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
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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
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Pastor Kumar with Microphone Preaching and
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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
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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
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Attending to the Needy |
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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.
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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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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.
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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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