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Aman, one of our missionaries, works in a village in the state of Punjab, with his family. Before Aman came to the Lord, he struggled with addiction. After being delivered by Jesus, he received a clear vision from God to go to this village and share Jesus because it is known for addiction to both drugs and alcohol. More than 70% of the men are addicted to one or the other. When Aman was called, he lived approximately 186 miles from the village.

Aman began to share the Gospel with the young men dealing with addiction in the village after he arrived. The village was so corrupted by addiction that the landlords were accustomed to taking advantage of addicts, who would do anything to get a fix. The landlords would loan them money on high interest rates, knowing they would not be able to pay them back. When the time came for the young men to pay back the loan, the landlords would put them to work on their farms for very low wages. They would work as indentured servants, living with 12-16 people in a house and working in the fields.

As God used Aman in the village, many of these young people began giving their lives to Jesus. As a result many were being delivered from addictions, causing the prosperity of the landlords to be affected. The landlords, in turn, became furious with Aman and his family and began to persecute them. His wife, who worked part time in the schools lost her job as they influenced the school management. His children were forced out of the schools they attended as well. Also, they threatened to burn up his motorbike.

Even in the midst of persecution Brother Aman and his family were faithful with the calling God gave him. They continued sharing the Gospel in the face of trials and began to see a great harvest. Many people gave their lives to Jesus and were delivered from the spirit of addiction. Recently, in March, Regi joined Aman, and together they baptized 49 people in two different services. When people are baptized in India, it is a public confession of faith and a full denial of Hindu gods. They are now committed believers.

These are some of their testimonies

38 year old Ranveer Singh, is an unmarried man from a high caste family. He was physically challenged from birth. He had severe breathing problems that prevented him from walking long distances or being able to work. Our outreach team visited his village during the last Christmas Outreach and shared the Gospel with him. He was also given a New Testament. Ranveer read the Gospels and was greatly encouraged by every miracle. He was so excited that he told his parents, who are very devout Sikhs, about what he read and that he wanted to go to Brother Aman’s public ministry meetings. However, his parents refused because most of the people attending the meetings were low caste and the high caste does not associate with them.

Even so, on December 23rd, he found a way to attend one of the public meetings with Aman. He heard the Gospel again and came forward to receive Jesus as his savior. Ranveer shared that at this time one of the young ministers came and touched him on the shoulder and prayed for him, specifically for his breathing problem to be healed. He was astonished because he hadn’t told anyone at the meeting of his struggles. As the young man was praying he began to breath heavily and began to shout and speak something he had never spoken before. He did not understand what he was saying nor did he understand what was happening with his body. Later someone told him that he was on the floor for half an hour. Afterward, he walked back to his home, which was 6 miles away, through fields, and had no breathing problems at all. When he arrived home, he told his family what had happened and they marveled that he had walked 6 miles without any struggle! That day, Jesus completely healed him. Later his family believed in Jesus as well. During this most recent baptism, 14 members of Ranveer’s family were baptized. That same day Ranveer dedicated his life to be a full time missionary in front of the church.

42 year old Amar Singh, was a drug addict. His wife and two children left him and were living with his parents, because he was continuing to give in to the addiction. He used cheap pills from the drug store to fuel his addiction but these were taxing on his health, both physically and mentally. He became homeless and slept in the fields and the forest. During our Christmas Outreach, one of our ministers found him laying sick in the field. This minister brought him to the hospital. The prognosis was poor as he had a very bad case of pneumonia. The doctors did not expect him to recover. However, the believers continued in prayer for him. He remained in the hospital a long time, but steadily began recovering. On the 24th day he was released from the hospital, after God healed his lungs. However, having been an addict and homeless, he had nowhere to go. Brother Aman brought him to his home and the believers cared for him. They prayed with him and he gave his life to Jesus. During this recent baptism, he got baptized. He has been delivered from drugs and healed of pneumonia and now has fully given his life to Jesus. We continue to pray, however, for a full miracle of reconciliation with his wife and children. They are watching and waiting to see that he is truly delivered and will not go back to a life of addiction. We believe God that he will walk fully in his deliverance and will be restored to his family and be able to lead them in Christ.

