[{"content":"Dear Team and Family in Christ,\nIt is my joy to share with you all the great things that our God has been doing in this part of the 10/40 window and in my life. 1 Timothy 2:4 says that God our Savior “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”. Knowing the heart of God, when you ask Him to open doors to reach those in darkness, we will begin to see Him move.\nThere is a group of villages that I have wanted to visit and share the Good News of Jesus to. As I approach them, I can see that they are in deep idolatry and completely devoted to Hinduism. In these villages, the people have few resources. Many of them do not know how to read. The greatest tragedy is that they do not know Jesus. I knew I had an opportunity during the Christmas season. Here in my nation, people are more open to join in Christmas celebrations. As I planned Christmas outreaches, I decided to visit these villages. God opened the door for me to visit 5 new villages. The people were open and interested to hear as I shared about the true meaning of Christmas.\nSince the outreaches, I have been welcomed back to revisit families in 2 of those villages. The people have not surrendered their lives to the Lord yet, but the seeds have been planted. I know the watering must continue. When I go into these villages, I am surrounded by many children who are so curious about what I have to say. My heart is broken for the people because of the darkness they are in. It is hard for us, as humans, to reach so many people, but it is not hard for the Holy Spirit to reach them. My prayer is that these souls would be convicted by the Holy Spirit and turn their lives from their idols to the Living God. Please join me in praying for their salvation.\nAs I have tried to reach as many as I can, I have found that there is a great need to raise up men and women that will reach the unreached people. I am in lack of men that will go with me. I understand that it is my responsibility to raise them up within my ministry. Just as Paul raised up Timothy, I am seeking those Timothy’s. I am asking God to bring them. Please pray for the Lord to raise up many disciples among my people. Men and women that will have a heart for God and to reach our nation. The work that is happening now should not stop when I leave this world. It should last for generations, for God’s glory.\n“Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.”\nPsalm 37:4\nFor the past few years I have been praying for a godly woman in my life. I am happy to share with you that the Lord has brought her to me. Over 1 year ago, I met her. As our hearts have grown from friendship to love, the Lord has made it clear that He is calling us to marriage. She is being sent out as a worker with SGWM. She loves the Lord and shares the same Kingdom vision and dreams as I do. God has blessed us with great pastors and leaders that have been walking with us, encouraging us, and discipling us in this season, with so much love. Please pray for us as we begin preparations for our marriage and life together. There are many things involved. We are trusting God every step of the way and for every thing.\nMy friends, thank you for your faithful prayers and your partnership in this work of God. Everything that we are doing is for the glory of God and the fruit of your faithfulness.\nGod bless,\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2024/04/02/joyful-in-jesus/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eDear Team and Family in Christ,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is my joy to share with you all the great things that our God has been doing in this part of the 10/40 window and in my life. 1 Timothy 2:4 says that God our Savior “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”. Knowing the heart of God, when you ask Him to open doors to reach those in darkness, we will begin to see Him move.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Joyful in Jesus"},{"content":"Dear Team,\n\nI wish you much joy and blessings in this New Year! Last year was great and filled with God’s goodness. I am so thankful for each and every one of you. The fact that you are all praying for me is the biggest blessing and strength in my life. God is always faithful and I am grateful to our Lord. It gives me so much joy to see how He is using me in different districts and villages here in my area.\nIn my area, it is very rare to find people with Christian literature, and even more rare to see children with Christian books. Most children are exposed only to Hinduism, not to the Gospel or a story from the Bible. The Lord has given me a great burden for the children. They are the next generation. I was greatly blessed to be able to get and distribute many books that are composed of Bible stories. These books are for different ages and grades, from very young kids to teenagers. They cover stories from the Old Testament as well as the New Testament.\nAs I visit the villages with these books, the children are very open and excited to hear the stories. This is the first time they saw books like this, and they are able to hold them in their hands. They value these gifts.\nWhen I visit them, I divide them into groups based on their age and grade in school. I assign a leader to each group and ask them to read out loud, so that the others who cannot read can understand.\nI was also able to bring Bibles and give them to the kids who have a heart to learn the Word of God, who are also able to read and write. As I continue to visit them, I plan to spend time with these children and help them understand God’s Word.\n“All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.”