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October 2011 Vol. XLVII No 8
OUTREACHFOUNDER
Rev. Dr. Theodore Williams
IEM OFFICERS
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDRev Dr K.T. Kurien
HONORARY TREASURERMr K.P. Raja Sekhar
GENERAL SECRETARYRev P John Wesley
Heads of Ministry Departments
Church Ministries Rev. E.D. Raja Singh Elias
Human Resource and AdministrationRev. Jonathan Chavan
Finance DepartmentMr. Solomon Swamidoss
Editor: Mr. Timothy Austin
DESIGN & LAYOUT: Mr Dominic Savio J
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Magazine Statement
“To inform our readers and create an
interest in missions and impact them to
get involved in IEM’s missionary work
and mission in general.”
Theme for 2011
Prisoner of Christ Ephesian 3:1
Contents
The General Secretary’s letter ----------- 2
Editorial -------------------------------------- 5
Bible Study ----------------------------------- 6
Church and Mission ----------------------- 9
Partners in Mission --------------------- 11
God’s Word to Bible-less languages 12
Praise and Prayer Calendar----------- 14
Media in the Mission fields ----------- 22
Development for Progress ------------- 23
The Power house of Missions -------- 24
God gives Increase ----------------------- 26
Biography-Sacrificial Service --------- 27
A Pioneer Missionary’s Reflections - 28
IEM News ----------------------------------- 29
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The General Secretary’s Thoughts
“Prisoner of Christ and forgiveness”
Our dear faithful prayer partners,
I am writing this letter from NewZealand where my wife Mercy and Iare visiting prayer partners and
supporters of IEM.
Western Missionaries: During our visit,Mercy and I met a few missionarieswho had served in India for many years.Now, though they have gone on in yearsand are weak, their love for the Lordand His Mission is still burning brightin their hearts. When they shared theirexperiences, our spirits and emotionsmelted. Interestingly, Des Worrall livedin Tamil Nadu and learnt Tamil. Now,although he suffers from dementia, hehas not forgotten Tamil. In fact, hespeaks, sings and prays in Tamil! Des &Dorothy paid a heavy price, travellingby ship for a month to far off India andthen by train to reach differentdestinations where they settled asmissionaries. They lived with limitedfacilities and faced the challenges ofweather, language, culture andprimitive conditions.
What struck us was that none of thesemissionaries made a mention of thehardships they went through; ratherthey rejoiced in the Lord for theopportunity to be His witnesses. Theywere happy that IEM continues to sendhundreds of missionaries. Our eyesfilled with tears as we thanked God forthe hundreds who came to India andproclaimed the Gospel. Some of themstarted off to India but died during thejourney.
Corruption: These days, we are awareof the lobbying to put an end to
corruption in India. While weappreciate these efforts and campaigns,
we would like to be passive in our
response because we are not sure about
the effectiveness of these endeavours.
As followers of Christ, we are asked to
pray for our authorities and
governments. Corruption is the side
effect of the root problem – sin. Let us
pray that God will use this to bring
about a deep conviction of sin, leading
to repentance as in the case of the city
of Nineveh. If God’s people humble
themselves and pray and turn from
their wicked ways, the Lord has
promised healing to their land.
Partnership: IEM thrives on
partnerships with several Churches and
Mission agencies. Partnerships are the
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biblical pattern of missionary work. We
are partnering in different ministries
such as outreach, community
development, radio programmes, Bible
translation, Scripture engagement,
training local leaders , church planting,
medical ministries, women and
children ministry, member care. The
list goes on.
Our partner churches feel that IEM is
their Mission and IEM mission fields
are their mission fields. IEM does not
want to compete with or threaten
churches; rather, IEM complements the
church in fulfilling the command of the
Lord. IEM cooperates with any Mission
or Church which wants to build the
Kingdom of God. Many mission
agencies are coming forward to work
together with new strategies and in
different ministries. We thank each one
of them for their partnership with us. In
this issue, we bring you various facets of
our partnerships with many Christian
agencies both on the mission field as well as
Paul and Partnership: When Paul wrote
a beautiful and
thought-
provoking letter
to the wealthy
Philemon, who
owned a slave
named
Onesimus, he
said, “So if you
consider me a
partner, welcome him as you would
welcome me” (v17). This letter was
written by a real prisoner to a “prisoner
of Christ” asking him to forgive
someone and enjoy complete
deliverance in Jesus Christ. The
foundation and the motivation for such
a request was partnership in the
Gospel. The more we study the
Scriptures, the truth on forgiveness
comes out profoundly.
A prisoner of Christ is the recipient of
the Lord’s forgiveness. Becoming a child
of God is a
process.
Christ’s
followers
were slaves to
sin until Christ
delivered them
and made them, “Prisoners of Christ.” This
happened when they accepted the
forgiveness of Christ and appropriated
for themselves. They heard, believed,called, repented, received and confessed
Jesus Christ as their Lord and Master.
The process continues.
A prisoner of Christ reaches out to
others with forgiveness. When
followers of Christ understand theforgiveness granted to them, they in
turn, with thankful hearts and humility
reach out to others asking for
forgiveness. Their unworthiness
constrains them not to hold any grudge,
anger, bitterness or hostility againstanyone just like the father who received
the younger son who had wasted the
father’s property and hurt him deeply.
The father reached out to his son
without any reservation. Whenever, I
think of this and acceptance of theHeavenly Father, I breakdown and say,
“Just as I am without one plea.” Is there
anyone to whom I haven’t reached out
to with the forgiveness of Christ?
A prisoner of Christ recommends
forgiveness. Paul commands Philemonto, “Welcome him as you would
welcome me” (v17). Who was Paul to
command Philemon? Paul had spiritual
authority. Without spiritual authority,
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we can’t order someone to forgiveothers. If we have not forgiven someone
we have no right to ask someone else to
forgive. Forgiveness is costly. Therefore
he says, “If Onesimus has done you any
wrong or owes you anything, charge it
to me” (v18). As prisoners of Christ, weare expected to recommend forgiveness.
There is no “quick fix” method.
A prisoner of Christ rejoices over
forgiven people. We don’t know what
has happened to
Onesimus. I am
sure Paul was
confident that
Philemon would
have heeded
Paul’s plea and forgiven Onesimus.
Forgiveness brings joy not only between
the people whose relationship was
restored, but also to those around
them. When we meet at the foot of the
Cross, we rejoice not because we are
perfect people, but because we are
forgiven. If we are not happy, perhaps
we haven’t forgiven someone from our
hearts. When we reach out to others
with the spirit of forgiveness, our joy
will be boundless.
As partners, we invite you to do two
things for us. 1. Please pray for the
ensuing IEM National Convention at
Kottayam, Kerala. 2. Please come for
the convention. We look forward to
meeting you,.
With you, at the foot of the Cross rejoicing
P John Wesley
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“Hand in hand, we’ll work together as one!” This statement wonderfully weaves
together the mystery of partnerships. From the word go, God never intended the
crown of His creation to be alone. In fact, He instituted and established marriage
which is the most sacred of all partnerships.
We live in an individualistic society. Business ventures use partners to further
their own goals and aspirations. “What is in it for me?” is the all important
question. Even in the recent uprising against corruption, we discovered many
champions of the anti-corruption movement trying to establish their credentials
by partnering with others.
From its inception in 1965, the Indian Evangelical Mission is in the business of
partnering with like-minded agencies and churches. We praise God that, working
together, much has been achieved in the areas of training leaders, Bible
translation, education, relief and development, transmission of the Gospel
through media like radio, CDs and DVDs. It is indeed wonderful to see how God
can use technology to transmit the Gospel where missionaries may not be able to
go. Each specialized ministry, working together can indeed weave awesome
achievements for God. In the end, nobody takes the credit for the work done. God
gives the increase and people benefit. These achievements are outlined in the
pages that follow.
In this issue, we feature a brief update on the ministry among the Garasia people
of North Gujarat and Rajasthan. Our missionaries pioneered the work in 1978.