31 year old Sister Thirtha and her husband Vinod were both addicts. Vinod was an addict when she married him and soon she also became one, and together they’ve been addicts for 9 years. Thirtha’s parents recently brought her to the Christmas Outreach meeting. There she was touched by the power of God. At one point she went up for prayer and an older woman prayed for her. While praying together, she felt electricity passing through her body for a few seconds and fell down in the Spirit. The older lady helped to lift her back up and blessed her. After the meeting she came home to her husband. He offered to share his drugs that he was using with her, but she didn’t feel like it so she told him maybe later. She had no interest in it though, so kept deciding not to have any. That night she slept without any. The next day she still didn’t have any desire for it. Thirtha took her husband to the church and they also prayed with him. He was fully delivered in just a few weeks. They had tried and tried in times past to break the addiction, going for several months to rehabilitation centers and working with many doctors but could not get free. They even thought of committing suicide in an attempt to be free. But in these services that Brother Aman led, they found freedom for the first time. They were fully delivered from addiction through the prayers of common people, who believe in Jesus. They felt theirs was the story of the prodigal son and now have returned home to their Father, fully enjoying His blessings. They both were baptized at the recent service with Regi and Aman. Knowing Jesus answers prayer, they are now petitioning for children as they have not had any in the 9 years they’ve been married. They would like to have children they can raise in the Lord.

The others who were baptized also had wonderful testimonies to the power of God in their lives. God is using Brother Aman and other brothers and sisters in the Lord. Beginning April 1st and onto Easter, our outreach team is focusing on his village and the 49 surrounding villages. By the grace of God they plan to do a two-week outreach and conduct 6 public meetings in that area. Please keep Brother Aman, his family, and our outreach teams in your prayers as God continues to use them for His glory. Amen.

Help Us Share the Gospel

Today the message of the Gospel is speeding into the unreached villages of India through native believers, transforming thousands of lives.

Will you help us continue sharing the Gospel in India? Ask Father God what He would have you do. To find out how to contact us, and to read more inspiring and exciting testimonies of what God is doing among the unreached people groups of India, click the links on the right, and keep reading!

Proclaiming the Gospel…

                      …until He comes,

Dear Partner,

Lately it seems that the world is in a constant state of upheaval. Wars, rumors of wars, pestilence, famine, extreme weather, and the economic impact of all these things. But Jesus prepared us for this time. In John 16:33, He said “These things I have spoken to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

Whatever challenges, whatever struggles we are experiencing, He says he has overcome them. If we aren’t experiencing the “overcoming” life, let’s “press in” to Him in prayer, trusting that He will bring us through. If you are reading this, you have made it through two years of a pandemic lockdown that has impacted the entire world. Is there anything too difficult for God?

This month we read testimonies of people who were set free from addiction by the power of the blood of Jesus and the name of Jesus. Are you trapped by any kind of bondage or addiction? Jesus can set you free, too! Call out to him and ask him to deliver you. We are here to agree with you in prayer if that will help.

Do you know someone around you that needs freedom? Reach out and share the love of Christ with them, and watch God set them free. Sometimes just a phone call will help to lift their spirit and renew their hope. You may not feel powerful, but because you are born again, you have the power of Christ within you. Share the hope you have with others who need it.

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)

Blessings in the Wonderful Name of Jesus,

Thomas

The year 2021 started with feelings of fear and helplessness.  By March, the fear of death was playing in the minds of the people.  The Corona virus numbers continued going up and hospitals and health centers became full.  The government of India was doing everything they could to help, and yet helplessness continued to grow. 

However, the people of God trusted in the Lord and continued in prayer and sharing the love and affection of God through good works.  God opened new opportunities for service, using small opportunities to glorify His name and reveal His glory among the people.  Thousands of lives were touched, healed and delivered by the Lord’s grace and favor.  2021 became a harvesting year!  Our brothers and sisters in the mission field and our outreach teams accomplished a lot by the grace of God this past year.