\nIsaiah 54:13\nIn one of the villages I visit regularly, there is a young girl whose family I have been ministering to. This young girl was the first in her family to give her life to the Lord. Her faith has drawn her family closer to Him. She is in 10th grade and has become very busy, but she still has an interest to serve.\nI have asked her to read these stories to the younger children that are unable to read and to even help them as they pray. The children love her and pay close attention as she reads. I am praying that this young girl will continue to draw closer to the Lord and grow a heart to serve Him.\nI am asking God to raise up many young men and women like her in every village I visit. It is so easy to focus on having a career and the things of life, but I hope these young people can understand they have an even brighter future serving the King of Glory.\nWhen I reach the areas where I do ministry, sometimes the parents are out in the agricultural fields working, but they invite me to teach their children. The children are usually with their grandparents at home. When I gather the kids, the elderly people are nearby watching the children and listening to what I share. Sometimes the grandparents might not be interested to come on their own, but because their grandchildren are interested, they will come and learn in the process. God is wonderful! His Word never returns void.\n“So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”\nIsaiah 55:11\nI am seeing how the Lord is working, how He has a purpose in all things. He has given me vision to see these children as the future generation to carry the Gospel to my nation. My nation is full of darkness, but if these children come to know the Lord, their lights will shine so bright for Jesus and change this land. His work is not only for the future, it is for now as well. He is moving today and He is carrying His Word forth.\nPlease continue to pray for my mother’s health. It is winter here. This is the most difficult season for people who have trouble with their respiratory system!\nGod bless,\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2024/02/02/little-lights-shining-brightly-for-jesus/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eDear Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wish you much joy and blessings in this New Year! Last year was great and filled with God’s goodness. I am so thankful for each and every one of you. The fact that you are all praying for me is the biggest blessing and strength in my life. God is always faithful and I am grateful to our Lord. It gives me so much joy to see how He is using me in different districts and villages here in my area.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"\u003ca href=\"https://sgwm.com/?p=34771\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLittle Lights Shining Brightly for Jesus\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e"},{"content":"Dear Friends and Family,\nIt always gives me great joy to be able to share with you all that our Lord is doing! Thank you for your faithful prayers and for joining with me in the Kingdom work that is happening here in South Asia. Your prayers and words of encouragement give me the strength to continue moving forward as we take ground for the Gospel.\nThe days here have been long and busy. That has provided great opportunities to reach many people for God. I am seeing how the Lord has allowed me to have fellowship with families through their children.\nI have been building a relationship with a particular family through their son, K*. I regularly visit his home and often I help tutor this young boy. Sometimes we even play games. These meetings have been great because while I am there, I am also able to meet his parents and family and share God’s Word with them. By building these relationships and gaining their friendships, the families see that I care about them. They give me opportunities to minister to them and share with them about Jesus.\nI am so happy that God is sending me to the people who live in very remote areas and who usually don’t have visitors from the cities. They realize there is someone who wants to visit them, talk to them, and not expect anything from them. For the first time, they are experiencing the love of God. Whenever we go to these villages, the children recognize us and become so happy. We can see how much they love us as they run to us. God is definitely building this relationship with the people. We are teaching them based on their age. They are learning about Jesus, Sunday school songs, and memory verses from the Bible. We usually finish the time with some snacks and fellowship. I am seeing how they are growing in knowledge of God and it blesses me to see them invite and bring their friends to join us.\nYour Attractive Heading There is a great woman named Pr* that I met at the bus station recently. She was a homeless widow who was staying at the bus station with a few of her things because she had nowhere to go. God impressed on my heart to talk to her. I learned that she did have property in her name, but that because she is a widow and no one is with her, some local politicians and government authorities took her property forcefully. She had no help or power to fight against them, so she was left with nothing.\nHowever, she did not give up. She fought with the government officer a little bit and was now given a temporary room to stay in. When she found this room, she invited me over and wanted to make me some food. It was an emotional moment because when I saw her for the first time it was at the bus station where no one wanted to talk to her. However, because she is a believer, she has a desire to share her life with people. This allowed me to witness God’s goodness in her life. She is alone in life, a widow with no family. She is completely dependent on God. He is making her alive every single day! He is the One that is protecting her and providing for her. It is a big blessing to see how God cares about widows and people who are abandoned by society. It is a beautiful reminder that He never forgets people or abandons them.