Praise the Lord

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country.

A few days ago, I got the chance to visit a believer’s house. We spent some time with the people there, sharing the Lord’s Word, having fellowship, and praying for them. I also visited a sister in the hospital who was suffering from pneumonia and prayed for her.

On the 21^st, our children turned 3 years old. God was so faithful and helped them to grow thus far. On their birthday, we gathered with the staff and gave thanks to the Lord for His blessings. We also had fellowship together.

On our twins birthday, they got a bicycle as a gift. As they are growing in God’s Word, they are memorizing the Word of God. During the Friday online service and the Sunday service, they share the verse that they memorized.

After a long time, we have been able to start Sunday services. Because of the lock-down, Sunday services had been closed.Mondays through Fridays we have daily office time where we learn the Word of God. Pastor 15 and his wife guide us and correct as the Word of God says.

Prayer Requests:

• Please pray for the S. family to grow in the Lord’s Word.
• Please pray for my children to grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord.
• Please pray for Ch. who is suffering from pneumonia.Pray for her healing and for her family to come to faith in Christ.
• Please pray for our ministry in our state to grow. 

Blessings,

Pastor 16* and Family

* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.

Praise the Lord!

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.

Because of the lock-down, we organize Sunday services through Google Meet. All of the believers join with us online. I got the opportunity to deliver the Word of God to them.

I also got a chance to share the Word of God through the Christian Youth Ministry group. In that group, most of them are young adults and from villages. Please pray for them–that they may grow in the Word of God.

Nowadays, we are studying and learning from a different book of the Bible. Every day we meet through Google Meet along with pastor 15*, pastor 3*, and other ministry workers. Together we have a Bible study time. Through this, God is helping us to learn from the Word of God and we also correct ourselves.

Also, every Friday we have a prayer meeting. All of our family members join. Our kids also share what they have memorized from the Word of God, and songs and stories from the Bible. Through this, they are growing in God’s Word.

Prayer Requests:

• Please pray that my children may grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord.
• Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing.
• Please pray for the village ministry in my local area- that the villagers may grow in the Lord’s Word.

Blessings,

Pastor 16* and Family

* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.

Praise the Lord!

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and for your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.

We thank the Lord that we have been able to start having church services. Because of the lock-down and Covid, we were unable to open our church for a long time. But, God is faithful–during that time, He helped us and kept us safe. In December, we started opening our church for in-person services again. People started coming and attending the services. Please pray for them to grow in God’s Word.

Last month, a brother from a Calvary Chapel got married. We had the opportunity to be part of the wedding ceremony. The Lord helped us to conduct the ceremony. The bride and groom are both Christians. Please pray that the new family will grow in their faith.

We had a good Christmas season. We celebrated Christmas with local believers and family. It was a nice time to get together after being apart for so long.
Last month, believers that we are discipling went through persecution. They were called to a village meeting in their home village. There, the leaders offended them by swearing at them and tried to force them to reject Christ. By God’s grace, the believers got a chance to explain their faith while all the village people were gathered together for the meeting. Afterward, the believers were told that they will not be aloud to have jobs and the strong opposition/penalties they will get. But, they still stood strong in their faith. Please pray for them.

Prayer Requests:

• Please pray that our children will grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord.
• Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing.
• Please pray for the local village ministry- that the people will grow in the Lord’s Word.

Blessings,

Pastor 16 and Family* 

*Names have been omitted or changed for security reasons

Praise the Lord! Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and for your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well, God has kept us safe.

Last month, one of our church members passed away. She was a good believer from our church, who lived in a nearby village. She was from a Hindu family. When she died, her relatives who are unbelievers also came to her funeral. They wanted to do her funeral the Hindu way. But her son, who is also a believer, stood firm and the burial was done in the Christian way.  So, we got the chance to conduct the funeral. So many non-believers also came to the funeral and we shared about Jesus Christ to them. They heard silently about Christ. We thank the Lord for that.

Here, in our country, non-Christians have their own way of burials. They perform some pooja (demonic idol worship) for the peace of the departed soul. Only men are allowed to attend the funerals. Women stay at home. Please pray for the family members who are believers–that they would continue to grow in their faith.

I went to a different state in the North to attend a wedding. God helped me to visit that area. We had a good time with the family and enjoyed the worship that was before the ceremony. It took about a 14 hour journey by car to get there. The roads were so horrible, but the Lord helped us to reach there safely. That place is filled with Hindu temples. People from all over the country come to worship there. But in the center of the city there is a church. I thank the Lord for keeping His people there to share the Gospel.  