Here are some of those accomplishments:

• Reached over 980 unreached villages.
• Reached more than 62,000 unreached homes with the Gospel.
• Started 768 new prayer groups, which meet weekly with people from all religious backgrounds

• More than 16,300 people received Jesus as their personal savior and publicly confessed Him as Lord.
• 6,382 people were baptized in different states.
• Fully trained over 382 men and women in our 40-day training centers.
• 421 more people are currently going through the training in the training centers.
• 8 Sewing Centers trained 178 poor women and widows to stitch cloths and make dresses in order to sell as a way to support their families.
• We have also distributed 29 sewing machines to poor women and widows.
• We were able to give out 8,700 Bibles in seven Indian languages to the people.
• Over 69,000 New Testaments were distributed in different languages.
• Over 300,000 Gospels of John were distributed to people who can read and write.

• 7 motor bikes were given to our missionaries, 
• 16 bicycles given to our house church leaders. 
• 11 church buildings were built and dedicated to the glory of God.
• 14 church buildings are under construction right now.
• Several hundred healings and divine deliverances, as reported by House Church Leaders and Missionaries, this past year.

• 21 of our Missionaries and House Church Leaders faced physical persecution during 2021 from Hindu radicals, some of them requiring hospitalization.
• Many Churches were vandalized, and men, women, and children were beaten up.
• 12 were arrested by the police while sharing the gospel or conducting a prayer meeting in the village.
• 3 of our temporary house church buildings were burned down or pulled down in the village by Hindu radicals.
• 11 of our new believer’s families were forced out of their village for believing in Jesus.

As we look back at 2021, we see the faithfulness of God.  He has sustained us, kept us safe, led, guided, and faithfully provided for us.  He has used your prayers and support, and joined you with us in these marvelous accomplishments of God through this ministry.

Help Us Share the Gospel

Today the message of the Gospel is speeding into the unreached villages of India through native believers, transforming thousands of lives.

Will you help us continue sharing the Gospel in India? Ask Father God what He would have you do. To find out how to contact us, and to read more inspiring and exciting testimonies of what God is doing among the unreached people groups of India, click the links on the right, and keep reading!

Proclaiming the Gospel…

                      …until He comes,

Dear Partner,

It’s hard to believe that it’s already 2022. January is done, and February is almost over. Winter is almost finished, Spring is just around the corner, and God is moving by His Spirit all around the earth. In the midst of continued struggles and challenges in the areas of our health, our economy, and our freedom, revival is breaking out in New York, in California, in Canada, and in India. As it says in Romans, “where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.” (Romans 5:20)

In areas where wickedness has flourished, and governments have become repressive, the Holy Spirit is setting captives free in praise and worship to Him. I believe that God has already begun to send a new great awakening on the earth. This month’s newsletter is just a small glimpse of what God is doing in India, and we hear reports from around the earth. People have been pushed to the limit and they are open to the Gospel more than ever before. Take the opportunity to reach out to your family, friends, neighbors, and others in your local community. Be willing to take a risk and share the love of God with those around you, and watch God show up and bring salvation, healing, and deliverance. We are no longer waiting for God to move – He is waiting for us.

If you have cut back on travel plans because of higher gas prices, reach out to people in your local area. Instead of driving across town, get on the phone and call people. If eating out is not in your budget, invite friends in for coffee or a meal. Instead of getting discouraged, let’s get creative in how we approach the current challenges. And don’t forget to call out to the Lord for help. And drop us a note so we can pray with you, believing for God’s answer.

As you read the 2021 statistics on the ministry, I want to remind you that these aren’t just numbers, they are real people impacted by your faithfulness in partnering with us. I can’t say it enough – I am so very grateful that you are walking beside us in God’s work in India.

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)

Blessings in the Wonderful Name of Jesus,

Thomas

Our indigenous house church leaders are starting house churches in the unreached Hindu and Muslim dominated villages in Northern India. God is building His church through wonders and miracles done in His power, through simple believers who have committed to serve the Lord in difficult situations. Despite economic hardship and severe persecution, our brothers continue to reach the unreached.

A Child is Born

Sidhu and Lakshmi are a young couple from a tribal area. They were married at the young age of 18, as is the custom in their tribe. After 10 years of marriage, they still did not have any children. To help them conceive, their parents tried all kinds of witchcraft on Lakshmi but nothing worked. Finally, Sidhu’s family accused her and sent her back to her parents’ home, saying they don’t need a daughter-in-law who can’t bear a child. Sidhu loved his wife but under the pressure of his parents he was helpless. Three years ago, he went and took his wife and together they ran away from his village and came to a small city. There they met some believers who were praying together in a brick factory.  The believers introduced Sidhu and Lakshmi to this new idea of faith in Jesus. They laid hands on them, blessed them and prayed for the Lord to bless them with a child. In that small city, Sidhu and Lakshmi accepted the Lord, but after barely three months of fellowship with the believers, the pandemic struck and they were forced to go back to their tribal village.

