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