\nOne thing that makes me really happy in my ministry is when I find young men and women who are non-believers. After sharing the Gospel with them, they are open to reading the Bible. Then, because they are clearly spending time reading the Bible, we have some great fellowship as I share and explain to them more about God’s Word. It is an honor to explain it to them and tell them that what is written is for them, and for me, and for all of humanity. I have a beautiful time with them.\nMany times I travel very far on my motorcycle. There are many days when I cannot even get water to drink. But when I meet people like these who are very open to the Gospel and to God’s Word, it is like finding pearls in the dirt. The difficulties become so small. I am finding many pearls for God’s Kingdom. I am excited for all of the men and women I am encountering in my ministry. I am thinking of them, praying for them, and following up with them. God has been doing great things in this ministry and I want to keep going forward.\nMeeting with the children and finding these men and women is worth the tiredness and long days. The struggles are taken away when I consider what God is doing. My soul is filled with so much joy that God gives me. I am refreshed and want to continue to move forward and continue to find these rare pearls in these far villages. God’s desire is that none perish but that all come to a saving knowledge. I am seeing how He is working and pursuing His people.\nThank you for joining me on this journey as we labor together for God’s kingdom, and as we seek all of the hidden pearls He is preparing.\nGod bless,\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2023/12/08/pearls-in-the-dirt/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eDear Friends and Family,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt always gives me great joy to be able to share with you all that our Lord is doing! Thank you for your faithful prayers and for joining with me in the Kingdom work that is happening here in South Asia. Your prayers and words of encouragement give me the strength to continue moving forward as we take ground for the Gospel.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG%5F2833.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe days here have been long and busy. That has provided great opportunities to reach many people for God. I am seeing how the Lord has allowed me to have fellowship with families through their children.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Pearls in the Dirt"},{"content":"Dear Team and Family in Christ,\nThank you so much for your faithfulness in praying for me and for all the work that our Lord is doing. Please know that your prayers are the fuel for us to continue in the Kingdom work the Lord has set before us. God has been so faithful! He continues to open doors to visit new villages and meet new people\u0026ndash;new people who need to hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.\nAs I am visiting new villages and regularly returning to other villages, the children that I meet are really on my heart. There have been many opportunities to build relationships with the parents of the children, to get to know them and build trust. Because of that, the parents feel comfortable and allow me to minister to their children as well. There are times when I visit these families and the adults are busy working on the farm and are not able to meet with me. At those times, the parents let their children participate in the children’s ministry. We take the time to introduce them to Jesus and share stories from the Bible with them.\nI recently met a young boy who really stood out to me. When I first saw this boy (left), I could see he was strongly influenced by Hinduism. He was wearing tika and bottu on his face. These markings represent having much faith in an idol. They are an outward sign that the person believes in a particular god and is showing reverence towards it. He seemed to keep a distance, because he knew that I was not Hindu and that I was from a different religion. My heart broke for this boy. With love, we invited him to gather with us and join the rest of the children. However, he continued to keep a distance from us. I am praying to have an opportunity to explain to him about the true and living God.\n“Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.” 1 John 5:21\nIn Hinduism, there are many reasons why people offer sacrifices to their gods. Sometimes they offer a sacrifice because it is a special occasion, like a festival or celebration. Sometimes if there is an illness, loss of crops, or a situation that is not going well in the home, the people will offer a sacrifice to try to win favor with the gods or goddesses and please them. Based on their financial status, they will sacrifice sheep, goats, or even chickens. The families who have very little money, will spend a whole lot of their wages to make a 2-3 day trip to a temple to offer a sacrifice to an idol who will do nothing for them. Their children are learning to bow down to these false gods, worship them, and seek their favor and protection. Influenced by their parent’s idolatry, the children do whatever their parents tell them to do. Since the parents are in total darkness, they are passing on their idolatry to the next generation.