Dr Vinod Shah and his wife Dr Shalini Shah stepped out by faith after completing
their medicine at Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore. God grew the
ministry and the team was strengthened. Many sowed the seed, some watered but
God gave the increase. Many Garasia people received physical and spiritual
nurture and stand today as testimonies of the faithfulness of God. A major
landmark was the release of the Garasia New Testament after missionaries,
Dinesh & Victoria Patel worked for over 2 decades on the translation. We cannot
forget our prayer partners who backed us up in prayer and through their
generous financial contributions.
The 47th National Convention is at Kottayam from October 13-16, 2011. Please
make a special effort to be there. If you really cannot make it, please pray that
this convention will be a great blessing to all who attend. Again, we cannot do it
alone. Please partner with us.
Timothy Austin
Editorial
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(The way forward in any venture is forging partnerships for best results. In
missionary work, the principle is no different. This month, Bishop Pradeep Kumar
Samantaroy vividly outlines the benefits of vibrant partnerships, beginning with
God Himself. Bishop Samantaroy is from Orissa. He began as a missionary, served as
faculty in Serampore and has since been serving as the Bishop in Amritsar Diocese
for the past 12 years. He encouraged and ordained several IEM missionaries,
especially those working in the north Indian states.He and his wife Lily are blessed
with 2 daughters.)
Bible Study
Progressive Partnership
Our God is a God of
partnerships. In the creation
account, God(Elohim) said, “Let
us make man in our image, after our
likeness”(Genesis 1:26). John 1:1-3
says, “In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God and the
Word was God. He was in the beginning
with God. All things were made throughhim, and without him was not anything
made that was made.” This is a clear
indication that God the Father was in
active cooperation with God the Son in
His creative activity. The man and the
woman who were created in the imageof God also suggest that partnership is
a fundamental purpose in God’s creation.
Further, the Bible tells us about the
perfect harmony within the Trinity-
Father the Creator, Son the Redeemer
and Holy Spirit the Sustainer.
Therefore, we are encouraged to work inpartnership in every sphere of lives.
Synergy in Partnership
After drawing insight from the Triune
God, we will now look at some practical
aspects of partnership.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 says, “Two are
better than one, because they have a
good return for their work: If one falls
down, his friend can help him up. But
pity the man who falls and has no one
to help him up! Also, if two lie down
together, they will keep warm. But how
can one keep warm alone? Though one
may be overpowered, two can defend
themselves. A cord of three strands is
not quickly broken. Partnership
provides productivity, protection, help,
warmth and strength.
Many biblical examples demonstrate
meaningful partnerships.
1. Team work by Moses, Aaron, Miriam
and Jethro made it possible for the
Rt. Rev. Pradeep Kumar Samantaroy
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Israelites to enter the land flowing
with milk and honey. Moses was the
leader, assisted by Aaron and
Miriam. Jethro was the counsellor.
2. The story of Naomi and Ruth gives
us a vivid picture of mutual support
and encouragement that led to a
bold commitment by Ruth and
ultimately a blessed ancestry into
which Jesus was born.
3. The story in Mark 2: 1-5 tells us how
a helpless paralytic in a seemingly
hopeless situation was healed by
Jesus because of unorthodox,
daring, confident and persistent
action of the 4 men of great faith.
They did what was not customary
those days. They were so passionate
about what they were doing that
they risked of being rebuked or even
rejected.
Mutuality in Partnership
John the Baptist announces, “He must
increase, but I must decrease.” (John
3:30) He acknowledges that the
authority and influence of Jesus among
the people must grow and His message
shall continue to spread until it extends
through all the earth. John humbly
commits, “I must decrease”. The
purpose of John’s ministry was to point
men to Jesus. When that is done His
work is done. He admits that He came
not to form a party of his own, nor to
set up a religion of his own; and his
teaching must cease when he is fully
established, as the light of the morning
star fades away and is lost in the beams
of the rising sun. Progressive partnership
demands recognition of one’s own
limitation and transfer of the baton to
the appointed partner in God’s mission.
Paul says, I have planted, Apollos
watered; but God gave the increase. So
then neither is he that plants anything,
neither he that waters; but God that
gives the increase (1 Corinthians 3:6-7).
We ourselves are not to be glorified,”
but we are to glorify God alone for the
good accomplished in the salvation of
souls through the gospel of Christ” (1
Corinthians 3:21; 4:6). At the same time,
we can be thankful for men and women
who faithfully plant and faithfully
water. Paul reminds us that mission
belongs to God alone and we are all
partner participants in His mission.
This understanding of partnership
encourages us to be servant disciples
and to promote stewardship of God’s
kingdom on earth.
Unity of purpose in Partnership
The greatest threat to witnessing Christ
today is division among the Christians.
Paul in I Corinthians 12.:12 asserts, “
For just as the body is one and has
many members, and all the members of
the body, though many, are one body, so
it is with Christ.” We ought to rejoice in
the fact that God has made us different
from each other and has given us
specific gifts by grace. However different
we might be, we can join hands together
in unity to serve one purpose, that is
building the body of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul says, “For by the grace given to me
I say to everyone among you not to
think of himself more highly than he
ought to think, but to think with sober
judgment, each according to the
measure of faith that God has assigned.
For as in one body we have many
members, and the members do not all
have the same function, so we, though
many, are one body in Christ, and
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individually members one of another.
Having gifts that differ according to the
grace given to us, let us use them: if
prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if
service, in our serving; the one who
teaches, in his teaching; the one who
exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who
contributes, in generosity; the one who
leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of
mercy, with cheerfulness.” (Rom. 12:3-8).
Connectedness in Partnership
Connectedness bears fruit. Jesus said, “
I am the vine; you are the branches.
Whoever abides in me and I in him, he
it is that bears much fruit, for apart
from me you can do nothing”. In order
to remain connected we have to develop
interest in each other, improve our
understanding , respect each other’s
space and allow space. When we get
connected we become open to our
partner and eventually demonstrate
transparency and accountability. One
must bear in mind that not every kind of
connectedness will bear fruit. Consider
the example of Annanias & Saphira
(Acts 5:1-11). They both were of one
mind but for the wrong purpose. They
lied to the servants of God out of greed
and invited instant death. Their
opportunity to get connected with the
other disciples was lost. Honesty is an
essential element of partnership that
cannot be compromised.
We know that God is capable of
fulfilling His mission without our
involvement and contribution. But God
always lowers Himself to such an extent
that we can grasp his purpose and
partner with Him in His mission at our
level with our inadequacies and
shortcomings. The Church too has an
opportunity for a meaningful
partnership in doing mission.
Should we let the chance go?
REPORT OF THE GOSPEL CAMPS FOR DRUNKARDSREPORT OF THE GOSPEL CAMPS FOR DRUNKARDSREPORT OF THE GOSPEL CAMPS FOR DRUNKARDSREPORT OF THE GOSPEL CAMPS FOR DRUNKARDSREPORT OF THE GOSPEL CAMPS FOR DRUNKARDSThe Lord laid a burden on us to organise a Gospel Camp for drunkards about ayear ago. The Lord heard our prayer and a family agreed to sponsor the camp. Twenty eight drunkards registered for the camp from April 28 – May 1, 2011. Rev. T. Sholal shared the Word and all 28 campers accepted the Lord. I conducted2 follow up progammes and encouraged them to start a weekly Bible study andprayer meeting. A second camp was organised from July 14-17. Rev. T. Sholalwas the speaker..
Twenty one new friends attended and they in turn acceptedthe Lord. Now 49 former drunkards are shining and vibrantwitnesses for the Lord in their respective Churches andvillages. They decided that the offerings taken during theThursday meeting with go to the IEM ministry.
The Pastor, Church leaders and all the villagers, especiallythe wives and children are so happy. On August 31,they organised a one day family retreat. All glory to God.
Khaling Mocha
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Church and Mission
Seamless, Strong, Productive
For many, the word “Church”
represents a great institution, for
others it serves as a recreation
centre while for some others; it is a
place where charity begins!
Most often, the church is understood to
denote a building, an edifice or a
landmark where Christians meet
Sunday after Sunday. So, in order to
attract people, the church building is
beautified and bestowed with
bountifully decorated.
