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Newsletters - April 2004
WIN Field Report of Harvest Mission to the Unreached

Thirty-Three People Were Baptized in Punjab State

We praise God for what the Lord is doing in the different states of North India. Last month (March), thirty-three people obeyed the Lord by being baptized in water. All of them were within different churches of Punjab state. Our Evangelism director Joy Varghese conducted the services, in these diverse areas.The baptisms that were conducted were in the following areas:
In Jalalabad Tehsil (a small village) 14 people were baptized. Most of them were from Sikh and Hindu backgrounds. Prior to the service; a special prayer meeting was conducted and about 100 people gathered. Pastor Joy Varghese shared God’s Word and Biju Padavth led with songs.
Missionary Wislon Masih is ministering in this village with his family and it is a new mission filed. Wilson Masih who came from a Hindu background has a great passion for souls. Currently about 50 people are coming for the worship service. Please continue to pray for the ministry.

In Mamdot, 13 people obeyed the Lord in water baptism. Many of them who took baptism came from non-Christian backgrounds. Prem Masih Bhatti is working here. He explains the story of a Hindu lady who accepted Christ.

Shanti’s Life Story

Shanti, (a 45-year-old lady) was a strong Hindu and ardent devotee. In the course of time, one of the neighbors began visiting Sahnti’s home regularly and sharing the gospel. The neighbor was a member of Missionary Prem Mashi’s church. Eventually, Shanti invited the church to conduct a prayer meeting at her home. At that meeting, God’s Word was preached in great power, and the Holy Spirit convicted Shanti of her lost state. She accepted Christ as her personal Savior and Lord. The same day she removed all her idols and dedicated her life for the Lord. The change the gospel brought in Shanti’s home and life is truly amazing. Others who were baptized were from the Nandgarh and Chandigrah areas, where Mukhtiar Masih is serving as missionary.

The Punjab state is preeminently a Sikh area (the people who wear turbans). There are about 16 million Sikhs in Punjab, a relatively prosperous state of 24 million people sharing a border with Pakistan. Sikhism is a different religion. Punjab was fighting for independence in the 1980’s through the1990’s. About 25,000 people died in the war, even the Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, was assassinated during the conflict. The Christian population in Punjab is less than 2%. So there is a great need of reaching these areas with the gospel. Pray for the state of Punjab and the various needs of the ministry.

Whole family accepted and baptized in Sikandrabad, UP State

One of the church members met a non-Christian man who worked in a Southern state of India. He had heard much about Christianity, but did not know Christ. Even though he had a flourishing business, he was not happy with his life. Then in the course of time, the businessman had the chance to meet with the believer from missionary Sis Ram’s church who shared about salvation through Jesus. Later he was introduced to missionary Sis Ram. During the first meeting with the missionary the businessman had many questions and doubts about Christianity. One of the questions asked was, if Jesus can change lives, why do so many Christians drink alcohol? (In India, many people (especially the Hindus) consider Christianity to be a religion of the West where drinking wine and alcohol is a common custom. Hence the Christians in India who follow this Western religion were considered to have a free and depraved lifestyle). Sis Ram understood that the businessman was misinformed about the Christian religion and gave him clear answers from the Bible, and he was satisfied with his answer. He opened his house for Bible study. God began to work in his life. He accepted Jesus as his personal Saviour and Lord. God began to work in his family too. Before long the businessman obeyed the Lord in baptism along with his wife, mother, son and two daughters. Currently, they are the regular members of this church.

Pray for an Unraeched People Groups in North India “The Bagri”.


India has many unraeached people groups who are not yet reached with the Gospel. Here are the details of one group settled in North -West of India.

People name Bagri
Population 1,899,100 (2000)
Language Bagri
Main religion Ethinic religionist
Christians Less than one percent
Scripture in their own language None
Jesus Film None
Mission Agencies None
Persons who never heard the Gospel 86%

(Sources: Bethany World Prayer Center, 1997)

 

 

Seven days of fasting and prayer in Faridabad

Seven days of fasting and prayer was held at Faridabad, Hariyana State. Missionary Aju Augstine is expecting great things from the Lord and seeking His face for the success of the ministry. The Lord’s works in India faces challenges and spiritual warfare. Missionaries need to break the strongholds of darkness in high places through fasting and earnest praying.

Prayer Request & Need.

· Church building at Noida.
· Full-time monthly support of $50 for missionaries.
· A video projector for the mobile team.
· Faithful workers to go to the unreached mission fields.
· Varughese Mathew –Saji (Director) traveling to India in April.
· Missionary conference in Delhi to be conducted during the last week of April.

URGENT NEED & PRAYER REQUEST

  • Full time monthly support of $50 for 5 native missionary families.
  • Monthly support of $30 for 7 Bible College students.
  • Video Projector for the Mobile Gospel team.
  • Van for the Bible school.
  • Volunteer staff for our office in the USA.
  • Founder and President of HMU Rev. Mathew Oommen is traveling to India next month.
  • Director of HMU Varughese Mathew is traveling to various churches in Washington state to share about the ministry.
  • Volunteer staff for our office in the USA.

WIN: Monthly newsletter of Harvest Mission to the Unreached

Publisher: Rev. Mathew Oommen
Editor: Rev. Varughese Mathew

 

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