\nI feel great compassion and urgency to tell them about the true and living God\u0026ndash;the Creator of the universe. If the enemy is actively working to keep these adults and their children in darkness, how much more should I be telling them about Jesus?!\nJudges 2:10 says “…another generation arose after them who did not know the LORD nor the work which He had done for Israel.” Just like the generation in the book of Judges who did not know God, this generation that I am working with in the villages has forgotten to seek the true and living God. The Lord is using me to tell them about Him and to tell their children.\nEven if there is much darkness, I have much hope and faith in what God can do. Last Christmas I met a young girl in the 10th grade named S*. She believed in Jesus at a young age and wanted to begin going to church when she was in 4th grade. Her parents did not want to discourage her, so they accompanied her to church. During this process, the entire family became born-again! Today I am ministering to her parents. This family is incredibly faithful. The entire village they live in is back-slidden and choose not to go to church or have an active faith in God. But this family attends church every Sunday and continues to grow spiritually. Because this young girl had a heart for the Lord, the entire family has now been saved. It is important to minister to the entire family, to seek out every soul from very young to very old and tell them about Jesus. God wants to open their eyes and save every generation.\n“To open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me”\nActs 26:18\nThank you for praying with me for these souls!\nPraise Report:\nThe Lord continues to open doors for me to do ministry and meet new people and share the Gospel with them. I continue to see fruit in the new believers\u0026rsquo; lives and an eagerness to know the Lord. Prayer request:\nI’m looking for a place to move closer to the villages where I minister. Pray that I can find a good place and for favor with the landlord. Pray for the believers who I’m shepherding to grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus. Pray for continued open doors to minister to the youth. Pray for the young man I recently met, Arjun. May he open his heart to the Lord and be raised up to serve Him. Please pray for the full restoration of my mothers health\u0026ndash;for her to have stronger lungs and ability to walk without the help of a walker. Pray that God would bring me a helpmate. In Christ,\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2023/10/02/from-darkness-to-light/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eDear Team and Family in Christ,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/67798ef1-08fc-48e9-8587-f69f59af2025-272x300.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThank you so much for your faithfulness in praying for me and for all the work that our Lord is doing. Please know that your prayers are the fuel for us to continue in the Kingdom work the Lord has set before us. God has been so faithful! He continues to open doors to visit new villages and meet new people\u0026ndash;new people who need to hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"From Darkness to Light"},{"content":"\u0026ldquo;Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the edge of his garments.”\nPsalm 133:1-2\nDear Co-laborers with Christ,\nThe Lord has been doing great things as He continues to open great and effective doors. I am very thankful for your continued prayers and love as we co-labor in the furtherance of the Gospel.\nThis past month was great because I was able to do ministry with a brother that is dear to me. When I was in Bible College, all my leaders poured their hearts into me. They shared their experience and knowledge of the Bible with me. I am so thankful for all the unity and faithfulness shown to me by my leaders and how God equipped me through them. Now the Lord has provided me with the opportunity to do the same toward others who also desire to serve in ministry. I am reminded of 2 Timothy 2:2, “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” This is because C*, who was one of my students at one of the Bible Colleges I taught at, now has a heart that is ready to leave his home and move to a different district to begin ministry. Before starting his ministry, he wanted to visit and observe the village ministry I am doing.\nWe visited a backslidden family and spent time ministering to them and reminding them of the importance of being in church and in fellowship. It is so important for all believers to be in communion with God daily; whether we have been walking with the Lord for a few days or many years. We encouraged them, shared God\u0026rsquo;s Word with them, and prayed for them. It was great too for this family to hear C*’s testimony and see that another man who fears God took the time to visit and minister to them.\nWe also visited a sister who is a new believer and encouraged her as well. She is very interested to learn about Jesus, but sometimes feels hesitant to read her Bible because of lack of knowledge and understanding, However, I shared how it is good to make time to study God\u0026rsquo;s Word daily and not only open it up on Sundays. We continued in fellowship with her and teaching her worship songs so she can include them in her devotional time with God.\nIn the past few months I have been visiting these children, hoping to grow and establish friendships with them. I have been trying to learn their names, become familiar with their families, and see where they are with their studies and classes. I am basically growing in relationships with them to help to plant seeds of the Gospel in their hearts. As they learn songs and the Word of God, I pray that their little hearts will be very big to receive God!