Prayer Requests:

• Please pray for my children-that they may grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord.
• Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing.
• Please pray for the local village ministry–that they may grow in the Lord’s Word
• Please pray for the state in the North that I visited. May God’s work expand in that area.

God bless you,

Pastor 16 and Family* 

*Names have been omitted or changed for security reasons

Praise the Lord!

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country.

By the grace of God my family and I are doing good. God has kept us safe. Recently, my wife tested positive for Covid. She had been taking care of medical patients during the night shift. She got a fever, headache, and other Covid symptoms. I thank God for saving her from Covid. Now, she is recovering. Please keep her in your prayers.

Recently, I got the opportunity to visit my friend for his birthday. We spent time together in God’s Word and prayer. 

After a long time (of lock-down), we got a chance to take my kids out. It was a good time for them to have fun and to learn different things.

I am spending time with my children and teaching them action songs, Bible stories, and many other things. Right now they are learning all of the numbers, alphabet letters, and different things names through activities. I am also spending time gardening vegetables, and different things that are so costly at the market.

Prayer Requests

• Please pray for my wife. She is a nurse, working with Covid patients and is not at home. May God keep her safe.
• Please pray for my children- that they my grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord.
• Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem that the world is facing.
• Please pray for our audio classes and ministry on social media.
• Please pray for Mrs. Tami*. She lost her pre-mature baby because of medical problems. Please keep her in your prayers.

God bless you,

Pastor 16 and Family* 

*Names have been omitted or changed for security reasons

Praise the Lord!  Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. During this time of a Covid lock-down, we are unable to conduct in person classes, but we are sending audio recordings of the teaching to the students so that they may study the Word of God.

I thank the Lord for opening new doors for me to share the Word of God. I am preaching from Ephesians once a month through Facebook during Sunday church services. I also got an opportunity, through another church, to share the Word of God with village people through social media on Friday meeting. I thank the Lord that during this lock-down, He gave the opportunity to draw closer to Him as I am spending more time in prayer and studying the Word of God. It is so interesting to learn from the book of Galatians as I prepare myself for audio teachings.

I am also spending more time with my children and teaching them action songs, Bible stories and many other things. They are learning all the numbers and the alphabet and different name’s through activities. I am also spending time working in our garden.

Prayer Requests:

• Please pray for my wife. She is a nurse and cannot live at home. Please pray for her safety.
• Please pray for my children that they may grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord.
• Pray for God’s wisdom and strength to take care of my children and teach them His Word.
• Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing.
• Please pray for our audio classes and our ministry through social media

God bless you,

Pastor 16 and Family* 

*Names have been omitted or changed for security reasons

Praise the Lord! Greetings to you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Thank you for your prayers and financial support, dear supporters and prayer partners. We are praying for your family and your country.

By the grace of God my family and I are doing well during this lockdown and we are safe under His wings by the Grace of God.
I thank the Lord that in this lockdown God gave opportunity to come closer to Him, as I am spending more time in prayer and studying the Word of God.
I thank the Lord for all of the blessings He has given to us. My kids are learning so many new things like Bible Stories, Bible verses, action songs, numbers, colors etc. 

I thank the Lord for His grace! My wife was able to come after 3 months to visit us and spend some time with our family and kids. The Lord kept her safe form all diseases. Last month she served Covid-19 patients. She was quarantined for 14 days and praise God–she tested negative for Covid.
Our twins turned 2 on July 21st. God was so faithful to us. He kept us safe from all problems and diseases. Please keep both of our kids in your prayers–that they may grow in God’s guidance and that God will give strength to us that we may lead them in His path.
I thank God the Lord for helping me lead worship and share the Word of God through social media during our Sunday worship.
During this lockdown the Lord helped me and our team visit believers. We spent time with them and shared the Word of God .

Prayer Requests:

• Please pray for my children–that they may grow in Lord’s fear and knowledge.
• Pray for God to give me His wisdom and strength to take care of my children and teach them His Word.
• Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing.
• Please pray for our local youth ministry: that they may grow in God Word.
• Please pray for the believers that they may grow in their faith.

God bless you,

Pastor 16* Family

*Names have been omitted or changed for security reasons.