Pastor J Prabhudas knew nothing about audiovisual ministry when he first wrote us in late 1994. 10 years later, he has taken the ministry of AVangelism (Audio Visual Evangelism) through southeastern

India’s Andhra Pradesh State. 43,500 people have witnessed the Good News of Jesus Christ with 2,300 receiving eternal life.

Initially Pastor Prabhudas was only asking for financial support to assist his group of 5 pastors, working together to raise up believers through village ministry. Although InterComm does not provide financial assistance, we did suggest we might be able to help his evangelism ministry. He wrote:

The Torch finally arrived in late 1995. "Thank you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. For me, this is the first time in my life to receive any ministry help from abroad. How we praise the Lord. Actually the Torch appears quite small, but we know the results will be great when we tell the stories in our Telugu Language. Many people, young, old, men, women, and children, are all attracted to these pictures."

In the year prior to receiving the Torch Kit, Evangelist Prabhudas shared that they had seen 36 people come to Christ. In the next 6 years, the Torch helped bring an average of 382 people per year to Christ, a 1000% increase through AVangelism. Praise the Lord!

Many new churches have now been established. "So many people want to see our Filmstrips. Recently a bank officer, some drunks, gamblers, and even thieves have been saved by the Lord Jesus. How exciting to hear them testify to God’s goodness. My Torch Kit as I travel is like a good friend in need. What an encouragement. My wife is often ill and my son also. Please pray for us. More than 100 people here pray for InterComm, and each of your Language Recording Projects, as you keep us informed. We are so grateful to you for the fellowship we have with you through media ministry and our mutual letters."

Our letters have covered floods, his wife’s illnesses, his being struck from his bicycle by a lorry (truck), and his broken bones. Each time we prayed with him and asked our prayer partners to remember him also.

In Evangelist Prabhudas’ world they literally live hand to mouth. Yet, our great God loves them and meets their needs. Will you please pray that God will continue to encourage great friends of the faith like Evangelist Prabhudas.

Rev Justin Martin Manguriko from Brazzaville, Congo writes:

Mr Edet Offong from Bangui, Central African Republic writes:

Mr Yomah Manasseth En-Mba of Arua, Uganda writes:

Shortly after driving out of the old city of Jerusalem through the Damascus Gate, Nahum dropped me off at the entrance to the Garden Tomb. I have numerous precious memories from that place I’d like to

 share with you. First it served as the headquarters for 2 of our film productions, SOUND OF THE TRUMPET and STRANGERS FROM GALILEE.

Prior to that, I had enjoyed a lasting friendship with Solomon Mattar, who for years was the caretaker of the Garden Tomb. Solomon and his family visited our home in America, and we, in turn, enjoyed the hospitality of his bungalow, staying in a little guest cottage inside the Garden overlooking the Tomb. On one occasion, when Lane was with me, he took us to a very private place in the Garden, seldom if ever

seen by visitors. At Solomon’s invitation, Lane descended with a flashlight down a rusty iron ladder leading to the bottom of a centuries old dry cistern. Calling down from above, he encouraged Lane where to shine the light in order to read the drawings on the walls, indicating clearly early church Christians had held secret worship in that old underground haven.

On another trip, Mrs. A was with me in Jerusalem, and we rode with Solomon Mattar on his way to the grocery store. He casually pointed off to a branch road, leading away into the country and stated, "It is said that’s the Road to Emmaus." He couldn’t have known how valuable this information was to Mrs. A, because from Sunday school on

 through her adult church experience, she attended a little country church near Funk, Nebraska known

Most early mornings I would exit the cottage and quietly walk down to the Tomb by myself. One such morning, just over 46 years ago, I was alone as I sat in the empty Garden Tomb and wrote these words inside my red YFC Bible, "Inscribed at dawn, February 16, 1958, while sitting in the Garden Tomb, Jerusalem, believed by eminent scholars to be of a truth ‘The Place Where the Lord Lay’. Signed Ken Anderson, John 3:30"

Precious memories.