\nGod is always faithful and good. I am thankful to have been able to share these ministry moments with my dear brother, C*, who I know will be used in a powerful way by God to impact His Kingdom. I also pray that the people we visit will be transformed by the Word of God and that as they grow in knowledge of our Lord, that they will find comfort and hope deep in their hearts.\nPlease Pray:\nFor Gospel seeds to land on good soil and take deep roots. For God’s continued guidance in ministry opportunities. To find a place closer to my area of ministry. For good health and safe driving conditions. God bless,\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2023/08/26/all-to-the-glory-of-god/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the edge of his garments.”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePsalm 133:1-2\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDear Co-laborers with Christ,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lord has been doing great things as He continues to open great and effective doors. I am very thankful for your continued prayers and love as we co-labor in the furtherance of the Gospel.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"All to the Glory of God"},{"content":"\u0026ldquo;Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.”\nJohn 8:36\nBrothers and Sisters in Christ,\nThank you for your steadfast prayers. Knowing that you pray for me brings much comfort to my heart.\nThe Lord gave me an opportunity to share the Gospel with a new man who has been searching for God. He previously became a member at a church that professes to be Christian but is not correctly teaching the Bible. In this church there is a heavy focus on tithing and what God can do for people. This man has been through a lot in his life. Because of all of his hardship, he has been tithing most of his wages to his church thinking that God will give him blessings. He is the main provider for his family, including his parents. Even though his parents have been telling him this thinking is not correct, he is very stubborn. He continues to give his money and neglect the needs of his family. He believes that if he gives more to God, God will bless him and give more to him.\nMy heart was filled with compassion for this man, and I shared the Gospel with him. I told him that God does not require any money from him, but instead wants a relationship with him. The man listened. Because he feels a loyalty to his church and pastor, he said he would think about my words. His parents shared with me that he is in despair. Because he gives so much of his money away, he sometimes doesn’t have enough money to have food to eat or provide for the family. This man has been carrying around a great burden. He is trying to pay God, when God is the One who has paid it all for him. God wants this man to give Him all his burdens, so that he can be completely free in Christ. I am praying for more opportunities to meet with this man and to share what God’s Word truly says.\nFor the past few months, I have been visiting a family that recently moved to an area that is about 30 minutes from my home. They were in this area only temporarily because they work in construction. They were only here to work on a construction project. This family had a great heart to allow me to come into their home and teach them the Word of God. During this time, I was able to witness how God was opening their eyes to His truth. They even began to invite others to join them for Bible study. It brings me joy to hear them ask questions and to see their curiosity about who God is. I learned that their construction project was over and that they would be moving back to their town. I was sad to see them go, and they were sad as well. They shared with me that they will miss our gatherings together and that they hope that we will be able to meet again.\nIt was a great blessing for me that they knew the family that moved in after them. They are also here for a construction project. Because the first family shared about me with them, they were also excited to meet with me and start to study the Bible. I am thankful to see how God is moving in these hearts. I pray that the first family will remain steadfast, and that this new family will have a great desire for the Lord as well.\nAt the end of June, I had the great privilege and honor to visit the village of one of my former students. I was invited to share at a three-day conference there. I taught some essential Christian doctrine, such as: \u0026ldquo;What is sin?\u0026rdquo; \u0026ldquo;How sin entered the earth.\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;How sin separates us from God\u0026rdquo;. I also shared about why Jesus was born, His death and resurrection, fellowship with God in the Old Testament as well as the New Testament, and the Holy Spirit and how He resides in us. I was blessed to see the people come and sit very eagerly to hear about the Word of God. After each day of teaching, we went door to door and ask the people how we could pray for them.\nMany shared their struggles and hardships. As we prayed with them, we also shared with them about the Living Hope we have in Jesus Christ. We also invited them to attend our conference teachings. We took the time to love on them with God’s love and have fellowship with them. To travel to this area from my house took me 15 hours by train and 2 hours by bus. I was completely blessed to have been given the opportunity to serve the Lord in this way. I am asking the Lord for more and more opportunities to share with people in this way. My heart is humbled to know that God uses us to increase His Kingdom.