Transformation
2009
 Fifteen days of intensive ministry
training called Transformation 2009 will be held at the Harvest India Bible
Institute, Palam Colony. The Lord has consistently laid on our hearts to train
more people to lead victorious lives and to be more effective witnesses. After
much prayer, a decision has been made to intensively train 50 people. Our goal
is to impart a vision for an end time revival and harvest. In order to do this,
we need to build solid foundations in Bible knowledge and Christian ministry
practices so that people will be able to take on leadership roles within the
church. We hope some will consider full time ministry as well. This has been
the vision of Pastor Shibu Mathai, who is ministering in Kailashpuri, Delhi.
God worked in ways far beyond what was expected.
Sixty-one participants from seven north Indian states completed the course
successfully. In the commissioning service, all the candidates were awarded a
Certificate in Bible Knowledge, Evangelism and Church Ministry. During the
morning classes, nearly all the first year Bible school subjects were touched
upon. Everyday in the evening, a ‘Breakthrough Meeting’ was conducted wherein
eminent servants of God preached on different topics pertaining to practical
Christian life and ministry. About 23 people surrendered their lives to full
time ministry. Eminent Christian leaders from the North and from different
ministry ministered without reservations.
They were used powerfully to equip God’s people.
After five years of
seeking, God brings Good News to Usha
Usha Devi is a 35 year old woman who resides in a tiny
village, which is in the neighborhood of Bareilly, Uttar
Pradesh, India. She was raised a non christian but had been privileged to hear about
Jesus Christ. One of Usha’s relatives told her about some miracles people had
experienced through Jesus Christ. Her relative, who accepted Christ, told her
about Jesus and His blessings upon their lives. Usha was astonished with how
their lives were transformed and how so many of their problems disappeared. Usha
was encouraged to become a Christian and an inheritor to heavenly blessings.
She longed for deliverance from so many struggles and troubles in her
life. From that
day on, Usha yearned to know more about Jesus and to have a real change in her
life. Unfortunately, there were no Christian missionary activities in her
village. She then started to pray sincerely for God to send one of
His servants to her village.
Through
divine intervention, HMU’s graduate, Deepak Sharma,
began ministry work in this region and then it was decided to send
three more workers (Saroj, Prem and Balwinder) to Bariely which is only
2 kilometers
from Dharoda. This team of missionaries just happened to visit Usha at
her home
during an outreach. As she looked upon the missionaries sitting in her
home,
her joy knew no bounds. She thanked God for answering her five years of
prayers.
Overwhelmed with joy and gratitude
to God, she arranged a prayer meeting in her house on the same day the HMU
missionaries visited her. Usha invited her neighbors and relatives to the
prayer meeting. On the day of the prayer meeting, over 35 people attended.
Missionary Deepak ministered from the Word and expounded the Gospel truth. The
Lord moved compassionately and many people received Jesus as their Savior.
We
read in the Romans 10:14-15, “How then shall they call on Him in whom they have
not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless
they are sent?” There are millions of
people living in remote and far flung villages in North India. People just like
Usha Devi are waiting for the one who will bring them the Good News
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