[{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear supporters and prayer partners, we are praying for your family and country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well, God has kept us safe.\nLast month, I got the chance to share the Word of God to a family while they were celebrating a birthday. I prayed for them.\nLast month I was asked to lead and pray, along with another pastor, at a marriage ceremony. Before the wedding, in that same church, persecution happened. A radical group attacked the church. They held the people hostage. Then they beat the believers and the pastor and locked the church. Later the police came and rescued them.\nThe pastor of the church also runs a school. The radicals accused the school of converting children. The pastor was charged and put in jail. Through prayer he was released.\nThat is the church where this wedding was supposed to take place. Because of what happened, they conducted the marriage in a different place.\nI was also able to visit the hospital to pray for a sister and council those who were there with the Word of God.I also got the chance to council a family, with the Word of God, who had a family problem and pray for them.\nFew days ago one of our believers fell down. She broke her leg and was admitted to the hospital. I visited and prayed for her.\nPrayer Requests:\nPlease pray for my children to grow in the Lord’s fear and knowledge. Please also pray for their education. Please pray for the Bible collage. Pray that we are able to start our new semester as planned and that the students arrive safely. Please pray for everyone in the radical group. May their hearts be changed and may they be saved. Please pray for the situation of our state. May God control all of the situations of our area. Blessings, Pastor 16* and Family\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2025/09/23/god-is-our-refuge/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear supporters and prayer partners, we are praying for your family and country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well, God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast month, I got the chance to share the Word of God to a family while they were celebrating a birthday. I prayed for them.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"God Is Our Refuge"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and for your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well, God has kept us safe.\nLast month we got the chance to visit brother A\u0026rsquo;s* house. We had fellowship with his family in the Word of God. I got the chance to share the Word of God there.\nBrother A* is surfing with pain. He had neck surgery, but the surgery was not good. Since then his whole body is paralyzed. He has been unable to walk or stand up for a year. We are continuing to visit him and pray for him and share the Word of God with him and his family.\nLast month our church conducted a children\u0026rsquo;s program. 50 kids participated. It was a wonderful time with them. The Word of God was shared through songs and a skit.\nI met a child named P*. She has a hole in her heart. She has to have an operation. I prayed for her.\nI am also teaching a computer class at our Calvary Bible Institute.\nPrayer Requests:\nPlease pray for my children to grow in Lord’s fear and knowledge and also for their final exams. Please pray our house visitation ministry. Please also pray for the students as they share the Word of God. May the Lord use them. Please pray for our local village ministry. May the villagers grow in the Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word. Please pray for the youth of our local area to walk in the Lord. Please pray for our CBI students to grow in the Word. Please pray for the young girl, P*, who has a hole in her heart. Pray that her operation goes well. Blessings,\nPaster 16* and Family\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2025/03/07/by-thy-word/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and for your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well, God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dd42d41c-fcf9-4ce2-943e-838d61a1859e.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLast month we got the chance to visit brother A\u0026rsquo;s* house. We had fellowship with his family in the Word of God. I got the chance to share the Word of God there.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"By Thy Word"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nLast month we got the chance to visit the brother A*\u0026rsquo;s house along with a CBI student. We had fellowship with their family in the Word of God. A student who is in his final year of our Calvary Bible Institute shared from the Word of God.\nLast month, we conducted a Bible quiz in our church from the books of 1 \u0026amp; 2 Timothy and Titus. Our church members and Bible college students participated. It was a great way to check their knowledge of the Bible.\nLast month, we organized a cleaning day along with our students, staff, and church members.\nLast month an annual convention was organized by the Christians of the district. We got the chance to lead the convention along with our church brothers. It was a great time to pray for people. Many dedicated their lives to Jesus and decided to walk with the Lord!\nLast month, our church organized a one day youth retreat. About 96 young adults participated. They were blessed and renewed by the Word of God.\nPrayer Requests:\nPlease pray for my children to grow in the Lord’s fear and knowledge. Please also pray for their final exams. Please pray for our house visitations. Please pray for the students as they share the Word of God. May the Lord use them. Please pray for our local village ministry. May they grow in Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word. Please pray for youth of our local area. May they walk in the Lord. Please pray for the CBI students to grow in the Word. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2025/01/04/renewed-by-the-word-of-god/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1000071062.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLast month we got the chance to visit the brother A*\u0026rsquo;s house along with a CBI student. We had fellowship with their family in the Word of God. A student who is in his final year of our Calvary Bible Institute shared from the Word of God.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Renewed by the Word of God"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear supporters and prayer partners, thank you for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well, God has kept us safe.\nI have been meditating from the book of Philippians, and learning to have a Christ-like mind. I got the chance to teach this chapter in our Sunday service.\nLast month, I got the chance to visit the brother J*. We had fellowship with his family in the Word of God. Last year, he was in an accident. A truck hit him from the back. He was injured badly and lost his left leg. By the grace of God, he is okay now. He is going to try to get an artificial left leg.\nLast month, I also got the chance to visit a believer\u0026rsquo;s house. I take the Bible school students to visit families and give them the opportunity to preach and lead worship. We are trying to give them opportunities like this to learn and get prepared for their future ministry. In class, we evaluate their sermons and correct them. We also give them chances to share sermons in believer\u0026rsquo;s homes. After house visiting also we evaluate their work and correct them, so that they may become better at preaching.\nOn July 1st, our Calvary Bible Institute classes started. We got 5 new students from different parts of the country. They are from different backgrounds. We thank God for the students who have also joined us again for the 2nd year.