Sidhu’s family was still not willing to accept Lakshmi, so they had to pitch a tent just outside the village. They were happy, and though they had many difficulties and hardships to endure, they had something new, the Joy of the Lord.

Sidhu and Lakshmi began to share their new faith in Jesus with their friends and the Gospel spread through the village. Through their prayers the Lord did wonders and miracles. Many people were touched, healed, and delivered through the power of God. The believers in the village began to come together regularly and hundreds of people came to know the Lord.

After 9 months, their joy knew no bounds when they came to know that Lakshmi was expecting a child! Just last month Regi and Sherly were in their village for the dedication of their son, Ashish. They had the privilege of dedicating the five-week-old boy for the glory of God, in front of 300 villagers who were the relatives and friends of Sidhu and Lakshmi. Regi shared a Gospel message, and 42 people responded to give their lives to the Lord. The same day they baptized 48 new believers from the surrounding village.

Today, there are sixteen villages in the area with new house churches. Previously a totally unreached area, the Gospel is now being shared around those villages. There are 178 baptized believers, hundreds of people are attending the house churches, and thousands have now heard the gospel.

The Child is Born

The story of Sidhu and Lakshmi reminds us of another birth we celebrate during this season. Joseph and Mary were a young couple from a small village. They, too, had some difficulties they had to overcome. Sidhu and Lakshmi ran away because of their love for one another, and to escape the persecution of their families. Mary and Joseph had to travel to Bethlehem to be registered for the government census that was taking place. After Jesus was born, they ran away to Egypt to escape the persecution of Herod.

Sidhu and Lakshmi lived in a tent outside the village; Mary and Joseph had to stay in a stable because there was no room in the inn. Sidhu and Lakshmi’s lives were transformed from sadness to joy because of the birth of their firstborn son. Mary and Joseph’s lives were transformed, and all our lives were transformed, from sadness to joy, because the Christ, the Savior of the World, was born!

This Christmas, our outreach teams have been busy sharing the Gospel door to door in many villages. 400 house church leaders (brothers and sisters in Christ) have been sharing the Gospel throughout unreached villages, along with the believers in their congregations. They have distributed 100,000 Gospel of John packets, and 60,000 New Testaments. From December 20th through the 27th they will be holding 60 public meetings in various areas. Picture a tent revival meeting, and you will get the idea of what a public meeting is like. As our brothers share the message of the Gospel, and demonstrate the Gospel through healings, miracles, signs, and wonders, pray for the hearts of the people attending, that they will desire a relationship with Jesus. Pray that extraordinary miracles will take place. Pray for boldness for every believer.

In addition to praying for the teams, please keep our leadership team in prayer. We ask for God’s wisdom and  grace to continue leading the ministry.

Help Us Share the Gospel

We thank God for ordinary people like Sidhu and Lakshmi whom God is using for His Glory and the expansion of His kingdom. Today the message of the Gospel is speeding into the unreached villages of India through native believers, transforming thousands of lives.

Did you enjoy this testimony? Will you help us continue sharing the Gospel in the darkest places of India? Ask Father God what He would have you do. To find out how to contact us, and to read more inspiring and exciting testimonies of what God is doing among the unreached people groups of India, click the links on the right, and keep reading!

Proclaiming the Gospel…

                      …until He comes,

Dear Partner,

As 2021 comes to an end, the leadership team at Exciting Word Ministries hopes each of you have a Blessed and Merry Christmas, and we wish you a Joyful and Happy New Year!

If you have any prayer requests, drop us a note so we can pray with you, believing for God’s answer.

Merry Christmas

&

Happy New Year!!

