JULY 2005

 

 

EVEN BY OX CART


This month we feature a ministry located 100 miles north of Bangalore, India, where Lane and Jill Anderson are completing a Language Recording Project for the 35 million Kannada Language speakers. Karnataka

Pastor Rathna Kumar

State is located in southwest India with a significant coastal area along the Arabian Sea. Bangalore, however, is inland, situated in the center of the country near the eastern borders of Karnataka State. Located straight north of this modern city is Bellary. Pastor Rathna Kumar lives in Bellary and from this small town, he and his team reach out to villages in a 100 kilometer area. Pastor Kumar tells us that 80% of the people in these villages are illiterate.

Having located us through a Christian resource book, Rev. Kumar introduced his work. He is 1 of 4 full time Pastors, 2 Evangelists, and 3 Sunday school teachers, now working in 6 area villages. Their target, however, is to reach the other

Pastor Kumar with Microphone Preaching and Teaching

80 villages, surrounding the city of Bellary. “Often I preach in the middle of a road, just using a megaphone. Many will gather and some have accepted Jesus. In some villages we have children perform skits to draw a crowd. I am interested to use media. Can you help us?”

After we answered, he shared, “Brother, it’s my pleasure to say that I am in need of Filmstrips. There is a great problem of electricity in all of our villages. Filmstrips will be a great use to our work.”

By mid-2002, the package arrived and immediately was demonstrated in area villages. Pastor Kumar calls his outreach Gihon Gospel Ministries. His motto - “Bringing Unbelievers to Faith in Christ and Believers to Maturity in Christ”. “We have already begun using the Torch Kit in 28 villages. People of all ages are attracted to the Attending to the

Team Leader Teaching the Word of God

Needy Traveling by Ox Cartshows and our Sunday schools are growing. Praise God for the Torch Kit.”

A year later he shared on a report, “God is literally turning many young people’s hearts to the Lord. The miracle of this simple message from the Filmstrips amazes me. This Torch Kit has worked miraculously for us in many remote locations and through it many young people are coming to learn about Jesus. We follow them up and teach them to better understand their salvation.” New village ministries have now been established that extend the scope of his work. Always, however, financial resources are strained to the limit. A van would help expand their outreach. Yet, never daunted an ox cart is often the transportation

Attending to the Needy

Traveling by Ox Cart

choice used to carry the team from meeting to meeting.

On his most recent Report, Pastor Kumar shared, “My sincere thanks to you for the way the sweet Holy Spirit of God has blessed my ministry through the inspired small films of the Torch Kit. By using this strong tool at night time anywhere, our God is showingHis almighty power to these unbelieving people.

Thank you for filling my lamp with fresh oil. So many are turning from idols and now worship Jesus Christ. Please do pray they will gain strong relationships with Jesus. Even so, our prayer cell group continues to pray for your ministry, InterComm.”

Pastor Kumar has reported 197 showings to 2,000 with 270 accepting Christ in the last 2 years.
 



NEW SOULS

Pastor Lungu Jacob of Zambia writes:

“Blessed be the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, who introduced me to InterComm. The Torch Kit they sent me is a very helpful tool. Ever since I started using it my ministry will never be the same. 2 broken marriages were reconciled after I showed the story, FAITH’S FAMILY. Another womanstopped using her satanic charms and put her trust completely upon Jesus. The Lord is blessing us with many new souls and Christians are being strengthened through this media. We expect our ministry to go a long way in growth through the use of the Torch Kit.”

Pastor Jacob had showings to 12 people with 389 viewing and 164 accepted Christ.
 



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Mr. David Timothy of India writes:

“This Torch Kit is a very effective tool for evangelism. It is such a very easy way to present Christ to children, young people, and illiterate adults. Everyone is very eager to see the picture and listen to the stories. I’m very proud to say that many lives have been changed through this ministry. The Torch Kit has provided so many opportunities to share the Word of God that I am greatly encouraged by this ministry tool.”

Reported 7 showings to 185 people, 34 accepting Christ.
 



REMARKABLY IMPROVED

Evangelist Thomas Abugah of Ghana writes:

Ghana, West Africa“Praise God for what He is doing through the video and Torch Kit showings. More and more people are hearing the Gospel and trusting Jesus Christ because of them. This is encouraging. The churches in my area are growing numerically, and the believers are maturing. Several believers have been testifying how their appreciation of the Gospel has been remarkably improved because of the audiovisual messages. These tools will continue to be used to expand the church in my country.”

Reported 15 showings to 612 people, 236 accepting Christ.
 


ARE YOU GIVING ALL YOU CAN?

Thanks to those of you who are!

Because of your faithful support, InterComm Media Tools were placed with 147 ministries in 44 countries in 2004.  72 Torch Kits and 1,327 videos or disks were placed free of charge to worthy recipients.  Most importantly, there were 283,720 reported salvation decisions

However, we could be reaching many, many more if we had the funds.  Please pray about giving more to InterComm.  God has instructed each of us to spread the Gospel to the world.  Your extra dollars will partner you with us in fulfilling that mission!

Malachi 3:10
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.

 


HEARTBEAT
by Ken Anderson
Over the years, I have fallen prey to the error of being in awe of people who get their prayers answered.

It might be said - though it in no way serves adequately to fully illustrate - that one might as well envy those who have air to breath and water to drink!

Perhaps it is part of Satan’s infamy to surround prayer with mystique. On the contrary, even a casual reading of the Scriptures reveals how much God wants prayer to be as normal to our spiritual experience as are air and water to our physical well-being.
A real breakthrough for me has come in the study of prayers in the Bible.

I try to offer Biblical prayers daily, often many times in a given day.
In a world where even Christians fall error to materialism, selfishness, and worldliness, I find Psalm 51:10 helpful. “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.”

And, in quest of overall spiritual good health, commitment to the daily task and right relationship with others, Psalm 139:23-24 - “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”




 

  

 


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PROJECT UPDATES

Extra Donation - Could we ask you to consider an extra gift this month of $25 - $100 or more?   InterComm finances are extremely limited just now.  We appreciate your prayerful consideration.  Thanks so much.

 

Bangalore, India Kannada & Malayalam Language Recording Project. Recording Phase to take place in June and July in Bangalore. Funds still needed for the Editing and Equipping Phases.

Vishakhapatnam, India Telugu Language Set-Up - Meetings planned for July 15-17 to initiate a Committee for a possible 2006 Project.

Used Video Projector/DVD Players - $750@. Many needed.

Transfer to VCD - $125@. 35 Titles need to be transferred on to video disk for the growing Asian market that uses this less expensive and more durable media format.

Videos for National Leaders - $10@.

 
Torch Kits - $300 or $25 per month for 1 year. Many needed.

General Fund - Always needed. Now more than ever.


                                                                                                                


AVangelism Report

April Correspondence

 

Media Showings - 364

 

Gospel Presented to 38,734

 

Salvation Decisions!!!

6088

 

These are the Reports Received. Only God knows a Man's Heart!

 


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