\nPrayer Requests:\nPlease pray for my children to grow in the Lord’s fear and knowledge. Please also pray for their final exams. Please pray that the Lord will intervene in the problem the world is facing. Please pray for our local village ministry. May they grow in the Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word. Please pray for Brother J* as he plans to get an artificial left leg. Please pray for the CBI students to grow in God\u0026rsquo;s Word. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2024/11/09/growing-to-be-more-like-christ/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear supporters and prayer partners, thank you for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well, God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have been meditating from the book of Philippians, and learning to have a Christ-like mind. I got the chance to teach this chapter in our Sunday service.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Growing to Be More Like Christ"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nLast Month I got chance to visit another state for a mission trip with Pastor 3*. It is about 250 miles from where I live. While we were traveling to the railroad station on an auto rickshaw, a bus hit our vehicle. By the grace of God, we were safe. No harm came to us.\nOur one week of mission trip was so wonderful and blessed. We met all of the believers and their families. We encouraged them with the Word of God and prayed for them.\nLast month I got a chance to visit the home of a previous Bible Institute student. We spent some time with his family and had fellowship with him. It was good to see that he is doing ministry while he is also working a job. We also met another Christian brother there who used to smoke. God worked in his heart. He has now quit smoking and attends prayer meetings.\nI also got the opportunity to preach at a birthday program last month.\nPrayer Requests:\nPlease pray for my children to grow in the Lord’s fear and knowledge. Please also pray for their final exam. Please pray that the Lord will intervene in the problems the world is facing. Please pray for our local village ministry. Pray that those we are ministering to may grow in Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word. Please pray for Pastor 2* and his ministry. May the people he is ministering to grow in Lord. Please pray for the Christians in our state. May they stand strong in the Lord in the midst of persecution. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2024/07/29/the-lord-is-our-protector/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"gallery gallery-cols-1\"\u003e\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WhatsApp-Image-2024.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLast Month I got chance to visit another state for a mission trip with Pastor 3*. It is about 250 miles from where I live. While we were traveling to the railroad station on an auto rickshaw, a bus hit our vehicle. By the grace of God, we were safe. No harm came to us.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Lord Is Our Protector"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear supporters and prayer partners, thank you for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nLast month, I got chance to lead the Sunday service in village. I had fellowship with them with the Word of God. I am teaching them from book of Ephesians.\nThree new families called us to have home prayer meetings last month. We had fellowship with them. I also got an opportunity to preach at a birthday program last month.\nLast month was very difficult time in our area. A radical group tried to stop the house churches. They shut down a few churches with the help of the government authority. The police know this group has the goal to close all of the churches in our district. Because of that, we visited the district collector. We submitted an application to him through the Christian form. By the grace of God, he accepted the application and allowed our churches to conduct prayer. There are still many churches in our area struggling with that.\nLast month, in the mist of problem (of churches being attacked) we were able to conduct our graduation program. Five students graduated.\nPrayer Requests:\nPlease pray for my children to grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord and for their final exam. Please pray that the Lord will intervene in the problem the world is facing. Please pray for the village ministry in our local area. Pray that the villagers may grow in Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word. Please pray for the new family to grow in Lord Please pray for the Christians of our state to stand in the Lord in the midst of persecution. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2024/06/01/standing-firm-in-the-midst-of-persecution/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-15-at-10.12.25-PM-1.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear supporters and prayer partners, thank you for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast month, I got chance to lead the Sunday service in village. I had fellowship with them with the Word of God. I am teaching them from book of Ephesians.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"\u003ca href=\"https://sgwm.com/?p=35892\"\u003eStanding Firm in the Midst of Persecution\u003c/a\u003e"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nI got the chance to lead a Sunday service in a village last month (above). I also had fellowship with them with the Word of God. I am teaching them from the book of Ephesians.\nLast month, three new families asked us to have house fellowships with them. We had fellowship with each of them them (above).\nLast month, I also had the privilege to lead the praise and worship at a meeting organized by the pastor fellowship. About 300 to 400 people came. It was a blessed time.\nPrayer Requests:\nPlease pray for my children to grow in Lord’s fear and knowledge. Please also pray for their final exams. Please pray that the Lord will intervene in the problems the world is facing. Please pray for our village ministry in our local area. May the people there grow in Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word. Please pray for the new family to grow in Lord. Please pray for our state. Pray that God will work and change the heart of the people. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2024/03/30/by-gods-grace-2/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-11.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI got the chance to lead a Sunday service in a village last month (above). I also had fellowship with them with the Word of God. I am teaching them from the book of Ephesians.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"\u003ca href=\"https://sgwm.com/?p=35288\"\u003eBy God’s Grace\u003c/a\u003e"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear supporters and prayer partners, thank you for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nLast month, I had a chance to lead the Sunday service in B* Village. I had fellowship with them in the Word of God. I am teaching them from the book of Ephesians.\nTwo Hindu families were reached with the Gospel during our Christmas outreach. We shared the Gospel with them and prayed for them.\nWe had also organized a program for the kids in December (above). Almost 50 kids participated in the program. We shared the Gospel through a skit and songs and prayed for them, then we distributed gifts. We had a wonderful time with them.