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From Chhattisgarh Mission Fields
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Y the grace of God, we were able to distribute woolen blankets to 60 families across 9 house churches in 3 districts of Chhattisgarh state in India where we have missions. I was in Chhattisgarh from Jan 30 to Feb 4 visiting our mission fields, preaching in churches, encouraging fellow believers and our mission workers. At the moment, we have close to 300 believers across these house churches who gather every week to worship the Lord and hear the Word of God. My colleagues in Chhattisgarh, Bro. Ashok Baghel and Bro. Yunus Kashyap visit at least three of these house churches every week and encourage them to be rooted in the Word and stay close to the Lord. I found that these first-generation believers are an energetic lot. Their worship style is infectious. Many of them walk long distances to reach the church. On February 3, almost 60 people gathered together for worship from 6 villages and most of them had traveled at least 50 km to reach the church. In at least three villages, people have come forward to donate us lands - they want us to construct churches for them. Most of these people are poor farmers or daily wage laborers who cannot afford to build a church on their own. A church building of their own gives them an identity among the people from other faiths who are watching them to see how their lives are transformed by their faith in Jesus Christ. Will you pray for this need of the people in Chhattisgarh? Tamil Nadu Mission Field (Tiruchirapalli): It’s been almost a year since we adopted 15 villages in Tiruchi district of Tamil Nadu state. We go there once every month, stay there for three days, travel around the villages on foot, distribute Gospel tracts, pray for the sick, the needy and the demon-posessed and tell them about the freedom in Christ that they can enjoy if only they believed in Him and accepted Him as their Lord and Savior. We are praying that we would be able to take a house on rent so a full-time worker can stay there with his family and reach the people. Please keep this need in your prayers. Our work in Ottakovil and Kiliya Nagar mission fields are progressing well. too. Literature Ministry: This year, we hope and pray that we would be able to bring out a magazine for children and the Hindi edition of The Christian Messenger magazine. We need people who can help us in translation of content from English and Tamil to Hindi. It’s a full-time job. We also need people who can draw cartoons and come up with story ideas to help us in bringing out the children’s magazine. If you know someone who fits the bill, please let us know. Thank you. God be with you! Robin Sam “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.”—Amos 9.13.