Traveling During Monsoon to get to a Village to Preach the Gospel

Praise the Lord! Ministry is going well by the grace of God. These days, I am continuing to teach from the Gospel of Mark, and the believers are growing up in the Word of God!    Now it is monsoon (rainy/flooding) season. All of the roads are full of rain water. It is so difficult to ride anything with two wheels. Last month, my dad and I were on our motorbike on our way to lead a house church in the village, and we fell down on the road in the floodwater. I got pain in my right shoulder, and my dad got knee pain, so we are unable to go to the house church in the villages where the roads are full of floodwater. For this reason, we are only able to get to 4 of our house churches right now.

 Last week, I went to a village 300 km (186 mi) away from my village. I went with my older sister to my friend’s house. First, we got on a train, then a bus, then a 3-wheeler. Then we crossed two rivers by boat. Then we reached the village. It was a great time to share the Word of God with them, and we stayed there for three days. They were hungry for the Word of God, and they invited me again. Praise God for their love and hospitality.

Praise Points:

1) Praise God for His faithfulness and love in my life.
2) Praise God for His protection from my neighbor and anti-Christian groups.
3) Praise God for growing believers in the Word of God.
4) Praise God for using me to share the Good News in the un-reached villages.

Prayer Points:

1) Please continue pray for the men who placed false charges against my parents. Last month, the man said he would compromise, but he did not show up in court. The next hearing is on August 27th. Please pray for him, that he will come to court.
2)Please continue pray for local pastors who are still suffering from the anti-Christian groups.
3) Please pray for a man; he is a member of an anti-Christian group. He came to my home to get information about all of the churches, but I did not tell him anything.
4) Please pray for the registration of my church. If anyone puts false charges against us, this could help us to be released from prison on bail.
5) Please pray for the financial needs for a youth retreat, women’s conference and local pastors meeting.

Thanks for your prayers and partnership for the Gospel!

God bless you!
Pastor 11