\nLast month, I also had a chance to visit K* Village (above). The pastor invited me to share the Word of God during their Christmas program. It was a great time of fellowship. There were many new people there that came because of Christmas. We distributed New Testaments and gifts to them and prayed for them.\nAs the year was ending, God gave us the opportunity to gather with the believers in our church. We were able to fellowship with them, pray together, and give thanks to God for all the blessings which He gave us in our lives last year…and for adding a new year in our life.\nPrayer Requests\nPlease pray for my children to grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problems the world is facing. Please pray for the local village ministry. May the villagers grow in their understanding of the Word of God. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2024/02/03/i-will-give-thanks-to-the-lord/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear supporters and prayer partners, thank you for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-20-at-8.58.20-AM.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLast month, I had a chance to lead the Sunday service in B* Village. I had fellowship with them in the Word of God. I am teaching them from the book of Ephesians.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"\u003ca href=\"https://sgwm.com/blog/news/i-will-give-thanks-to-the-lord/\"\u003eI Will Give Thanks to the Lord\u003c/a\u003e"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nLast month I got chance to organize a one-day youth meeting. God helped the youth to gather there. 200 youth came to the meetings. It was a great time with them to learn the Word of God and worship the Lord.\nPrayer Requests\nPlease pray for my children to grow in Lord’s fear and knowledge. Please pray that the Lord will intervene in the problem the world is facing. Please pray for the local village ministry. May they grow in Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2023/12/11/blessed-in-ministry/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-20-at-8.58.24-AM-1.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-20-at-8.58.23-AM-1.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast month I got chance to organize a one-day youth meeting. God helped the youth to gather there. 200 youth came to the meetings. It was a great time with them to learn the Word of God and worship the Lord.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Blessed in Ministry"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear partners, thank you for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well; God has kept us safe.\nLast month, I had the opportunity to visit the hospital, and I prayed for two brothers, as they were ill and admitted to the hospital.\nAlso last month, the members of all of the churches in the city organized a peaceful protest rally in support of persecuted Christians in a certain area of our country. Persecution began in that area in May, and since then, more than 300 churches have been burned and many Christians have been killed. Thousands and thousands of Christians have fled to a neighboring state, and and thousands are living in the deep forests to try to save their lives. The government in our country is not doing anything to bring peace in that state.\nWe had an outing with our church members. We had a good time with them in worship, prayer, and fellowship.\nI have finished teaching Ephesians. Now, I am teaching Philippians in our Calvary Bible Institute.\nPrayer Requests\nPlease pray for my children, that they will grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. Please pray that the Lord will intervene in the problem the world is facing. Please pray for the village ministry of our local area, that they will grow in God\u0026rsquo;s Word. Please pray for our church members, that they will grow in the Word of God. Please pray for the state in our country where thousands of Christians are undergoing persecution. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2023/10/11/thank-you-for-your-prayers/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear partners, thank you for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well; God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast month, I had the opportunity to visit the hospital, and I prayed for two brothers, as they were ill and admitted to the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Thank You for Your Prayers!"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and for your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nLast month I got the chance to share the Word of God during two different birthday parties and prayed for the people there.\nMy wife and I also visited a family in a village and prayed for them. The daughter-in-law who lives with the family is expecting a baby. She has been throwing up and not able to eat anything. Because of this, she is very ill and upset. She needed council along with medical treatment. I took my wife there (she is nurse) to give the woman some counselling. We had a nice time with her and prayed for the family. Last month, together with my family, we visited that same family again and had the fellowship with them. We had Bible study and prayed for them.\nOn July 3rd our new session of the Bible Institute started. We have 4 new students (above). We do not have the facility to accommodate more students.\nPrayer Requests\nPlease pray for my children to grow in the Lord’s fear and knowledge. Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing. Please pray for the village ministry of the local area. Please pray that the people will grow in Lord Word. Please pray for sister S* to be healed. She has been admitted in the hospital because of vomiting. Please pray for the students to have good understanding of the Word. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2023/08/01/growing-in-the-truth/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and for your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-17-at-12.21.09-PM.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-17-at-12.21.08-PM-300x169.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLast month I got the chance to share the Word of God during two different birthday parties and prayed for the people there.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"\u003ca href=\"https://sgwm.com/?p=33341\"\u003eGrowing in the Truth\u003c/a\u003e"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nLast month we got a chance to visit a different state with family. We had a good time meeting with cousins. We were able to have fellowship with them and share the Word with them.\nWe also got the chance to visit a blind hostel run by Swedish Missionaries. There are about 200 students there. Some live there as resident students. Others, who are from nearby villages, go back to their homes after school. It was our privilege to spend time with them and pray for them. The manager shared a testimony about God\u0026rsquo;s provision for the blind school. During Covid, they did not have any funds for the school, but the staff stayed without getting a salary and the local people raised some money to feed the students. Now, a Swedish mission has been helping financially for last two years to run the school. Praise God for such committed Christian workers who Christian worked without receiving a salary.\nSince the Bible Institute is closed for summer brake, we are focusing on church ministry. We do home visitation in the evenings since during the day it is very hot.\nIn the morning we are cataloging the books of our Bible Institute library. The new Bible Institute session will start the first week of July.\nSince schools are out for summer break, we had a VBS that was attended by around 400 children!