There’s nothing wrong in keeping our
church buildings clean. In fact, a poorly
maintained church building is a bad
testimony to non-Christians. Sadly,
however, many Christians maintain a
clean building because they do not
understand the mandate and the
ministry of the church which is the
Bride of Christ!
So, what is the Church?
Primarily, the church ought to be an
EVANGELISTIC CENTRE. It should be
HOUSE OF PRAYER. It must also be a
SCHOOL where people are grounded in
the Word of God before they venture out
as witnesses. The church is a PLACE OF
FELLOWSHIP.
What is Missions
Now let’s look at the word “Missions.”
This word comes from the Latin root
word meaning “Mitto” which means “I
send.” Therefore, a missionary is a sent
one. The main task of the early church
was to be obedient to the Great
Commission. (Matthew: 28: 18-20, Mark
16:15, Luke 24:47-48, John 17:18, 20:21-
22.) Hudson Taylor declared, “The Great
Commission is not an option but an
obligation – a commandment to obey. In
other words the mission of the church
should be missions.” Spurgeon
explained, “God cannot use dead tools
to work living miracles”.
Early church involvement
The church at Jerusalem was actively
involved in missionary work. Acts 8:1,4-
5 and 11:19-20 talk about how the
church participated by praying, sending
and supporting missionaries. The
church at Antioch Church did not lag
far behind. They commissioned Paul
and Barnabas after fasting and praying
for them. Such was their fervor. (Acts
13: 2-3) In Galatians 2:9, we read about
the wholehearted involvement of the
church at Galatia.
Why is the church not involved?
Here are some factors that do not need
to be explained.
1) Norminalism
2) Visionless leaders
3) Spiritual decadence
(a backslidden state)
4) Ignorance
5) Disobedience to God’s call
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Road-blocks for Involvement
i) Very few believers in the church
ii) Apparent economic loss
iii) Church customs and practices
might be broken
iv) Bad reputation of some
organizations
v) Visionless Pastors
So Why Church Involvement in Missions ?
First and foremost – it is the HEART
THROB of God.(Genesis 12:3, Isaiah
49:6, I Timothy 1:15, Luke: 19:10,
Matthew 4:19). Next, because the
harvest is truly plentiful. By 2020
India’s population will be the highest in
the world at 1.3 billion. Only 7000
pincode regions have any pastor,
evangelist, or missionary. Only 187
missionary organizations are working
in India.
Second, as Christians, we obligated to
preach the Gospel (Matthew 18: 18-20/
Mark 16:15). Why? Because many are
perishing. (Acts 17: 30, II Peter 3:9) and
the Second Coming of Jesus is near.
Church involvement in Missions
Gather Information
Pray / Go / Support a Missionary
Mobilize youth to get involved in
Mission activities
Encourage children and youth to make
pen friends with the children of
Missionaries in other parts of the
country
Adopt a Missions’ project
Teach and preach on Missions
Organize one day Missions Seminars
Arrange video presentations on tribal
ministry in your church
Help as honorary promotional worker
for a Missionary Organization
Start a missions library in your church
Invite Missionaries to speak in your
church
Take a special offering for Missions
once in a month
Sing missionary songs during the
service
Conduct Missions Retreat for church
members
Missionary Literature like Missions
Magazines, broachers, booklets,
various activities of Missions and
needs should be made available, The
church should have a Ministry bulletin
board, displaying Maps, news paper
cutting, pictures of Tribal groups.
So what are you waiting for? The time
to start is NOW!
Wedding Bells
We are happy to announce the marriage of
Kirupa, daughter of Mrs Christal (IEM
Chennai) & Rev Dr SC Paul Raj with Pradeep
James on September 7, 2011 at Chennai. We
pray that God will bless this couple and make
them a blessing as they begin their life as man
and wife.
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Not everyone is called to be
missionaries! Now before you
sit back and relax, let me hasten
to add that no one who bears the name
of Christ is exempt from being part of
God’s grand agenda for the salvation of
mankind!
What Can I do?
You can pray for those who are serving
on the frontline. In an army, the soldiers
on the battlefront will be defeated if
they are not backed up by people
“behind the scenes” who work tirelessly
to see that they are sufficiently supplied
in order to give their utmost for the Master.
Do I qualify?
Here’s your checklist.
· A genuine Born-again experience
· A member of a local Bible believing
church which teaches sound doctrine
· A good testimony in the local
community
· Recognised by local Pastors and
Church leaders
· Should be accepted by local Pastors
and Christians in general as a good
leader
· Should have a Vision for missions,
especially through IEM
· Should have a right understanding
about IEM - its goals and objectives
· Should be willing to serve as an
Honorary Area Secretary as per the
· Should be able to pray for and
mobilise Prayer for the Mission
Partners in Missions – Area Secretary
They Also Serve
· Should be willing to raise Financial
Support for the Mission
What will be my Role?
· To promote the Goals and Objectives
of IEM
· To prayerfully mobilise Prayer Cells
· To encourage local Christians to give
for missions
· To promptly send the funds
collected to the Finance Department
in Bangalore
· To act as a liaison between your own
church, other local churches and the
IEM
· To help the Local IEM full- time
personnel whenever and wherever
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· To organize IEM Sundays locally in
different churches throughout the
year
· To organize 3-day IEM meetings
locally at least once a year in order
to create an awareness on missions
· To start as many Prayer Cells as
possible locally and mobilize prayer
support for missions.
· To invite IEM missionaries from the
mission field to share their field
ministry and field experiences with
the supporters
· As the number of prayer partners
and supporters increase, you should
be able to identify and recommend
new people who are committed to
serve the Lord through IEM as
Honorary Area Secretaries
Are you ready to go? Prayerfully contact
your local IEM full-time church ministries’
Associate. There’s so much to be done!
The term “partnership” is the most
talked about word these days.
From government formation to
running a small business, partnership
plays an important role. Whether in the
corporate world of in ministry, suitable
partners can improve the quality of the
work done.
The Progress of Partnerships
Initially, partnering with other
organizations may raise many questions
and doubts. One can look at it as a
waste of time, energy, funds and resources
because it much discussion takes place
before agreements are formulated. But
let’s look at the advantages as well.
§ Duplication of work can be avoided
§ Training of missionaries, resources,
expertise and infrastructure can be
mutually shared
§ Increased quality output, faster
results, more resource and funds
Partnership
God’s Word to Bible-lessLanguages
can be made available
IEM discovered the strength of
partnerships with other missionagencies right from its inception.Around 30 years ago, we entered into apartnership with Indian Institute ofCross Cultural Communication (IICCC)to train our missionaries in the Bibletranslation and Scripture engagementministry. This trend continues with theWycliffe India (Win). Presently, IEM ispartnering with many agencies involvedin Bible translation and Scriptureengagement. Some areas where we arehaving partnership are given below:
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TRAINING: Wycliffe India and otheragencies give specialized training to themissionaries involved in the Bibletranslation and Literacy ministry. At thesame time, IEM sends Bible translatorsand literacy missionaries to teach incourses and workshops conducted byWycliffe India. We also provide
consultant help to translation teams
from different mission organizations.
PRINTING: The Bible Society of India
helps us in printing the New Testament
at a subsidized rate. Recently, the Bible
Society printed New Testaments in three
Bible-less languages which were
translated by our Bible translators.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT:In Bible
translation and Literacy ministries,
computers play a major role. New Life
Computer Institute and Wycliffe India
provide technical support. They develop
and provide software to all the
translators, type set the text and train
the missionaries who are involved in
Bible translation and Literacy.
EQUIPMENTS AND GADGETS: Wycliffe,
The Seed Company and other agencies
provide financial aid for equipment and
training for Bible Translators as well
as for printing scripture portions.
LITERACY & MULTI-LINGUAL EDUCATION
Multi Lingual Education(MLE) is a State
Government programme which provides
primary education to tribal children in
their own mother tongue upto standard
5. A few Indian states have started this
programme. Some of our translators
are involved in this. They help the
Government in providing materials in
tribal language besides training
teachers. Some of IEM’s literacy teams
have prepared materials which the
governments have printed and are using
in their literacy classes.