Tom & Teri

Regi & Sherly

Exciting Word Ministries

Paramjit Singh was born in a traditional Sikh family. His father was a priest in the Sikh temple in his village. Paramjit was brought up according to the Sikh traditions and religious practices. At the age of 7 he was afflicted by psoriasis. He was treated with modern medicine, eastern medicine, and religious rituals, but as the days went by it just got worse. The doctors advised his parents to cut his hair, but their religion does not allow it. Eventually, the skin disease spread over his entire body. All his hair fell out, and at the age of 10 he was completely bald. He was not allowed to leave the house, attend school, or play with other children. He spent most days alone, locked in the house for the next 11 years. Living in deep depression and pain, his body smelled very bad. No one entered his room; instead, they would leave food outside his door and leave. His siblings never talked to him; they all hated him, and cursed him for being in their home.

Three years ago, two young men, students of our house church leaders training program, shared the Gospel in an unreached village to fulfill their practical evangelism during the Christmas season. They passed out literature and shared the Gospel with every house in the village, praying for anyone who gave permission. They  came across an old woman with whom they shared the Gospel and asked if she needed prayer. She told them about Paramjit and took them to his house.  No one answered the door, so they went around back and called to Paramjit through the window. When he came to the window and saw the students with the old woman, he told them to go away. The old woman said to Paramjit “these people came from faraway and want to pray for you.” At first, he said he didn’t want to meet anyone and had no need for anyone’s prayer. But the old woman politely asked him to allow the students to pray for him. Because of her persistence, he allowed it. The students shared the story of how Jesus healed the leper (Mark 1:40). After sharing the story, they asked him to stretch his hands through the window, but Paramjit said “don’t touch me, the skin disease will spread to you!” But reluctantly he allowed them to hold his hands, which had no skin, only muscle tissue. The students blessed him and prayed for him. While they were praying, Paramjit’s family came around the back of the house. They shouted profanity at the students and the old woman and threatened to break their legs if they came again to meet Paramjit. The villagers heard the shouting and accused the students as thieves who came to loot the house. They called the police, who, after questioning the students, sent them home.

According to Paramjit, he would lie awake for hours every night, scratching his body, but that night he slept peacefully. The next morning, he noticed his body was dry. Until then, he would wake up wet from fluid and pus oozing from his sores. He was astonished by this new development, and knew that it was because of the prayers of the young people. He wanted to share with his parents but they wouldn’t listen. Every day his condition improved. Within 10 days the sores were all dried up, and only the marks were left. Paramjit’s mother noticed that something was going on. One day she opened Paramjit’s room and found her son free of sores and without any infection. For the first time in 11 years, he came out of his room. It was an amazing sight for his parents and family. They had lost all hope. Later, Paramjit’s parents shared in a public meeting that “several people suggested to us to secretly poison him and kill him, because our younger children would be infected with same skin disease, but we could not do it.” Now he stands in front of them healed by the power of Jesus, and they can hardly believe it is true.

Paramjit’s parents found the young students and brought them back to their village, and they, too, could hardly believe that he was the same Paramjit. Paramjit’s entire family accepted Jesus into their lives. According to Paramjit’s father “I was a Sikh priest for 29 years, singing praises in the temple to all the Masters, hoping that one day they would show mercy to my son, but Jesus, whom I have not known, not served, not prayed to, not offered anything in my life, sent His messengers to my family and healed my son. He alone shows Mercy to the afflicted.” Regi had the privilege and honor to give baptism to Paramjit and his family.

They endured physical, mental and emotional persecution from their community and relatives to deny Christ, but God gave them strength to stand.

During the COVID lockdown they were unable to attend any services, so they started a family prayer meeting with 4 members of their family. Every week attendance grew from their family, friends and nearby villages. Hundreds of people came to the Lord, many were delivered from addictions and demonic attacks, many were healed, and hundreds were touched by the Holy Spirit and accepted Jesus into their life.

Last week Regi was in Paramjit’s village to set the cornerstone for the church building they are planning to build. Over 250 people, mostly from Paramjit’s community, were worshiping the Lord. If not for the COVID restrictions, even more people would have come. That afternoon 29 people were baptized. Even during the lockdown, God is working, adding and calling people into the Kingdom of God. God is using this young man and his parents to expand His Kingdom. We need hundreds of Paramjits who have experienced the power of God in their life, have been saved by Grace, transformed by the Holy Spirit, and are transforming the lives of people around them.

