India is indeed a very big country. It has thirty five different states and union territories, most of them with a different language, for a total population of 1.2 billion people.
A very unique part of the country is the North East of India. It comprises eight states, nicknamed “Eight Sisters”. The people who live there are ethnically Chinese so they look different from the rest of the population of India.
A lot of students from that part of the country come to the capital, New Delhi, for their studies. Our dream here in Delhi was to reach out and baptize someone from each of the eight states.
Shashikant Sakat (48 yrs old) and his wife Varsha Sakat (40) got baptised on the 27th of April 2010. They have four children, the elder son is 23 yrs. Sakat works with the BMC. Hailing from a traditional Christian background, last one year they were earnestly praying for a true fellowship. In the month of February Ramesh Alhat, a disciple in Mumbai Church, invited him to Church and Sakat started studying the Bible. Eventually he brought his wife to church and she started studying the Bible as well.
The 760 women in the Abidjan, Ivory Coast church made the decision to reach out in a powerful way in May to the lost of their community. They organized a big campaign for the week of May 24-29. All 14 sectors of the church joined in. Every day the sisters assembled in open places on the street across Abidjan. They would begin with a message to encourage the sisters in their boldness and courage. Then they would fan out, share their faith, and study the Bible with women. There would also be on the spot invites to hear one of the women preach (sort of an instant "Woman's Day"). After five days they'd had over 400 Bible studies, along with 1000 others who expressed a desire to study the Bible as well!
Sunday, June 27, 2010 was a landmark day for the International Churches of Christ East Africa family of churches. It was the occasion for the opening in Nairobi, Kenya of the first church-owned facility in the region, the realization of a dream long held, the fruit of tireless endeavor of many visionaries, and the product of sacrificial generosity of disciples and churches in Kenya and in the USA. We will post some more pictures soon...
The city of Fayetteville, NC has a storied military history. It is most known for the fierce fighting forces of the 82nd Airborne and the Army Special Forces – the Green Berets.However, thanks be to God, the Fayetteville Church (120 disciples) along with the support of Sam and Geri Laing (Athens Church) and Duncan & Lisa Comrie (Durban, South Africa Church), opened a new war on terror by proclaiming the power of God during its 10-year anniversary!
God be glorified! We had a fantastic and inspiring Inaugural service here in Jos! 212 in attendance, 3 Baptisms and 159 Adults!! Let's keep the harvest of souls in our prayers. (From Chris Ogbannaya, lead evangelist in Lagos, Nigeria) More details coming soon...
The health status of Papua New Guineans is the lowest in the Pacific region. Progress over the last three decades has been slow for a number of reasons: the large number of people in remote areas as well as natural disasters, governance issues, poor trade conditions, increasing food prices, high unemployment, and low awareness of risk-related behavior.
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On December 26 2004 Kanimozly’s life changed forever.A huge tsunami hit her village, destroying everything in its path. The devastation was overwhelming. Kanomozly lost close relatives, her house was swept away, all her belongings were washed into the ocean… She was left with nothing. Kanimozly’s future seemed bleak and she lost all hope…
Shashikant Sakat (48 yrs old) and his wife Varsha Sakat (40) got baptised on the 27th of April 2010. They have four children, the elder son is 23 yrs. Sakat works with the BMC. Hailing from a traditional Christian background, last one year they were earnestly praying for a true fellowship. In the month of February Ramesh Alhat, a disciple in Mumbai Church, invited him to Church and Sakat started studying the Bible. Eventually he brought his wife to church and she started studying the Bible as well.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 was a landmark day for the International Churches of Christ East Africa family of churches. It was the occasion for the opening in Nairobi, Kenya of the first church-owned facility in the region, the realization of a dream long held, the fruit of tireless endeavor of many visionaries, and the product of sacrificial generosity of disciples and churches in Kenya and in the USA. We will post some more pictures soon...
Amanda Sanders, an art therapist, recently returned from volunteering with HOPE worldwide in Haiti.
7.1 Earthquake in Papua New Guinea
God be glorified! We had a fantastic and inspiring Inaugural service here in Jos! 212 in attendance, 3 Baptisms and 159 Adults!! Let's keep the harvest of souls in our prayers. (From Chris Ogbannaya, lead evangelist in Lagos, Nigeria) More details coming soon...
The health status of Papua New Guineans is the lowest in the Pacific region. Progress over the last three decades has been slow for a number of reasons: the large number of people in remote areas as well as natural disasters, governance issues, poor trade conditions, increasing food prices, high unemployment, and low awareness of risk-related behavior.
On December 26 2004 Kanimozly’s life changed forever.