There are many more partners who are
praying for the translation and literacy
work. They visiting the mission fields
and invite the translation and literacy
teams to their home to know more
about the work. With much gratitude,
we acknowledge the contribution all
our partner mission agencies who have
played a key role along with us in this
great ministry.
Around 100 people groups are still
without the Bible in their own mother
tongue. If God is leading you, please
join us as a Bible translation
missionary. We also invite you to
become a partner with us by praying for
more Bible translation and Scripture
engagement teams, promoting the
ministry of Bible translation and by
supporting us in providing Gods Word
to all the Bible less languages.
John Mathai
Secretary for Field Ministry
[Bible Translation & Scripture engagement]
October 201114
(October is an important month in the
calendar of Indian Evangelical Mission,
both in our mission fields as well as in
church ministries. It’s also time to thank
God for His faithfulness throughout
2011 and to gear up for the Christmas
season and prepare for the challenges of
2012.In the midst of an action-packed
schedule, please pray that we will keep
our focus clear as we serve our Saviour
dear. We need of your prayers!)
1 HIMACHAL PRADESHKullu
Praise God : The “Varshik Sammelan”
(Annual Convention) from August 13 - 15,
2011 was attended by 70 people. All
expenses were raised locally.
A new fellowship was started in our
missionaries’ house from August 14, 2011
14 members of Immanuel Supporting
Group from Shillong, Meghalaya were
challenged by the ministry in Kullu
valley
Praise and
Prayer
Calendar
Praise and
Prayer
Calendar
Pray: We desire to see that more andmore people are delivered and healed
from demonization though the ministry
of prayer and the Word. We need more
of the Holy Spirit’s empowerment.
Lahaul
Praise God: God has been speaking to
the Lahauli people in various ways and
through various peop1e for 156 years
IEM missionaries are privileged to be
part of God’s plan for the Lahauli people
Open doors to work among the Lahauli
people
Pray : That through our ministry in
Lahaul during August and September
2011, at least 5 people will turn to
Christ and a Worship Group there will
be started there
2 Dharamsala
Praise God: Helping our missionaries to
communicate with Tibetan friends in
Tibetan language
A supporter contributed Rs. 50,000/- to
purchase a motorcycle for our
missionaries’ use at Dharamsala
The 14- member Immanuel Supporting
Group who visited Dharamshala in
August was able to understand the
Tibetan people and their needs
Pray: Our contacts in Dharamsala will
understand the love of Christ and respond
to Him in repentance
A new worship group will be formed in
His time
3 PUNJABMehraj
Praise God: 37 children participated in
a one-day children’s retreat
October 201115
6 youth participated in the youth meeting
and screened a film on de-addiction.
30 women participated in the ladies’
meeting and learnt much from the Word
of God
Seekers Nishan and Gurgent accepted
Jesus Christ as their personal Savior
3 believers openly confessed their faith
in the Lord on August 27, 2011
Pray : Those who openly confessed their
faith in the Lord will be vibrant
testimonies among their own people
3 students who are regularly attending
the tailoring classes will also learn
about Jesus through our missionaries
Those who received tracts will take time
to read and respond to the Gospel
message
· IEM ANDHRA PRADESH YOUTH
CAMP begins today at Adoni. Pray
that many young people who are at
the crossroads of life will commit
themselves to follow Jesus
wholeheartedly
Lehra Mohabat
Praise God : On August 3, 2011, 11
ladies participated in the ladies’
meeting were enriched by the Word
Our missionaries could visit 3 new
villages
Pray: The maintenance work at the Life
Revision Centre will be completed soon
A new Worship Group will be started
soon in a new village
The children who are attending tuition
classes will learn from God’s Word as
well
4 PUNJABNathana
Praise God : On August 15, 2011, 45
women were blessed by the ministry of
the Word through our missionaries
4 believers from Nathana openly
confessed their faith in the Lord on
August 27, 2011
Pray : The 4 people who openly
confessed their faith will desire to grow
and be nurtured in the Lord
The 48 young people who participated
in a youth meeting on August 21 will
understand God’s will for their futures
The all the believers will learn God’s word
especially during the weekly Bible studies
5 UTTARAKHANDIndiranagar, Dehra Dun
Praise God: 15 women were challenged
to fulfill their God-given role in the
family after attending the women’s retreat
Our missionary Mr. Suraj Majhe found
a good house in the village
Our Sunday school children
enthusiastically memorize Bible verses
every week
Sunday classes were resumed in
Masendawala with 10 children
attending regularly
5 people regularly attend the tailoring
classes after it was restarted
Our believer could send his daughter
for theological training
Our seeker Ms Sonia secured a 1st
division in her school leaving exams
Pray : The 15 women who attended the
women’s retreat will stay true to their
commitments
October 201116
A breakthrough in the Jamunwala area
New contacts Ms. Santophi and Ms.
Surekha will seek the Lord sincerely
· SUPPORTERS’ GET TOGETHER at
Tiruneveli today. Pray that each
supporter will be challenged to get
involved in the Lord’s ministry in and
around this region.
6 GUJARATGarasia
Praise God: Every Sunday, 1 or 2 new
contacts attend the worship service
2 women who were barren for many years
and tried various poojas in vain have
now experienced the blessing on children
9 elders were elected by the Garasia
believers and commissioned to serve
their own people
Pray: The elders will take their
responsibilities seriously and work
together for the glory of God
The children in the hostel will use every
opportunity to progress academically
and spiritually as well
KULLU, Himachal Pradesh
Pray: for the Kullu Dushera Mela
which begins from today till the 16th
at Kullu. A Book Stall, evening
evangelistic meetings, prayer walks,
tract distribution and personal
evangelism will feature our
missionaries’ ministry during this time.
7 WEST BENGALJalpaiguri, Dima Bechline
Praise God: 3 people were healed from
their sickness
One strong family is responding to the
gospel
We conducted a ladies meeting at Dima
Bechline on July 23,2011
20 children are growing in the Lord
Pray: Our contacts in Vivek Nagar may
know the Lord
Our missionary Mrs. Rachel Tuboi will
be able to use the skills acquired
during her medical training in the
mission field
15 women from Dima Bech line will
grow in the Lord
Contacts Mr. Bali Marandi and Mrs.
Sukhni will attend church regularly
Contact Mr. Ramu Oran who unwell will
recover quickly
8 WEST BENGALBirpara
Praise God: 5 new seekers are coming
every Sunday to the worship service
Around 16 young children are learning
God’s Word regularly
Pray : Contacts Mr. Sanjay, Protima,
Ajita and Minita may confess their faith
Our missionaries plan to visit 4 new
villages to share the Gospel
9 Cooch BeharMahisbathar
Praise God: Believers are being
nurtured in the Word every Fridays
20 students are being given tuitions at
Bonehukamari village
Pray: Believers Mr. & Mrs. Akhil Ch.
Barman who are translating the Bible
into Rajbanshi language
Satan’s influence in this region will be
broken
October 201117
10 Pundibari
Praise God: Our missionaries visited
Bosontapur and distributed tracts
Good response to the preaching of the
Gospel in Bawdiadanga
Pray: Two young boys Bishawjit, and
Rajesh will turn to the Lord
Tufanganj
Praise God: Our missionaries visited
new villages Chhatarampur and
Bonshraj to share the Gospel
Our missionaries were able to compile
a new song
Pray: Spoken English classes among
college students will provide
opportunities to witness
11 MADHYA PRADESH
Praise God: His protection and care at
last month during a time of
persecution
Successful programme in Lakhnadon
mission Hospital attended by 15
believers and 3 new seekers
For our believer’s courage in the face of
persecution
Pray: Mr. Suklu from Sukri village will
come to a saving knowledge of Christ
2 new contacts and seekers may grow in
Lord
12 UTTAR PRADESHUtraula
Praise God: Evangelist Ram Asrey could
send both his daughters to school with
the help of missionaries and the church
Believer Kishan and wife were delivered
from demon possession. Kishan and his
father Baburam removed demonic
articles from their homes. A Worship
service was started in their home in
Muhamadhpur
Mangesh(5) of Jaithapur village was
lame and dumb from birth uttered his
first word ‘AMMA’ in church. His parents
have started attending church regularly
Pray: Kishan and family will be willing
to openly confess their faith in the Lord
A cook is needed to serve in JJB Hostel.
