I would like to thank you very much for all your prayers and support. I have been very blessed to be a part of SGWM. The Lord has been showing me how blessed I am to be doing what I am doing. At the same time, I do realize that the enemy is not happy with what the Lord has been doing in and through my life.
   In my last email, I had asked you all to pray for the conference in which I was going to share the Word. The Lord used me there to share the Word. Many people were blessed, and some of them have given their lives to the Lord. During these meetings, I was privileged to meet a friend whom I had not seen for the past eleven years. We had a wonderful time sharing about our life experiences with the Lord, and the most amazing part is that he is now praying about serving the Lord full time!
   Teaching at the Bible school has been a great blessing in my life. Teaching through the books of Genesis, Joshua and Judges has been a blessing, making me look at the Scriptures like never before. The students have been very encouraged by the Word. Some of the students said, “We are so happy to be here because the questions that we had in our hearts and minds are being answered.” One of the students said, “In the college where I previously studied the Word, teachers would not answer our questions, but they would say, ask Jesus when He comes back. But here you are showing us answers from the Scriptures!” I am glad to be a part of what the Lord has been doing in each one of us. I am excited to see what the Lord has in store for these students and all of us who have been here at the school. We will soon be done with our first semester. Please pray that the Word of the Lord would remain in our hearts as we depart after the semester.
After the end of our first semester, we were privileged to host a pastors’ conference where people from three different states of the country came together. We were also privileged to have our leaders from the United States with us. It was a privilege to get to know the core team and how the Lord has united us all together.
   Soon after the conference, I went to my hometown during our semester break. There, I helped my parents for two days while they moved, as the owners of the home they were renting had asked them to move out.
   After the two days, the Lord used my Dad and I to share the Word in a mass wedding celebration. There were six couples that got married on the same stage. My dad shared the wedding message, and I shared about the heavenly wedding: When we arrive at eternity’s shore, we are going to be amazed as the wedding bells ring and our groom will come to meet us. I challenged them, “Are we ready for that day?” There were many unbelievers who heard the Gospel that day.

Sharing the Gospel at a Wedding Celebration

   After that, the Lord used my dad and I to share the Word in a church conference. People from the congregation we were speaking to believe that the man who started the associated organization (even after his death) visits the leaders and pastors of the organization. They say that during these visits, he tells them all that the Lord wants them to do. My parents and I were praying that the Lord would create an opportunity for us to share the truth of the Gospel with this group of people. After many years, those prayers have been answered. As we shared the Word for their congregation, many people accepted the truth from the Word. A few leaders were not as happy, but the Word of God was shared in love. We are looking forward to seeing the great work that has begun in this place.
After that meeting, we had all-night prayer, on a full moon night when people from over 20 villages gather to worship God and pray for the furtherance of the Gospel. These villages have churches, but the pastors are not interested in doing the work of evangelism due to their salary; so, people come to our place every full moon night, and we have 4 sessions in the night. During the night, the people hear the Word of God and worship the Lord all night. In the morning, they go back to their villages.

Church-Plant Meeting

   After that, I visited a newly planted church. It has been only one year since the church plant began, but so many people have been saved. There was no place for them to gather; the house in which they were gathering could not fit all the people. But by the grace of God, a man who had a piece of land came to the pastor after four months and said, “I have prepared a place for us to gather.” Now, all the people gather here for worship every week.

A New Home Fellowship (Church) that is Forming

About 8 years ago, this family heard the Good News and were being  followed up. After three years of their walk with God, due to financial problems, they decided to go and work in a different town. As they moved to the new place, we lost contact with them. However, after another five years, we got to see them in a meeting. They invited us to visit their home. Now, this man whom you see here on the right is about to start a home fellowship in his home. Many people in this area have heard the Good News through him. He is praying about starting a home fellowship. Please pray for him and his family as they work in God’s vineyard.

God Used Me to Share the Word in Many Other Places!
   Praise the Lord, there are many other places the Lord has used me to share the Word! However, to keep it short I have only mentioned these ones.
   It was a blessing for me to be home to see my parents and to do ministry. I was also ill for about two weeks due to food poisoning. I traveled to so many places, I do not know where the illness came from. However, the Lord has healed me completely. Please be praying for me as I am still suffering from extreme fatigue since this illness, feeling easily exhausted after doing things.
   I am now back at the school and have been teaching the Word from the Book of Genesis and Systematic Theology. I have also been overseeing the kitchen and its maintenance. Please pray for wisdom and understanding, peace, humility and grace and love with all that needs to be done.
   I thank you very much for reading through a very long newsletter. I hope you are blessed. All this has been happening due to your prayers and support. May God bless you!
Yours in Him,
Pastor 4*
*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.