Help Us Share the Gospel

We thank God for ordinary people like Paramjit whom God is using for His Glory and the expansion of His kingdom. Today the message of the gospel is speeding into the unreached villages of India through native believers, transforming thousands of lives.

Did you enjoy this testimony? Will you help us continue sharing the Gospel in the darkest places of India? Ask Father God what He would have you do. To find out how to contact us, and to read more inspiring and exciting testimonies of what God is doing among the unreached people groups of India, click the links on the right, and keep reading!

Proclaiming the Gospel…

                      …until He comes,

Dear Partner,

We have so much to be thankful for. As we celebrate Thanksgiving, soon followed by Christmas, let’s remember our blessings. Instead of dwelling on life’s challenges and struggles, let’s remind ourselves and one another of all the good things we have in life. Not everything we experience is good, but even during negative situations, we can find glimpses of good, if we look hard enough. You might love summertime. Instead of complaining that the days are getting colder and shorter, take notice of the brief interlude of warm days between the cold ones. Instead of dwelling on the cold weather, think of hot chocolate by a warm fire.

Travel and family gatherings might be difficult this year but cherish the memories of the past. If you can meet in person, make the most of every moment. If you can’t, remember that video calls can help to bridge the gap you might be feeling. If you or a family member is struggling with an illness or other problem, call out to the Lord for help. And drop us a note so we can pray with you, believing for God’s answer.

This month’s story is about bringing hope in a time of despair. As C.S. Lewis once said, we are all immortal beings, who will spend eternity somewhere. How can you reach out to someone around you, and help them draw closer to God? The message of the Gospel is not simply a message of the future. It’s a message for the present, too. May God to give you His eyes, so you can be His hands and feet for those around you. People need to hear the message you carry, and they need to see a demonstration of God’s love.

God is providing everything we need to continue His work in India. Ask Him how He wants you to partner with us. Keep believing and keep praying.

Blessings in the Wonderful Name of Jesus,

Thomas

The impact of COVID-19 and its affect on our personal and professional lives may be negative, but as we look at our spiritual lives it has impacted us very positively. During the pandemic, we have seen house churches functioning in unity, caring for one another, and showing God’s love to the people around them. More than that, our God used ordinary believers to spread His glory among the unreached people, in some of the hardest areas to reach. We are sharing two stories of how God used ordinary people, and gave them boldness and strength to bring hundreds of souls into the kingdom of God.

Miracles in the Mountains

When Sonia was a young girl, growing up in a remote mountain village, she was brought up in a family and community with very traditional Hindu beliefs. She came to the nearby town for her high school graduation. While in the town she received a Gospel of John booklet from one of our missionaries. Reading that booklet transformed her life! She started to attend a prayer group, and received Jesus into her life. Her college was temporarily closed in March 2020 due to COVID, and she had to travel home to her village in the mountains. There, no one had ever heard the name of Jesus, and not even her parents knew that she had accepted Jesus into her life. She was feeling very lonely in her village, both emotionally and spiritually, since she had no fellowship and there was no Internet access.

She began spending more and more time in prayer. Her friends in the village were amazed by her way of life, and her love and care for them. Slowly she started to share the Gospel with them. As the Lord used her to spread the Gospel in her village, they began to meet in an open field to learn and worship the Lord. Gradually the message of the Gospel spread to the surrounding village and beyond. Our Lord confirmed His word with miracles, signs, and wonders. Many people came from different villages. They came with different sicknesses and were healed. Many were delivered from evil spirits, and all kinds of addictions.

Over the past 18 months, more than 328 people received baptism and in more than 32 villages, house churches and prayer groups were started. In the first week of September we were in that area worshiping with different house church groups. We baptized Sonia’s parents and two brothers, and started a weekly house church leaders training program for the new believers. In two villages 39 people (mostly young people) joined the training program. What is impossible with man is possible with God!