Balrampur
Praise God: On July 1, 2011, a prayer
meeting and Bible study was started in
Bakshiner village
Mrs. Rita Habupur village was delivered
from demon possession on July 22,
2011
On August 12, 2011 many seekers’
meeting were conducted in Bakshiner
village.
Pray: Believer Rita will experience the
Lord’s healing touch
Believers to walk worthy of the Lord Jesus
For the team of Balrampur field may
have good health and spiritual growth
· PASTOR’S GET TOGETHER at
Bangalore. PRAY that the Lord will
minister to these men of God through
His precious Word and His servants
13 MADHYA PRADESHLakhnadon
Praise God: New village, “Sukri,” has
opened to the Gospel. A seeker Mrs.
Bijea Bai experienced the Lord’s healing
touch
October 201118
Pray: Mrs. Bijea Bai will grow spiritually
and be a powerful witness in that village
The opposing groups will not trouble
the ministry in this field
· PASTOR’S GET-TOGETHER at Christ
Church, Trivandrum, Kerala.
Rev. Dr. Robert Solomon will ministerthe Word along with our General
secretary, Rev. John Wesley and other
leaders. Pray that many supporters
and prayer partners will attend
· THE 47TH NATIONAL CONVENTION
begins today at Kottayam, Kerala.
Praise God for the hard work put in
by the Steering Committee andvolunteers, unity among churches
and cooperation from pastors and
lay leaders. Pray for speakers, Rev.
Robert Solomon, Mr P.S Thomas, Rev
P John Wesley and IEM missionaries.
Good weather, finance and an
outpouring of God’s blessing during
the convention
14 ARUNACHAL PRADESHKamba
Praise God: 6 believers from a family
openly confessed their faith on Aug 14,
2011
Good response to the preaching of the
Gospel in Kamba village
Wisdom to carry out the ministry
among the Kamba people
Pray: Seekers Mrs. Marjum and Mrs,
Nyiapi will experience deliverance from
demon posession
New contacts and seekers will be bold
enough to accept Jesus as the personal
Saviour
Believers from Kamba Baptist Church
will witness about Jesus to their own
people group
SEPPA
Praise God: Safe journey granted to our
missionary and his family to reach the
mission field after their annual leave
Pray: Our missionaries’ house owner’s
wife who deserted her husband will
return home
Contact Seba Gollo who is suffering
from an unknown sickness will
experience complete healing
Contact Mrs. Rebaka Sumi will also
experience the Lord’s healing touch
15 ARUNACHAL PRADESHPapumpare
Praise God: Hostel children were
rescued from the floods on August 4,
2011 when the water entered the hostel
Pray: 5 belivers who are willing to
openly confess their faith in the Lord
will conduct themselves in a manner
worthy of Christ
16 ASSAMGolaghat
Praise God: 4 families regularly attend
the Sunday worship service
Contacts at Halmirah and Furkating
villages are growing in the Lord
Pray: The 50 children who attended the
VBS programme in July will hunger and
thirst after the Word of God
Evangelist Mr Amrit Sagar, our evangelist
will find a suitable life partner
17 ANDHRA PRADESHKhammam
Praise God: Worship services, weekly
cottage meetings and prayer meetings
are being conducted regularly
Hostel children did well in their tests
October 201119
Koya girl Tellam Saritha secured
admission to the GNM course
Pray: Church elders and helpers will
continue to work with renewed zeal
An evangelist is urgently required to
serve in Immanuel Prayer House at
Pathamaredubaka
Need to construct a compound wall so
our children would be protected
The women’s retreat during the Dasara
vacation
The construction work of Vadagudem
church to be completed soon
· NATIONAL PRAYER AND PLANNING
MEETING begins today at Kottayam.
PRAY that the deliberations will
result in decisions which will benefit
the Mission and bring Glory to God.
18 CHURCH MINISTRIES,
NAGALAND
Praise God: Churches in Nagaland are
keen to partner with IEM by supporting
the ministry
New supporting groups identified in
new areas
Pray: Safety in travel
Unction from the Lord as our
missionaries minister to the church in
Nagaland
19 FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Praise God: His provision of funds for
the first half of the financial year 2011-
2012
Accounts of the financial year 2010 -
2011 were submitted to the Income Tax
Department
Pray: Funds to pay salary arrears to our
missionaries
Speedy completion of the KrishnagiriGirls’ hostel construction
Auditing of the PF Trust Accounts and
half yearly internal audit
Clearance from the Income Tax Department
for the financial year 2008 - 2009
20 CHURCH MINISTRIES,
KARNATAKA
Praise God: The good response at the
Women’s Meet in KGF in August
The participants who attended the first
Kannada speaking supporters meeting
on September 17, 2011
The wonderful team working in
Karnataka Church Ministries
Pray: The IEM FRIENDS GET TOGETHER
will be held for 2 days beginning on
October 22 at Raichur. Pray that theinteraction with our supporters will
result in greater involvement in the
ministry of IEM
Our new State Secretary, D Jeyaseelan
and his family that he travels to reach
out to new areas in Karnataka
21 CHURCH MINISTRIES,
TAMIL NADU
Praise: 2 missionaries were dedicated
at Coimbatore and for the fasting and
prayer meeting at Erode
God’s protection upon Rev. Thambyraj
and Rev.Ravikumar and their families,
who were involved in road accidents
The Lord’s faithfulness in the lives of
our missionaries Rev. J Rajaiah & Stella
who celebrated their Silver Wedding
Anniversary on September 8, 2011
Pray: The youth those who committed
their lives during the State level Youth
camp at Courtallam recently
October 201120
Regional level convention at Thiruvallur
(Chennai) which is now in progress
22 CHURCH MINISTRIES,
ANDHRA PRADESH
Praise God: The financial target wasachieved by His grace
The good response throughout theAndhra Pradesh for Silver JubileeCelebrations.
2000 people participated in the localprogrammes
Pray: Missionary Meetings at TeluguBaptist Church, Karagpur, West Bengal.
Follow up of the 25th Andhra PradeshYouth Missionary Camp
Great awareness would be createdamong the churches of AP for
missionary work
23 CHURCH MINISTRIES, KERALA
Praise God: The National Convention inKottayam was a great blessing
His provision of funds to the meet all
the needs of the convention
Commitments made as a result of the
moving of the Holy Spirit during the sessions
Pray: Effective follow up by our church
ministries missionaries
More honorary personnel to be
identified and appointed
24 GENERAL SECRETARY
Praise God: His ministry in New Zealand
and Australia. In spite of hectic travel,
God kept him in good health
For the decisions taken during theNational Prayer and Planning meeting
in Kottayam
Pray: Supporters from New Zealand and
Australia will continue to be motivated
to pray for and give for the ministry
The officer bearers of IEMNZ andFriends of IEM, Australia(FIEMA) will be
strengthened to continue the good work
25 TAMIL NADUKrishagiri and Hosur
Praise God: 9 believers openly confessed
their faith in the Lord on July 27, 2011
Powerful message delivered by Field
Secretary, Rev. Jackin Isravel and good
response from the participants
400 people viewed the a Christian video
film and were challenged
The Golden Jubilee Celebration of
Indienhilfe was celebrated in Trichy on
August 12, 2011. Ten children from
Jeevan Jyothi Boys Hostel participated.