\nPrayer Requests:\nPlease pray for my children to grow in the Lord’s fear and knowledge. Please pray that the Lord will intervene in the problems the world is facing. Please pray for the village ministry in our local area. May the villagers grow in Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word. Please pray M* (the niece of one of our students). She is suffering from Chickenpox. Please pray for our state believers, as they are facing persecution. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2023/06/16/praise-the-lord/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-24-at-10.42.25-AM-1-1.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLast month we got a chance to visit a different state with family. We had a good time meeting with cousins. We were able to have fellowship with them and share the Word with them.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Praise the Lord!"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nLast month, we got the chance to visit a family. We conducted a meeting along with a Bible Institute student. They got the chance to lead the meeting and shared the Gospel to those that were there. As the students are learning at the Bible Institute, they are also getting chances to preach during house visitation.\nWe also visited brother J* last month. We had fellowship with him and prayed for him. A few months ago he had an accident. While he was on his way to work, a truck hit him from behind. He was under the truck. He badly injured his arm, legs, and internal organs. He was in critical condition. He was admitted into the hospital for some months. Churches and we were praying for him. God heard our and the church\u0026rsquo;s prayers and God saved him.\nBrother J* lost his right leg in the accident. Now he is home. He has two kids. Please pray for him and his family.\nLast month, my kids had their school exams. They did well. My daughter scored 2nd in the class and my son scored 3rd in the class. Thank you for your prayers.\nPrayer Requests:\nPlease pray for my children to grow in the Lord’s fear and knowledge. Please pray that the Lord will intervene in the problems the world is facing. Please pray for the village ministry in our local area. May the people grow in Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word. Please pray brother J* and his family to grow in Lord. Please pray for our state\u0026rsquo;s believers, as they are facing persecution. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2023/04/28/continuing-in-fellowship-and-love/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-15-at-9.34.13-AM-1.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-15-at-9.34.14-AM-2.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLast month, we got the chance to visit a family. We conducted a meeting along with a Bible Institute student. They got the chance to lead the meeting and shared the Gospel to those that were there. As the students are learning at the Bible Institute, they are also getting chances to preach during house visitation.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"\u003ca href=\"https://sgwm.com/blog/news/continuing-in-fellowship-and-love-2/\"\u003eContinuing In Fellowship and Love\u003c/a\u003e"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear partners, for your prayers and partnership. We are praying for your families and for your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nLast month, our daughter suffered with pneumonia. She was admitted in the hospital for three days. Now, my daughter is fine. Please pray for both of our children to stay healthy and grow in Lord.\nLast month, I had the opportunity to visit a church in a village and share the Word of God with the people there. The church is 15 km from town. It is in a large village. The church I visited used to be filled with new believers, but now it was not full. I talked with the local pastor about the decreased number of believers. He said that since the persecution stared, many people have stopped coming to church. Please pray that the new believers will grow strong in their faith.\nOur second semester at CBI started after Christmas break. Now the students are being taught 1\u0026amp;2 Samuel, Ezra \u0026amp; Nehemiah, the Gospel of Luke, Acts, Romans, and 1\u0026amp;2 Corinthians. The students are enjoying learning these books.\nI am teaching 1 \u0026amp; 2 Samuel, and have just finished teaching 1 Samuel. I learned so much from 1 Samuel while teaching it. I especially learned from the lives of Samuel, Saul, Jonathan, and David. I am excited to learn more from 2 Samuel and to teach it to the students. Please pray for me to have godly wisdom, and understanding, and that I will be guided by the Holy Spirit as I prepare to teach the book.\nPrayer Requests: Please pray for my children to grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord.\nPlease pray that the Lord will intervene in the problems the world is facing.\nPlease pray for our village ministry. May the believers grow in the Word of the Lord.\nPlease pray for the CBI students to grow in God\u0026rsquo;s Word.\nBlessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2023/02/23/growing-in-gods-word/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear partners, for your prayers and partnership. We are praying for your families and for your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast month, our daughter suffered with pneumonia. She was admitted in the hospital for three days. Now, my daughter is fine. Please pray for both of our children to stay healthy and grow in Lord.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Growing in God's Word"},{"content":"Praise the Lord\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear supporters and prayer partners, thank you for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your families and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nIn November, we got an opportunity to visit a family with one of our students. The student led prayer, and we had good fellowship with the family.\nAlso in November, we visited a school and organized doing some social work with them. We taught the children how to be healthy, and my wife taught the girls how to lead healthy lives.\nLast month, we conducted a Christmas program where we invited children.\nWe shared the Gospel and distributed gifts to them. About 60 children gathered from different religions.\nWe had Christmas caroling in a different area, where we visited with students and church people. We shared the Good News with them. Thank God\u0026ndash;some people from the community came for prayer and shared their prayer requests with us!\nWe also visited the nursing home, where we sang songs and shared the\nGood News with them and prayed for them.\nPrayer Request s: Please pray for my children, that they will grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. Please pray for the CBI students and their studies. Please pray for my state, as persecution is increasing day by day. Please pray for church believers to grow in the Lord. Please pray for the people whose homes we shared God’s Word at; pray the Lord would save them. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2023/01/15/sharing-jesus-love/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise the Lord\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear supporters and prayer partners, thank you for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your families and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-18-at-9.37.10-AM-1.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn November, we got an opportunity to visit a family with one of our students. The student led prayer, and we had good fellowship with the family.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Sharing Jesus' Love"},{"content":"Praise the Lord\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well.