Tormented Girl Set Free

Monica is a nurse, working in the government health department. She was brought up in a Christian family and her parents were true Christians. She loved the Lord very much, and she chose to be a nurse so that she can show our Lord’s love to the poor and needy, and serve them. During the COVID season, she was transferred to a small remote town with not even a single Christian in that area. She was alone, without any spiritual fellowship, but she served the patients in her hospital with love and compassion. One evening, a group of people brought a young girl to the rented house where she was staying. Both her hands and legs were tied, and she was shouting. The parents were there, and they said they did not know what was wrong with her. They told Monica she had had these episodes since she was 15 years old. They were asking Monica to give her a sedative to calm her down, because they could not control her. At this point, she became more violent and attacked some of the people and injured them. As Monica approached her to follow the medical procedure, the young girl began to cry out “Don’t come close to me! Don’t touch me!” Monica, sensing the presence of an evil spirit in the young girl prayed in tongues (in the Holy Spirit). God spoke to her in her heart, telling her to “lay her hands on the young girl and cast out the evil spirit in her in the name of Jesus.” Monica had never done anything like that in her life, and it was against her medical practices, so at first she resisted the prompting. Again a second time, she heard the voice instructing her to lay her hands on the girl and cast out the evil spirit. With her parents’ permission, and in front of the people, she approached the young girl. (In Monica’s own words “over 100 people had gathered in front of my rented house”)

As Monica approached the young girl, she resisted with all her strength, not allowing Monica to come close to her. As the people restrained the girl, Monica was able to reach her, laid her hand on the young girl and prayed over her. Instantly, the evil spirit left the young girl and she was completely delivered. The people around her, all Hindus, were amazed and wondering among themselves; they thought she had some special divine power. One by one, they came and touched her feet as a demonstration of their respect and reverence for her. She took the opportunity, and introduced Jesus to the villagers. That very night, many believed in the Lord Jesus, and entered the kingdom of God.

It was 13 months ago that Monica started a prayer group in that interior town. Today more than 200 baptized believers worship the true living God in Spirit and Truth. And it was all because of the night when hundreds of people from the neighboring village, desperate to see a young girl healed, came and heard the Gospel for the first time in their lives.

Help Us Share the Gospel

We Thank God for ordinary people like Sonia and Monica and many others whom God is using for His Glory and the expansion of His kingdom. Today the message of the gospel is speeding into the unreached villages of India through native believers, transforming thousands of lives.

Did you enjoy these testimonies? Will you help us continue sharing the Gospel in the darkest places of India? Psalm 119:105 says ‘Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.’ Ask our beloved Savior to establish us in faith, hope and love as we strive to be holy as He is holy. To find out how to contact us, and to read more inspiring and exciting testimonies of what God is doing among the unreached people groups of India, click the links on the right, and keep reading!

With your help, the Gospel will be proclaimed, and you will be blessed, along with thousands of others!

Proclaiming the Gospel…

                      …until He comes,

Dear Partner,

Here in America, we sometimes have an unbiblical view of life. Even as Christians, we often allow our thinking to be influenced by the thinking of the culture we are surrounded by. We think of church as a building we gather in a few times a week (or watch online). We think of our pastor as the primary person responsible for communicating the Gospel message to the world. To carry that idea further, we see our role as that of simply encouraging the pastor in his work and inviting others to come and hear his wonderful sermons.

This is a common view of the Christian life in America, but it’s an upside-down view. Jesus said the role of the pastors was to prepare the “ordinary” believers for the work of the ministry. Communicating the Gospel is the role of every true believer in Christ. And the church is not a building, it is a group of “called out ones” whose mission is to collectively declare and enforce the government of the kingdom of God on the earth. Jesus told us to pray “on earth as it is in heaven.”

I pray that every one of you, as you read this month’s testimonies, gets a vision of your role in God’s kingdom. I pray that you can picture yourself reaching those around you with the glorious message of the Gospel. And I’m asking God to give you a boldness, along with His love and compassion, to step out and let Him use you as an instrument of His love. I’m asking that the mind of Christ be revealed to you, bringing direction and strategies to accomplish His mission through you.

Like the ordinary believers in India, reach out to those around you. Don’t limit God, and you just might be amazed at what He does. “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13, NASB)

As always, if you feel the leading of the Holy Spirit, please give financially to support the work, and please pray that God would provide the answers that India needs to survive. We could not do any of this without the generous financial support of you, our partners! We also rely on and ask for your continued prayer support.

Blessings in the Wonderful Name of Jesus,

          Thomas