Ministry among children was initiated
on August 7, 2011 in Ambedkar Nagar
from August 7. 30 children are
participating on a regular basis
Pray: Contact Mrs Meena is suffering
from uterus cancer. Doctors have given
up hope. God can do a miracle
Contact Mrs Packiam who lost sight in
her right eye needs the Lord’s healing
touch
26 KARNATAKAChitradurga
Praise God: 12 believers who openly
confessed their faith in the Lord on July
29, 2011
Mrs. Chandramma and Mrs. Shruthi
who were delivered from demonic
oppression
New worship groups were formed in
Bommenahalli, Bennehalli andGowrammanahalli villages
October 201121
4 new contacts are attending worship
regularly
Womens’ meeting every Sunday
at Chitradurga
Pray: New people added to the church
will grow in the Lord
Suitable worship place for worship
group in Chukkanahalli village
27 CHATTISGARHBatri
Praise God : A rough draft of John’s
Gospel has been completed
Openings in Mailbeda and Rathakandi
Pray : Believers to grow in the Lord
Seekers to respond to the Gospel
More contacts in new villages
Revision of Hebrews, I Corinthians and
Romans
28 CHATTISGARHBison Horn Madiya
Praise God: Bimla, a Madiya girl who
was bitten by a snake experienced the
Lord’s healing touch in answer to prayer
New openings in Sadhadi village
Sunday prayer service started in
believer Jeeral’s house from July
Improvement in Jeeral’s health. He is
also growing spiritually
One new contact in Kelavur village
Pray : New contacts Jay Dev and Deva
are responding positively to the Gospel
Doni, a 30-year old Madiya person is
willing to come to the Lord
More contacts in Kappanar village
A house in Gummandpal village where
there are some contacts
29 CHURCH MINISTRIES,
CENTRAL OFFICE
Praise God: Faithful service of our IEM
Area Secretaries many states of our
country
Partnerships with churches, especiallyin the North East
Pray: Vision Building Teams will beformed in every district of our nation to
promote the cause of missions
Speedy distribution of the books, “God
Alive” and “The Touch of His Goodness”
30 HUMAN RESOURCE AND
ADMINISTRATION
Praise God: Every worker of IEM is doinghis or her best for the glory of God
Missionary candidates who in answerto God’s call, have applied to IEM to
serve as missionaries
Role clarity in the work is gradually
being understood and implemented
Pray: All our workers will feel wellcared for as they carry out their tasks
in the places where they live
All our missionaries will grow
spiritually even as they are constantly
involved in spiritually nurturing others
31 FEBA INDIA
Praise God: The partnership with IEM in
producing Koya language radio
broadcasts
The FM radio broadcasts in Goa,
Kolkatta and Bangalore
Pray: That many FM stations will be
available in India to broadcast
programmes produced by FEBA
For the expansion of Internet radio
ministry
October 201122
Media has a growing influence on people. Therefore, IEM ventured into making use
of media in our mission fields. We entered into partnership with many Christian
media agencies. Here is an overview.
Media in the Mission Fields
A Blossoming Partnership
IEM and Trans World Radio (TWR)
TWR broadcasts in 67 languages for 22
hours in medium wave and short wave.
In partnership with TWR, Kukna radio
programmes are being broadcast on a
biweekly schedule. Cds in Koya and
Garasia languages are produced while
audio Cds in Korku, Kuvi, Kotia and
Bison Horn Madia are also under
production. TWR distributed radios to
Koya believers. A small mobile phone
sized audio device called Mega Voice
with 35 messages in Hindi and English
was gifted to our missionaries and
evangelists. This devise can be charged
by electricity and sunlight and is the
best tool which can be used in villages.
TWR helped us start Radio Homes in
our mission fields (A Radio Home is a
Bible Study group which meets regularly
in a Christian home just to listen to
radio messages using a Cd player). The
Cd contains radio Bible studies from
Genesis to Revelation.
In future, TWR is willing to produce
many more radio broadcasts and
explore many other avenues of
communicating the Gospel through the
audio format in our IEM mission fields.
IEM and Far East Broadcasting Associates
(FEBA)
FEBA broadcasts in various languages
in India in Short wave, Medium Wave
and FM. Through this partnership we
have weekly radio broadcasts in Koya
language. We also distributed audio
Cds containing Koya radio messages to
our Koya believers through FEBA radio.
FEBA is willing to broadcast in one
more North Indian tribal language.
IEM and World Cassette Outreach of
India(WCOI)
World Cassette Outreach produces the
Bible in audio format in all major
languages and in tribal languages using
a single voice. They also provide a
device to listen to the recorded Bible.
They have completed the recording of
the Garasia New Testament in audio
format. Continued on Page 25
"The Missionary in his hands!"
October 201123
From its inception, the Indian
Evangelical Mission has enjoyed
a cordial partnership with
various Christian relief and
development agencies especially on our
mission fields.
We praise God for agencies like
Evangelical Fellowship of India
Commission on Relief(EFICOR)
COMPASSION, Emmanuel Hospital
Association(EHA), Christian
Broadcasting Network(CBN), Christian
Medical College and Hospital(CMC & H)
and TENT who help us access the needs
on the mission fields and supplied the
men and material to meet those needs.
Our missionaries serve as conduits
through which the blessings flow.
Emmanuel Hospital Association has a
number of hospitals, most of which are located in North India. On their
invitation, we sent missionaries to work in the villages surrounding these
hospitals. EHA sends their medical personnel to treat patients at medical camps
organised by our missionaries. In turn, our missionaries minister to patients
during the OPD. Currrently, we work with EHA hospitals in Raxaul in Bihar and
Fatehpur, Utraula and Herbertpur in Uttar Pradesh and Chattarpur and
Lakhnadon in Madhya Pradesh. Self-help groups in another vital aspect where
people who are at the mercy of landlords can be taught to stand on their own 2 feet.
CMC, Vellore is training our missionaries to basic Community heath. This does
not mean that they take the place of doctors. However they are trained to treat
basis ailments on the spot. Presently 18 missionaries have been trained. Our
goal is to train 100 missionaries.
In addition to these partners, we praise God for Indienhilfe who are involved in
the Jeevan Jyothi Boys’ Hostel in Krishagiri, Tamil Nadu. Their involvement in the
lives of these boys is a great investment. Pandita Ramabhai Mukti Mission and
IEM have enjoyed and continue to enjoy a strong partnership in the hostel ministry.
We have partnered in the establishment and running of hostels around the country.
Amiyanand Nag
Secretary for Health and Community
Partnership
Development For Progress
"Tailoring a future"
October 201124
Prayer ought to be an essential
ingredient in the life of every
Christian. Without prayer, a
Christian of a church is as good as
dead. The Bible says, “Not praying is
also sin” (I Samuel 12:23). We have
seminars where people are taught how
to read the Bible, how to teach and
preach effectively and so on. However,
the focus on prayer among Christians is
surprisingly minimal.
IEM stands because of prayer. Over theyears, this we have understood the
strength of prayer. We praise God for
those who stand behind us upholding
us regularly in their prayers. We have
individuals, families and churchessupporting us through their prayers. Yet
some still want to know how they can
pray for missions and mobilize prayer
support for missions. All over India to
day we have 500 Prayer Cells which are
earnestly functioning for the Glory ofGod. Here are few steps for those who
are willing to start a prayer cell.
1. How to organize a prayer cell?
(Matthew 18:19-20)
a) Gather like minded people from
your surrounding area or
neighborhood who are willing to
join with you in prayer. (families,
office colleagues, house wives,
college students)
b) Select a house or a common place
where everybody can conveniently
meet for prayer
c) Schedule a specific time and
frequency when everyone can meet.
Prayer Cells
The Powerhouse of Missions
Never postpone a prayer cell. Avoid
last minute changes.
d) Inform the members well in
advance. If possible remind them
once on that day.
e) Punctuality should be maintained.
Be on time.
f) Don’t wait for late comers.
g) Prepare prayer points in advance.
Write requests on small cards or
papers as per your convenience, for
distribution during the prayer time.
h) Housewives can also meet during
the day either 11am to 12pm or 3pm
to 4 pm according to their convenience.
2. How to divide the time?
(Duration – One Hour)
Start the Prayer Cell with a couple of
songs of praise and worship. Do not
turn the prayer cell into a singing
session or Bible study. Remember, may
of them come for prayer cell after a
tiring day’s work. Let it not be too
lengthy for them.
10 or 15 minutes of short devotion can
be taken by one of the members who is
informed earlier.
October 201125
15 minutes is used for sharing personal
testimonies and experiences.
30 minutes is for IEM prayer points:
during the prayer time prayer cards
may be distributed or a video or slide
presentation can be arranged or if a
missionary is in town on that day, he
may be asked to share about his
ministry and prayer request. Be apt in
praying for any request. Missionary
prayer cell should mainly emphasize
prayers for missionaries, and the work
among the unreached people groups,
persecutions, responses etc.,
Don’t pray for unnecessary things. Pray
for only given requests. Avoid personal
prayers and church prayer during IEM
prayer cell.