\nI continue to see God moving and I know that it is because of the faithful prayers of all of you, God’s saints. Thank you for your faithfulness and commitment to move the Gospel forward.\nIn Christ,\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2023/08/03/free-indeed/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn 8:36\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrothers and Sisters in Christ,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThank you for your steadfast prayers. Knowing that you pray for me brings much comfort to my heart.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image4.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image2-300x225.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lord gave me an opportunity to share the Gospel with a new man who has been searching for God. He previously became a member at a church that professes to be Christian but is not correctly teaching the Bible. In this church there is a heavy focus on tithing and what God can do for people. This man has been through a lot in his life. Because of all of his hardship, he has been tithing most of his wages to his church thinking that God will give him blessings. He is the main provider for his family, including his parents. Even though his parents have been telling him this thinking is not correct, he is very stubborn. He continues to give his money and neglect the needs of his family. He believes that if he gives more to God, God will bless him and give more to him.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Free Indeed"},{"content":"“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.”\nIsaiah 61:1\nDear Family \u0026amp; Friends in Christ,\nI want to thank you so much for your prayers. I am confident that because of your prayers, God has been moving and opening doors for ministry because He loves the people of this nation. I have much joy in sharing all that our great Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, has been doing!\nThe ministry of Jesus was to heal the broken-hearted by restoring them to Himself, and this is what I have been witnessing. I visited a young man who is living a very broken life. He lives outside of the village because he is lower caste, and he has an addiction to alcohol. His daily wages are very small and he chooses to waste the wages on alcohol. He also has a very broken relationship with his parents because his parents are also addicted to alcohol. I have seen how this has been very destructive in their home and life. I am very thankful God gave me the opportunity to meet them and share with them about God and how much He loves them. As I shared the Gospel with this young man, I told him how much the Lord loves him. This young man is attempting to heal his heart through alcohol, but I shared with him that in the Word of God we can find the solution to everything because we find healing there. I am praying for this man and his family. As I continue to visit them, I am praying that the Word of God will transform their hearts and minds.\nIn one of the villages that I have been visiting during the past six months, I have been so blessed to see how God is transforming the people there! There was a back-slidden family who had not attended church for more than two years. They did not have a good understanding of God’s Word. The church that they attended did not properly teach the Bible. Instead, they taught the church members to place their focus on tithing and on what God could do for them. It has been wonderful to see God working and how interested in God\u0026rsquo;s Word this family has become! When I first met this man and his family, they would often say that they were busy or make other plans for Sunday and not be available for Sunday service.\nHowever, now I have seen so much growth in their lives. They are eager to receive me on Sundays, and they have said they will not make other plans. They now put Sunday fellowship as a priority. I am blessed to see them growing and asking so many questions about the Lord and the Bible. After our teaching time, we spend time going over their questions and I am seeing changes in them. It is also really amazing to see them invite other family members to their home for church service! These sheep are bringing other sheep, and my heart is really blessed by all God is doing.\nI am seeing God’s faithfulness through the people I am ministering to. They are all from the lowest caste and feel very rejected and unloved by society. As I share the Gospel, they are discovering the true and living God that loves them and does not see caste or economic status. The ground is level at the cross, and they are learning that they are perfectly loved by the Creator of the universe. They are learning that only Jesus Christ can heal their broken hearts.\nThank you for your prayers, my friends and family. I ask that you would please continue to pray.\nPrayer Requests:\nThose I am meeting with are not baptized. Pray that as I teach them about baptism, they would have a good understanding and that God would prepare their hearts to want to receive baptism. Pray for traveling safety. The distance is far to these villages (93 miles by motorcycle). I usually return at night, and the weather is not good for motorcycle riding. Pray for open doors for future ministry. The villages that I have been visiting are along the highway, but I desire to go to the inner villages which are considered tribal and in extreme idolatry, very dark. Please pray that God will use me to bring light to these dark villages. God bless,\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2023/06/14/god-is-healing-the-broken-hearted/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsaiah 61:1\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDear Family \u0026amp; Friends in Christ,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI want to thank you so much for your prayers. I am confident that because of your prayers, God has been moving and opening doors for ministry because He loves the people of this nation. I have much joy in sharing all that our great Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, has been doing!