\nLast month we started Bible College in our area. By the Grace of God we have six students. Some are from our state and two are from different states. Some are newly born in Christ and some are old enough in Christ.\nLast month, I also visited the hospital and got a chance to pray for a sick person. He was suffering from pneumonia and another health problem.\nLast month my children turned four. God has been so faithful to keep them safe. God also helped us to lead them in God\u0026rsquo;s Word. They passed nursery and now they are in Kindergarten. I thank God that they are studying well and performing well in their class.\nLately, I have been studying from 1 Kings. There I am learning from King David\u0026rsquo;s life. God blessed me to learn how David was faithful in his life and how he obeyed God\u0026rsquo;s commandments in his life .\nPrayer Requests Please pray for my wife to get a transfer so that we may stay together and serve the Lord. Please pray for my children to grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. Pray for God’s wisdom and strength to take care of my children and learn His Word. Please pray the Bible College students to grow and learn the Word of God. Please pray for the Bible College to run smoothly. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2022/08/18/leading-others-in-gods-word/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise the Lord\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WhatsApp-Image-2022-08-09-at-10.58.21-AM.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLast month we started Bible College in our area. By the Grace of God we have six students. Some are from our state and two are from different states. Some are newly born in Christ and some are old enough in Christ.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Leading Others in God's Word"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Dear supporters and prayer partners, thank you for your prayers and financial support! We are praying for your family and your country.\nLast month, my family and I were Covid positive, but I thank the Lord for His grace and mercy that He kept us safe and healthy.\nLast month, I began an online meeting with my extended family members (above). They are from different states and most of them are nominal Christians. I began this online Bible study so that they would really come to know the love of Jesus Christ and accept Him as their personal Savior. I praise God that now more families are joining the Bible study!\nA few days ago, I visited my neighbor. He is an older man, and he has been coughing a lot for the last few months. He was born and brought up in a Christian family, but he quit going to church a long time ago. Now, he sits on his porch all day and smokes, and he continues to cough. For the last few days, as I lay in my bed, I could hear him coughing. I could not help but think about the story of Lazarus. God put it in my heart to help this older man and also share the Gospel with him. We sent him to the hospital, but he came back without getting any treatment because he did not want to get tested for Covid. I praise God that I was able to share the Gospel message with him. He told me that he knows everything, but I told him, \u0026ldquo;Unless you accept Jesus as your personal Savior, you are not going to heaven.\u0026rdquo; I have been praying for him, that\nhe will be saved.\nPrayer Requests Please pray for my family to continue to grow in the Word. Please pray that God will use me in the online Bible meetings that I have been involved with. Please pray that my neighbor will accept Jesus Christ and be saved. Please pray for my children as they are taking their final exams at school. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2022/03/29/believe-on-the-lord-jesus/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Dear supporters and prayer partners, thank you for your prayers and financial support! We are praying for your family and your country.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast month, my family and I were Covid positive, but I thank the Lord for His grace and mercy that He kept us safe and healthy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Capture-300x153.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLast month, I began an online meeting with my extended family members (above). They are from different states and most of them are nominal Christians. I began this online Bible study so that they would really come to know the love of Jesus Christ and accept Him as their personal Savior. I praise God that now more families are joining the Bible study!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Believe on the Lord Jesus"},{"content":"Praise the Lord\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country.\nA few days ago, I got the chance to visit a believer\u0026rsquo;s house. We spent some time with the people there, sharing the Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word, having fellowship, and praying for them. I also visited a sister in the hospital who was suffering from pneumonia and prayed for her.\nOn the 21st, our children turned 3 years old. God was so faithful and helped them to grow thus far. On their birthday, we gathered with the staff and gave thanks to the Lord for His blessings. We also had fellowship together.\nOn our twins birthday, they got a bicycle as a gift. As they are growing in God\u0026rsquo;s Word, they are memorizing the Word of God. During the Friday online service and the Sunday service, they share the verse that they memorized.\nAfter a long time, we have been able to start Sunday services. Because of the lock-down, Sunday services had been closed.Mondays through Fridays we have daily office time where we learn the Word of God. Pastor 15 and his wife guide us and correct as the Word of God says.\nPrayer Requests: Please pray for the S. family to grow in the Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word. Please pray for my children to grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. Please pray for Ch. who is suffering from pneumonia.Pray for her healing and for her family to come to faith in Christ. Please pray for our ministry in our state to grow. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2021/08/24/thy-word-have-i-hid-in-my-heart/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise the Lord\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/August-4.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/august-3-300x225.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA few days ago, I got the chance to visit a believer\u0026rsquo;s house. We spent some time with the people there, sharing the Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word, having fellowship, and praying for them. I also visited a sister in the hospital who was suffering from pneumonia and prayed for her.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Thy Word Have I Hid in My Heart"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nBecause of the lock-down, we organize Sunday services through Google Meet. All of the believers join with us online. I got the opportunity to deliver the Word of God to them.\nI also got a chance to share the Word of God through the Christian Youth Ministry group. In that group, most of them are young adults and from villages. Please pray for them\u0026ndash;that they may grow in the Word of God.\nNowadays, we are studying and learning from a different book of the Bible. Every day we meet through Google Meet along with pastor 15*, pastor 3*, and other ministry workers. Together we have a Bible study time. Through this, God is helping us to learn from the Word of God and we also correct ourselves.\nAlso, every Friday we have a prayer meeting. All of our family members join. Our kids also share what they have memorized from the Word of God, and songs and stories from the Bible. Through this, they are growing in God\u0026rsquo;s Word.