“When we pray God does wonders in
our mission fields” (Ex.17:10-11)
Let each person pray for one request
only. Depending on the size of the Group
and number of prayer points available,
two or three requests can be prayed by
one person.
What is an ideal Group in a prayer Cell?
There are Groups which has 20 or more
in a prayer cell. The Ideal Group is 10-
15. If it exceeds, start a new prayer cell.
At the end, make announcement of the
next prayer cells venue, date and time.
“Pray without ceasing”Phil.4:6-7
They now supply the recorded Garasia
audio New Testament using the Mega
Voice.
IEM and Beulah Ministry
Beulah ministry provides a dramatic
version of the audio New Testament in
tribal and as well major languages
using multiple voices. They also
provide a small battery light sized
audio device to listen to the audio New
Testament. Very soon, they are planning
to provide the audio New Testament in
Koya and Kotia language.
IEM and Variety film &
Communication(VFC)
VFC is making a special effort to
produce videos in many tribal
languages which could be used as tool
for evangelism and teaching. VFC
produced 2 CDs in Kuvi and Koya
languages. We are using these in our
mission fields. They are also planning
to produce video Cds in Batri and Bison
Horn Madia languages in partnership
with IEM.
Pray that these various partnerships
will give God’s word to people in all our
mission fields and many will receive
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as
their Saviour and Lord.
Rev.C.Jebakumar & Jebacrowni
Secretary, Media Ministry, Hyderabad
Continued from Page 22
"Children watch a
Gospel video"
October 201126
We are a team of
missionary
bachelors. Even
though the field is vast, God is
faithful, using us in spite of
all many difficulties. Working
together with us is a team of 3 young
evangelist families from the Garasia
community. They include Shambu bhai,
Pappu and Babu bhai and their
families. We thank God for their life
and commitment, labouring among
their own people for His glory.
On April 25, 2009, the Garasia New
Testament was dedicated and
distributed to our believers and any
interested Garasia people. Bible
Translators Dinesh & Victoria Patel
labored for about 28 years to see that
God’s Word was given in written form
to the Garasia people. We praise God
that this is a great blessing in their lives.
We praise God that 5 believers openly
confessed their faith in the Lord on
March 14, 2010. They are growing in the
Lord. Now there are 47 believers and
more than a 100 seekers.
After ministering to the Garasia people
for 30 years, God enabled IEM to build
a Church building in Dabavalivav. This
landmark was dedicated on April 25,
2010.
In June,2010 we opened a hostel for 12
children. God hand-picked Joseph and
his family, from among the Garasia
people who are committed to serve
these precious buds.
Field Focus: Garasias of Gujarat and Rajasthan
God Gives the Increase
The Team(as on September 30, 2011)
J.John Praveen( Home State: Tamil Nadu)
Mel Firstine Rynth (Home State:Meghalaya)
Rasing Mahangnoa (Home State: Manipur)
In the beginning , God helped us to
work in around 20 villages in Gujarat
and Rajasthan. In March 2009, God
began to open the hearts of the people
to the Gospel. In March 2010, God gave
us openings in 41 villages. In
November 2010, the number grew to 48
and July 2011 we can see people from
58 villages coming to worship the Lord.
The Challenge
One of the greatest challenges before us
is to bring all 58 villages under the
banner of Christ and also develop able
local leaders. We hope to form the
Garasia Society. Secondly, we want to
see a hostel building for the Garasia
people in their own land! We also wish
to have a partnership with a school
where our children can be taught the
Word of God. We believe that God will
bring this vision into reality.
J. John Praveen
"The Garasia's gather for worship
October 201127
Missionaries David & Svea Flood were
commissioned by the Philadelphia
Pentecostal Church in Sweden to work
in Belgian Congo( present-day Zaire) in
1921. When they arrived at a village
called Ndolera in the Congo jungle, the
local chief refused to let them enter.
Their only contact was with a small boy
from the village who would sell chicken
and eggs to them twice a week.
Svea spoke lovingly to this small boy
and led him to Christ. Meanwhile, their
fellow missionaries, the Ericksons
became sick and had to return to their
base station. The Floods too were very
sick. Svea became pregnant and gave
birth to a baby girl. Due to the loss of
blood and weakness, Svea died within
17 days of the birth of her daughter.
Her husband was shocked and returned
to Sweden after handing over the baby
girl, Aina to the Ericksons.
The Ericksons also died and Aina was
given to some American missionaries
who renamed her Aggie. They took her
to the United States and she grew up in
South Dakota where she attended the
North Central Bible College in
Minneapolis. There she met and
married Dewey Hurst who became the
president of a Christian college in Seattle.
From her adoptive parents, Aggie heard
about her early days as well as about
her Dad who was living in Sweden. Then
she came across a magazine that had
published the story of Svea & David’s
work in Ndolera village. She learnt
that the small boy whom Svea had led
Biography: Svea Flood
Sacrificial Service
to the Lord had
managed to bring
at least 600 people
in that village to
Christ. Aggie went
to Sweden and told
her father about
this. He wept and
recommitted his
life to God and
passed away soon after.
At a conference in London, Aggie met a
Christian leader from the Belgian Congo
who was the superintendent of the
national church in the Congo. He
turned out to be the same small boy
who had led 600 people in Ndolera to
the Lord after being saved through Svea
Flood’s ministry. At his invitation, Aggie
visited her mother’s grave in that
village and met all the enthusiastic
village-folk. This beautiful saga ended
with Aggie penning the whole story of
her parents’ sacrificial ministry. Not
long after, Aggie discovered that she
had cancer and went to be with the
Lord. The one seed that had died
produced a harvest of souls!
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October 201128
A Pioneer Missionary’s
reflections
In 1973, when we surveyed the Chinnoor forest area in
Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh, we came to know
that tribal people were living there. So we started “Christ
for Indian Tribes” in 1973. After our marriage my wife and
I ventured there as pioneer missionaries. In 1974, Annachi
(Rev. Dr. Theodore Williams) asked us to join IEM.
In Chinnoor, we started Sunday worship service, women
prayer meetings, youth meetings and Sunday school. The
children learnt many truths from the Bible and believed in
Christ. In 1980, we moved to Neelwai where we prayed for
needy people. Within 3 months, 25 believers openly confessed their faith in the
Lord. Since then, many people openly confessed their faith every year. We were led
to build a small church structure.
In 1996, we went to South India Biblical Seminary(SIBS) and completed our
theological studies. Then we went to Chennai to promote the ministry of IEM
among Telugu speaking people. In November 2002, I underwent a bypass surgery
but God raised me up miraculously by His grace
In 2004 we came to Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad and began visiting 87 homes in 26
locations to share the Word of God. Our supporters are growing and active members
in their respective churches. They are faithful in their jobs, scripture-reading and
prayer. Women too are active. We conduct fasting prayer meetings in Christian
homes and talk about the prayer concerns of IEM.
Now that we have retired from IEM, please uphold us as we continue to serve the
Lord faithfully.
Rev.G. Daniel & Premalatha
A bundle of joy
We praise God along with our
missionaries Tekson Bahadur & Reena
who were blessed with a baby girl on
September 18, 2011. Both mother and
daughter are well. Pray that the parents
will being up the little one in the fear
and nurture of the Lord.
Rev.G. Daniel
October 201129
Dehra Dun
Women’s Retreat
We invited women from our village for
the Women’s Retreat on July 29, 2011.
Fifteen women responded. The
programme began at 3 pm with a seasonof prayer. Then, the women enthusiastically
joined in a time of singing.
We screened the film, “Good News.”Then we explained that women are of
great worth. Their roles as wives and
mothers can influence their children’s
future. They enjoyed the programme
and requested us to conduct suchprogrammes regularly.
The feedback was encouraging! Some
felt, “Why don’t you arrange suchprogrammes for our husbands as well?”
Pray that these women will impact
other women in their village for the
glory of God.
Mrs. Bunti Majhi
Miracle House!
Two months ago we were searching for
a house. The only one available was too
expensive.