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"God Is Healing the Broken-Hearted"},{"content":"Hello Team,\nI am having a great time and am satisfied in ministry to the places, villages and houses that God has been sending me to for the past few months.\nThese are villages and homes that nobody want to go to. The people\u0026rsquo;s lifestyle is in debauchery. They are illiterate. Most of the time, they have no job. If they have a job, it is a job that everyone hates (for example: cleaning drainage and toilets, or as cleaners in a bar or restaurants etc.). These people live outside of the village. All of them belong to the lowest cast of society.\nNo one wants to meet with or talk to them. Nobody wants to shake their hand. Basically, they don\u0026rsquo;t know what love is. They have no idea and have never experienced how it feels. It touches their heart if someone loves them unconditionally. Both men and women who live in this kind of atmosphere became alcoholics. They do not have enough money to go to a wine shop to buy alcohol, so they usually buy local, man-made alcohol in their villages and streets. This type of alcohol is super unhealthy to their bodies. Along with that, tobacco is like their chewing gum. They will have tobacco in their mouth almost 15 hours a day. They are extremely addicted to these life killing habits.\nThey cannot afford houses with concrete, so they build houses with rocks, mud, hay, straw, and tarpaulin covers. Some of the houses that I am visiting do not even have a door at the entrance, as you see in the picture. They live in complete darkness with unhygienic surroundings.\nApart from who they are, what they do for a living, and how unhygienic they are, when I saw them, I was moved with compassion.\nI remember the situation I was in, when God took hold of my hand and pulled me out of this world. I asked God to give me the knowledge to preach the Gospel in simple language with simple examples so that they can understand about Jesus and why He was on the earth two thousand years ago. While I sit with them and shake their hands, I understand that these people are loved by God to the utmost\u0026ndash;even though they are the least recognized by the earthly society. I know that I have a responsibility to take the Gospel to them. I am asking them to not drink alcohol at least one time a week, on the day when they know that I will be coming to meet with them and talk about Jesus, so that their minds will be clear during the time of sowing the seeds.\nPraise report: The Lord has been opening doors to new ministry opportunities in different villages! I am starting to see the new believers desiring to grow in Gods Word.\nPlease Pray for These Requests:\nFor those who are hearing the Gospel to be saved, and for the new believers to grow and desire more of God\u0026rsquo;s Word. For faithful men to be raised up in these villages. For wisdom on how to divide my time between different villages For God\u0026rsquo;s guidance as I plan to put teachings online in the local language. For my mother to have complete healing to her body. Please pray that her lungs will be fully restored and for her to be able to move freely without a walker. For my future marriage Thank you all!\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2023/05/08/the-lord-is-opening-new-doors/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am having a great time and am satisfied in ministry to the places, villages and houses that God has been sending me to for the past few months.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230308%5F180500-300x186.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image0-300x225.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are villages and homes that nobody want to go to. The people\u0026rsquo;s lifestyle is in debauchery. They are illiterate. Most of the time, they have no job. If they have a job, it is a job that everyone hates (for example: cleaning drainage and toilets, or as cleaners in a bar or restaurants etc.). These people live outside of the village. All of them belong to the lowest cast of society.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"\u003ca href=\"https://sgwm.com/?p=32686\"\u003eThe Lord Is Opening New Doors!\u003c/a\u003e"},{"content":"Hello Team,\nI am here with great news about how God is working with His servant in the midst of darkness!\nThe first thing is that last month, I was blessed by a motorcycle for the ministry! It is a huge blessing to me because the rural villages, where I am going, do not usually have public transportation. Prior to this blessing, I traveled in buses to reach the villages and autos (small rickshaws). It was very time consuming to reach my destinations. Also, in the evening, I was not able to get any vehicle to take me back to my home or even to a junction or local town where I could reach a highway to be able to get private transportation. Getting the motorcycle saves me so much time that I am able to reach many more villages than before. I am also able to spend more time with the people to preach the Good News and teach the Word to believers.