\nPrayer Requests: Please pray that my children may grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing. Please pray for the village ministry in my local area- that the villagers may grow in the Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word. Blessings,\nPastor 16* and Family\n\\* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2021/06/25/dwelling-in-the-word-of-god/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country. By the grace of God, my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210521%5F125119-300x225.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of the lock-down, we organize Sunday services through Google Meet. All of the believers join with us online. I got the opportunity to deliver the Word of God to them.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Dwelling in the Word of God"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and for your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\nWe thank the Lord that we have been able to start having church services. Because of the lock-down and Covid, we were unable to open our church for a long time. But, God is faithful\u0026ndash;during that time, He helped us and kept us safe. In December, we started opening our church for in-person services again. People started coming and attending the services. Please pray for them to grow in God\u0026rsquo;s Word.\nLast month, a brother from a Calvary Chapel got married. We had the opportunity to be part of the wedding ceremony. The Lord helped us to conduct the ceremony. The bride and groom are both Christians. Please pray that the new family will grow in their faith.\nWe had a good Christmas season. We celebrated Christmas with local believers and family. It was a nice time to get together after being apart for so long.\nLast month, believers that we are discipling went through persecution. They were called to a village meeting in their home village. There, the leaders offended them by swearing at them and tried to force them to reject Christ. By God\u0026rsquo;s grace, the believers got a chance to explain their faith while all the village people were gathered together for the meeting. Afterward, the believers were told that they will not be aloud to have jobs and the strong opposition/penalties they will get. But, they still stood strong in their faith. Please pray for them.\nPrayer Requests: Please pray that our children will grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing. Please pray for the local village ministry- that the people will grow in the Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word. Blessings,\nPastor 16 and Family*\n*Names have been omitted or changed for security reasons\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2021/01/28/standing-strong/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and for your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well. God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Davis-Jan-2021-1.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe thank the Lord that we have been able to start having church services. Because of the lock-down and Covid, we were unable to open our church for a long time. But, God is faithful\u0026ndash;during that time, He helped us and kept us safe. In December, we started opening our church for in-person services again. People started coming and attending the services. Please pray for them to grow in God\u0026rsquo;s Word.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Standing Strong"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and for your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well, God has kept us safe.\nLast month, one of our church members passed away. She was a good believer from our church, who lived in a nearby village. She was from a Hindu family. When she died, her relatives who are unbelievers also came to her funeral. They wanted to do her funeral the Hindu way. But her son, who is also a believer, stood firm and the burial was done in the Christian way. So, we got the chance to conduct the funeral. So many non-believers also came to the funeral and we shared about Jesus Christ to them. They heard silently about Christ. We thank the Lord for that.\nHere, in our country, non-Christians have their own way of burials. They perform some pooja (demonic idol worship) for the peace of the departed soul. Only men are allowed to attend the funerals. Women stay at home. Please pray for the family members who are believers\u0026ndash;that they would continue to grow in their faith.\nI went to a different state in the North to attend a wedding. God helped me to visit that area. We had a good time with the family and enjoyed the worship that was before the ceremony. It took about a 14 hour journey by car to get there. The roads were so horrible, but the Lord helped us to reach there safely. That place is filled with Hindu temples. People from all over the country come to worship there. But in the center of the city there is a church. I thank the Lord for keeping His people there to share the Gospel.\nPrayer Request s: Please pray for my children-that they may grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing. Please pray for the local village ministry\u0026ndash;that they may grow in the Lord\u0026rsquo;s Word Please pray for the state in the North that I visited. May God\u0026rsquo;s work expand in that area. God bless you,\nPastor 16 and Family*\n*Names have been omitted or changed for security reasons\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2020/12/22/by-gods-grace/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and for your country. By the grace of God my family and I are doing well, God has kept us safe.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Davis-Dec-2020.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLast month, one of our church members passed away. She was a good believer from our church, who lived in a nearby village. She was from a Hindu family. When she died, her relatives who are unbelievers also came to her funeral. They wanted to do her funeral the Hindu way. But her son, who is also a believer, stood firm and the burial was done in the Christian way.  So, we got the chance to conduct the funeral. So many non-believers also came to the funeral and we shared about Jesus Christ to them. They heard silently about Christ. We thank the Lord for that.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"By God's Grace"},{"content":"Praise the Lord! Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country.\nBy the grace of God my family and I are doing good. God has kept us safe. Recently, my wife tested positive for Covid. She had been taking care of medical patients during the night shift. She got a fever, headache, and other Covid symptoms. I thank God for saving her from Covid. Now, she is recovering. Please keep her in your prayers.\nRecently, I got the opportunity to visit my friend for his birthday. We spent time together in God\u0026rsquo;s Word and prayer.\nAfter a long time (of lock-down), we got a chance to take my kids out. It was a good time for them to have fun and to learn different things.\nI am spending time with my children and teaching them action songs, Bible stories, and many other things. Right now they are learning all of the numbers, alphabet letters, and different things names through activities. I am also spending time gardening vegetables, and different things that are so costly at the market.