Finally, we got a 2-room house and we
moved in. We converted one room into
our kitchen and the other into our
bedroom. We stayed in that house for
two months. After 2 months, a mancame seeking our help.
He turned out to be an ex-army man
whose house and relatives were inNepal. He said that only he and his son
were left and there was nobody to look
after their house and belongings in
Chandmari. He mentioned that we
Christians were known to be faithful so
He asked us if we could stay in hishouse for 2 years. His house has 3
rooms and a kitchen. He said we could
pay him a monthly rent. What a
wonderful experience for us!
Mrs Ratna Bahadur Rai
Chandmari, Dehra Dun
Sixty-eight children from two locations
attended the VBS programme at
Ghattuwala and Nayagaon. Forty-eight
from the junior and primary groups
participated in the Bible recitation
competition. The Scripture portions weselected were Matthew 19:4, John 14:6,
2 Corinthians 5:17, Genesis 1:1,
Ephesians 6:1, Matthew 6:33 and
Matthew 5:14. The most exciting
moment was when all the competitors
recited the Bible chapters and versesand gained understanding and
knowledge of Jesus’ life and ministry
which we taught them from the VBS
theme and other subjects.
Rev & Mrs Athang Serto
Scripture Recitation
Vacation Bible School
October 201130
A believer, Mr. Suresh Mahali was
threatened by their clan. They said that
if his family worshipped the Christian
God and went to church for prayer, they
would chase them from the village, and
not help them during their sicknesses.
They would not give them a burial place
Deliverance from
the devilMrs. Sitha Mahale, a believer from
Dimapati village was possessed by an
evil spirit since January 2011. It
threatened her everyday saying, “I’ll kill
your husband, 2 daughters and son who
are earning for the family. I will capture
your house and will be its owner.” Sitha
became mad. One day she even tried to
commit suicide but God saved her. She
had visited several witchdoctors people
in vain. Sitha stopped attending church,
and did not allow believers to enter her
home to pray for her. But they continued
praying for her in their own homes.
One day God opened the way for us to
enter her house and pray earnestly to
God. We asked her to recite verses with
us. Since then she has been freed from
the satanic attack. Now she goes to
church regularly and praises God.
Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
God wins back His
children
The Second State Mission Conference of
IEM was conducted at Wsiingu Baptist
Church from August 26-28, 2011.
Dwelling on the theme, “We are
Witnesses” from Acts, the speakers,
Rev. Tanga, Executive Secretary of Council
of Revymc Baptist Church (CRBC) & IEM
Leaders shared compelling thoughts from
the Scriptures. Around 500 peopleincluding pastors, lay leaders and
members attended the conference.
Northern region churches and individuals
decided give towards the purchase of a
motorcycle for Arunachal Mission Field.
The church and the CRBC would like toenter into a functional partnership with
IEM. This is a new beginning in this region.
- Chutilo Apon
Mission Coordinator
We Are Witness
if they died. Because of these strongwarnings, they went back to their clanand abandoned the church from 2009.In April 2011, Mr. Suresh Mahalisustained a serious leg injury whichturned septic. He could not even earn aliving. The clan ignored him and thewound became worse. We went to theirhome, encouraged them, prayed forthem and dedicated their home to theLord. We took him to the hospital andspent money on him. The clan could notraise their voice against us or Suresh’sfamily. Now the family members attend
church regularly. Praise God!
Nagaland Church Ministries
Participants pose for posterity
October 201131
Church Ministries, Kerala
Prayer Power
On August 16, 2011, we conducted an
Area Secretaries and supporters
meeting at YMCA, Thiruvalla. The main
speaker was Rev.George Mathew Karikkam,
Vicar of the MarThoma Church,
Edayarenmula. He laid emphasis on
prayer – the need to pray and the
changes that occur when people
pray. He admired the work of our
Mission and asked the participants to
do their best for IEM. We welcomed
our new IEM Board Chairman, Rev. Dr.
K.T. Kurian. Later, we spent time in
intercessory prayer. We praise God for
this new beginnings.
Thomson George
State Secretary
Jeevan Jyothi Ashram Girls hostel
God’s
protection
Prevailed!
At around
1.10am on
August 22,2011,
a burglar broke
open our house
and entered our
bedroom. He put his hand around
Sudha’s neck and wanted to snatch her
chain. She screamed and the chain cut
and fell from her neck. But he snatched
the mobile and escaped. In the morning
we saw that he had tried to enter our
hostel dining hall but could not do so.
We praise God for His protecting hand
upon us and our children. Our hostel
children have just completed their first
unit test. Many have excelled in their
studies and a few have improved
significantly.
Rev Stanley Tatpati
Summer Ministry in Lahaul Valley
To the
Heights For
Ministry
I praise God for giving me the grace to
enter Lahaul- ”The Forbidden Land in
the Himalayas,” for the 16th year of my
missionary journey. I have contact with
families on the Great Himalayan Range,
at an elevation of 7,500 - 14,000 feet.
God enabled me to cover more than
4,100 kilometres on foot till now. The
visits to Lahaul are carried out in
summer every year from June through
September, when the 13,500 feet
Rohtang Pass is open to traffic after 6
months of severe winter and heavy
accumulation of snow and ice. For the
rest of the year, I am based in Kullu
where many Lahauli people are settled.
The Lord has given me 3 precious
colleagues - Lalmuan Langel &
Ngaithianching from Manipur and
Pynshailang Iawphniaw from
October 201132
Meghalaya. They too make visits along
with me to Lahaul. This year the road to
Lahaul was badly damaged and it took
14 - 16 hours to cover a distance of 155
kilometres. We spent the night in the
bus near Rohtang Pass at below zero
temperature, with little warm clothing.
But what a great and loving Father God
we have! HE kept us in HIS warmth and
total protection and led us into a
spacious situation of usefulness.
Our waiting on the Lord is not in vain.
We look to HIM in faith, to “the GOD
who gives life to the dead and calls
things that are not as though they
were”. Romans 4: 17.
Luke V. Titus,
Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
The Gospel Spreads
By Word and Deed!
On the September 15, 2010 we began
tailoring classes at Digod village. Two
girls, Chandrakala and Sonu were the
first trainees. Now, both of them have
grown in the Lord.
After some singing, we have a short
Bible study and prayer. Then tailoring
classes begin. More recently, Premlatha
has joined them. All 3 have renounced
idolatry and are now believing in and
praying to the living God. This was in
answer to prayer.
Sister Sonu led her sisters to the Lord.
One of them, Gayatri was troubled by
an evil spirit. In answer to prayer, she
was delivered. So she abandoned
idolatry and began worshipping the
living God. Another sister, Sheela was
barren for 7 years. We shared the
Gospel with her and gave her a Bible.
She began to believe in the Lord and He
blessed her with a baby girl on July 26,
2011. She is very strong in the Lord. She
led another sister, Madhu to the Lord.
Madhu left idolatry and began to read
the Bible. Her younger sister Laxmi is
growing in the Lord. Please uphold
Sonu’s family in your prayers.
Sister Premlatha led her sister-in-law to
the Lord. Her sister-in-law’s son has
been sick since birth and they spent
much money on his treatment. God
healed him in answer to prayer. Now
they have Bible study and prayer in
their home daily. They watch Bible
story programmes and are growing in
the Lord.
On July 26, 2011, we began to conduct
Bible classes for youth. Please pray for
Premlatha, Laxmi, Deepu, Santhosh and
Raju who are attending. Please pray
that they will grow spiritually. We also
plan to restart tailoring classes from
September this year. We expect 4 girls
to teach tailoring. Pray for Digod and
the surrounding villages, Mondala,
Devapura and Nimoda that God would
open doors there.
When we celebrated our first Christmas
in Digod village of Hadothi field in
2009, about 80 people had gathered.
When we celebrated it the second time
in 2010, about 50 or 60 people came.
Some people came from Patepura
village as well. For Christmas, 2011,
we plan to have skits and so on. We
expect Premlatha, Sonu and Sheela to
openly confess their faith in the Lord.
Please also pray for Mohan who has
recently begun attending Bible classes
that the Lord would touch him.
Sakkaram,
Hadothi, Rajasthan