\nPrayer Requests Please pray for my wife. She is a nurse, working with Covid patients and is not at home. May God keep her safe. Please pray for my children- that they my grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem that the world is facing. Please pray for our audio classes and ministry on social media. Please pray for Mrs. Tami*. She lost her pre-mature baby because of medical problems. Please keep her in your prayers. God bless you,\nPastor 16 and Family*\n*Names have been omitted or changed for security reasons\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2020/11/23/therefore-will-i-give-thanks/","summary":"\u003ch3 id=\"praise-the-lord\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Davis-November-2-300x300.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the grace of God my family and I are doing good. God has kept us safe. Recently, my wife tested positive for Covid. She had been taking care of medical patients during the night shift. She got a fever, headache, and other Covid symptoms. I thank God for saving her from Covid. Now, she is recovering. Please keep her in your prayers.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Therefore Will I Give Thanks"},{"content":"Praise the Lord!\nGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country.\nBy the grace of God my family and I are doing well. During this time of a Covid lock-down, we are unable to conduct in person classes, but we are sending audio recordings of the teaching to the students so that they may study the Word of God.\nI thank the Lord for opening new doors for me to share the Word of God. I am preaching from Ephesians once a month through Facebook during Sunday church services. I also got an opportunity, through another church, to share the Word of God with village people through social media on Friday meeting. I thank the Lord that during this lock-down, He gave the opportunity to draw closer to Him as I am spending more time in prayer and studying the Word of God. It is so interesting to learn from the book of Galatians as I prepare myself for audio teachings.\nI am also spending more time with my children and teaching them action songs, Bible stories and many other things. They are learning all the numbers and the alphabet and different name\u0026rsquo;s through activities. I am also spending time working in our garden.\nPrayer Requests: Please pray for my wife. She is a nurse and cannot live at home. Please pray for her safety. Please pray for my children that they may grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. Pray for God\u0026rsquo;s wisdom and strength to take care of my children and teach them His Word. Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing. Please pray for our audio classes and our ministry through social media God bless you,\nPastor 16 and Family*\n*Names have been omitted or changed for security reasons\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2020/09/20/i-will-trust/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise the Lord!\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the grace of God my family and I are doing well. During this time of a Covid lock-down, we are unable to conduct in person classes, but we are sending audio recordings of the teaching to the students so that they may study the Word of God.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"I Will Trust"},{"content":"Praise the Lord! Greetings to you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you for your prayers and financial support, dear supporters and prayer partners. We are praying for your family and your country.\nBy the grace of God my family and I are doing well during this lockdown and we are safe under His wings by the Grace of God.\nI thank the Lord that in this lockdown God gave opportunity to come closer to Him, as I am spending more time in prayer and studying the Word of God.\nI thank the Lord for all of the blessings He has given to us. My kids are learning so many new things like Bible Stories, Bible verses, action songs, numbers, colors etc.\nI thank the Lord for His grace! My wife was able to come after 3 months to visit us and spend some time with our family and kids. The Lord kept her safe form all diseases. Last month she served Covid-19 patients. She was quarantined for 14 days and praise God\u0026ndash;she tested negative for Covid.\nOur twins turned 2 on July 21st. God was so faithful to us. He kept us safe from all problems and diseases. Please keep both of our kids in your prayers\u0026ndash;that they may grow in God\u0026rsquo;s guidance and that God will give strength to us that we may lead them in His path.\nI thank God the Lord for helping me lead worship and share the Word of God through social media during our Sunday worship.\nDuring this lockdown the Lord helped me and our team visit believers. We spent time with them and shared the Word of God .\nPrayer Request s: Please pray for my children\u0026ndash;that they may grow in Lord\u0026rsquo;s fear and knowledge. Pray for God to give me His wisdom and strength to take care of my children and teach them His Word. Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing. Please pray for our local youth ministry: that they may grow in God Word. Please pray for the believers that they may grow in their faith. God bless you,\nPastor 16* Family\n*Names have been omitted or changed for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2020/08/20/safe-under-his-wings/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord! Greetings to you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Thank you for your prayers and financial support, dear supporters and prayer partners. We are praying for your family and your country.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Davis-August-4-300x225.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the grace of God my family and I are doing well during this lockdown and we are safe under His wings by the Grace of God.\u003cbr\u003e\nI thank the Lord that in this lockdown God gave opportunity to come closer to Him, as I am spending more time in prayer and studying the Word of God.\u003cbr\u003e\nI thank the Lord for all of the blessings He has given to us. My kids are learning so many new things like Bible Stories, Bible verses, action songs, numbers, colors etc.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Safe Under His Wings"},{"content":"Praise the Lord! Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country.\nBy the grace of God, my family and I are doing good during this lockdown. However, my wife is away from us because she is a nurse. She lives 200km (125 miles) away from us and because of the lockdown she is not able to visit us. This is really hard for her and my children. My children are only 21 months old. Thank God for the internet, so that we are able to connect with each other.\nI thank the Lord that in this lockdown God has given me the opportunity to draw closer to Him. I am spending more time in prayer and studying the Word of God. It is so interesting to learn from the book of Ephesians, about how God has blessed us with His heavenly blessings. I am continuing to study the book of Ephesians.\nI am also spending more time with my children and teaching them action songs, Bible stories and other different things. We are also spending time gardening.\nPrayer Requests: Please pray for my wife as she is a nurse and cannot stay at home. Please pray for her safety. Please pray for my children - that they may grow in the fear of the Lord and in knowledge. Pray for God\u0026rsquo;s wisdom and strength to take care of my children and teach them His Word. Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing. Co-workers in Christ,\nPastor 16* and Family\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2020/05/03/in-thee-do-i-trust/","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePraise the Lord! Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you, dear supporters and prayer partners, for your prayers and financial support. We are praying for your family and your country.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/dk2southasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/117/2020/05/Davis-April-4b-244x300.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e   By the grace of God, my family and I are doing good during this lockdown. However, my wife is away from us because she is a nurse. She lives 200km (125 miles) away from us and because of the lockdown she is not able to visit us. This is really hard for her and my children. My children are only 21 months old. Thank God for the internet, so that we are able to connect with each other.\u003cbr\u003e\n   I thank the Lord that in this lockdown God has given me the opportunity to draw closer to Him. I am spending more time in prayer and studying the Word of God. It is so interesting to learn from the book of Ephesians, about how God has blessed us with His heavenly blessings. I am continuing to study the book of Ephesians.\u003cbr\u003e\n   I am also spending more time with my children and teaching them action songs, Bible stories and other different things. We are also spending time gardening.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"In Thee Do I Trust"},{"content":"Thank you for your prayers and financial support. Since this is my first newsletter, I want to introduce myself to you. I am married to my wife, We have two children, a son and a daughter. They are twins, and a year and half old.\nI was dedicated to the Lord by my parents in my childhood, but I personally surrendered my life to the Lord in 2004. I went to Bible College and got my Bachelor\u0026rsquo;s in Theology and then my Masters of Divinity. I have been helping in various ministries with various churches since 2009, while I was also teaching in an English-based school.\nNow, the Lord has given me the opportunity to serve Him with Calvary Chapel Saving Grace World Missions. I need your prayers, that the Lord will give me the wisdom and strength to do the work of the Gospel. I need your continued prayers and support.\nThank you so much for partnering with us to spread the Gospel in my country.\nCo-workers in Christ,\nPastor 16* and Family\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/2020/01/31/i-will-bless-the-lord/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eThank you for your prayers and financial support. Since this is my first newsletter, I want to introduce myself to you. I am married to my wife, We have two children, a son and a daughter. They are twins, and a year and half old.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/dk2southasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/117/2020/08/Davis-Familyb-300x210.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI was dedicated to the Lord by my parents in my childhood, but I personally surrendered my life to the Lord in 2004. I went to Bible College and got my Bachelor\u0026rsquo;s in Theology and then my Masters of Divinity. I have been helping in various ministries with various churches since 2009, while I was also teaching in an English-based school.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"I Will Bless the Lord"},{"content":"Family Background\nI was born and brought up in a highly devoted Christian family. My parents’ Godly living has really influenced me much to live a devoted life. My parents taught me how to have a good relationship with the Lord and how to live a spiritual life that is most pleasing to God.\nIn spite of my many weaknesses and failures, God was always faithful to me. An incident that influenced my life towards God that took place while I was a child. When I was a small boy, I was drowning in a big water canal. When I was taken out of water, my parents were very afraid thought that I was dead. They became restless and tried their best to revive me. They took me to the doctor for better treatment. My mother loves me so much and did not want to see me dying. Thus, she went to the Lord with a fully surrendered life and prayed to God for my life. She made a commitment and oath before God, that if God would restore my life she would surely dedicate me to God. Finally, God heard my mother’s prayer and gave me life. Praise be to God and glory be to His name, I am now alive. This was my turning point to serve Him all through my life.\nPersonal Experience\nEven as a small boy, though I did not understand many things about God, I was still conscience of Him. My parents told me that they had dedicated me for the glory of God. I realized that the commitment my parents had made for me has no meaning without being made by me. I felt that it was vital for me to accept Jesus as my Lord and personal Savior. It was on 23rd November 2004, I accepted Jesus as my Lord and personal Savior. I was baptized on the 15th December of 2004.\nCalled to Ministry\nSince I committed my life to the Lord I had a desire to preach and do something for the Lord. After my middle school graduation, I was admitted to high school. During this time, I started mingling with new friends of different cultures, traditions, and ethnic backgrounds. I started to compromise with these new friends in many ways. Gradually, my spiritual life started going downhill. I was no longer having interest in reading the Bible and prayer. I deviated from the path in which my parents had led me. But God was faithful to bring me back to Him. I rededicated my life to Him.\nAfter finishing high school, I went to Bible College for my Bachelors in Theology. Then I got my Masters of Divinity degree in 2008. Thereafter, I joined a Ministry with the Church Of God. Later, I could not continue to minister with them, joined a private school (that taught in English) as a computer teacher in 2009. I have been helping various ministries with various churches in the area.\nHowever, I have always been praying that God would open door for me to serve Him full time. I married my wife on Nov. 11th 2011. We have twins, a son and a daughter, who were born after we were married for seven years.\nFuture Plan\nPraise the Lord! He heard my prayer and has opened the door for me to serve Him with Calvary Chapel Saving Grace World Mission. By God\u0026rsquo;s grace, I will be serving Him with all my strength and soul.\nYours in His Service,\nPastor 16*\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor16/pastor16/my-story/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily Background\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/dk2southasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/117/2020/08/Davis-Familyb-300x210.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI was born and brought up in a highly devoted Christian family. My parents’ Godly living has really influenced me much to live a devoted life. My parents taught me how to have a good relationship with the Lord and how to live a spiritual life that is most pleasing to God.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn spite of my many weaknesses and failures, God was always faithful to me. An incident that influenced my life towards God that took place while I was a child. When I was a small boy, I was drowning in a big water canal. When I was taken out of water, my parents were very afraid thought that I was dead. They became restless and tried their best to revive me. They took me to the doctor for better treatment. My mother loves me so much and did not want to see me dying. Thus, she went to the Lord with a fully surrendered life and prayed to God for my life. She made a commitment and oath before God, that if God would restore my life she would surely dedicate me to God. Finally, God heard my mother’s prayer and gave me life. Praise be to God and glory be to His name, I am now alive. This was my turning point to serve Him all through my life.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"My Story"}]