\nIn one of the villages that I have been visiting for last three months, there is an old man. He is one of very few believers of that village. He gave me his tiled house (above) to use for God\u0026rsquo;s glory\u0026ndash;to run a church on Sundays and anytime that I visit that village. I have been using it to welcome children after school to teach them about God. I also have been having Sunday worship in it. It did not have electricity, so I worked with few people to get electricity into it (left). The children are learning some stories from the Bible, Christian songs, and how to pray. The adults are learning the Word of God.\nI have now been visiting seven villages every week. I am teaching Sunday services in five villages, with at-least two families in each village. It is such a great joy to meet new people in this journey and help them understand about: the Creator, Creation, Sin, the Holiness of God, the sin nature of man, how God reconciled humanity to Him with His grace, and the need for you and I to believe and accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior. A few months ago, I had no idea at all about how to talk to these people. Their lives are very distant from technology and they mostly depend on agriculture for their livelihood. But, I asked God to give me wisdom to reach these people and villages with His Good News with simple language and examples that can help them understand about who Jesus is and why He was on this planet two thousand years ago. God has really blessed me with the wisdom to talk to these people who have had their own gods for ages. Every person and every household has their own gods and idols in their villages and houses. It is a big challenge to me to help them understand their need (for a Savior).\nAll I am doing is going to the villages, meeting new people there repeatedly, and preaching the Truth. I am giving them the raw Gospel, that\u0026rsquo;s it. The rest of the work belongs to the Holy Spirit. I am praying for them.\nPlease pray that I am able to travel to many more villages, because there is totally darkness everywhere. It is my responsibility to bring the light\u0026ndash;the Gospel that changes their lives forever!\n\u0026ldquo;How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, \u0026ldquo;How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!\u0026rdquo;\nRomans 10:14-15\nGod bless,\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2023/04/08/god-is-working-in-the-midst-of-darkness/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am here with great news about how God is working with His servant in the midst of darkness!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230218%5F173817-225x300.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first thing is that last month, I was blessed by a motorcycle for the ministry! It is a huge blessing to me because the rural villages, where I am going, do not usually have public transportation. Prior to this blessing, I traveled in buses to reach the villages and autos (small rickshaws). It was very time consuming to reach my destinations. Also, in the evening, I was not able to get any vehicle to take me back to my home or even to a junction or local town where I could reach a highway to be able to get private transportation. Getting the motorcycle saves me so much time that I am able to reach many more villages than before. I am also able to spend more time with the people to preach the Good News and teach the Word to believers.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"\u003ca href=\"https://sgwm.com/?p=32490\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGod Is Working in the Midst of Darkness!\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e"},{"content":"I want to thank all of you for your efforts in supporting us. This first outreach program went better than I even expected! As I began to plan the outreach program, I wanted to use the funds wisely and completely for nonbelievers—mostly to reach villages where there are no churches or pastors for the people in the local communities. As a result, I decided to go to a village that is an hour and a half from my city. We tried to reach the beautiful children there. None of them are believers. Their families are in severe idolatry. However, I was able to reach them through a sister who is gifted in teaching Sunday School. She has been trying to teach the children there about Jesus for the last few months. Almost every child wears a thread or small idol on their neck or wrist, which was tied on by a Hindu priest or parent to try to protect the children from evil sight and black magic.\nOur 1st Day Of Outreach As I went to this new village, I was welcomed into their community with flowers, which surprised me. Then we introduced ourselves to each other. Then, the children in the Sunday School started to tell memory verses they had learned from the Bible, like Psalm 23:1 and other great verses. After that, we helped the children to participate in a skit of Jesus’ birth. Each child had a role in the skit, and as they\nparticipated, they were hearing about Jesus’ birth for the first time. Even though we didn’t have any costumes with us, it went very well.\nI had also brought my laptop to show them a video of the Nativity. They enjoyed watching the video, and then we sang some Christian children’s songs with motions. Then, I led a couple of games with balloons for fun. In the first game, the children have to blow up the balloon until it bursts, and in the second balloon game, they have to sit on a blown up balloon until it bursts. Finally, we cut the cake and sang Happy Birthday to Jesus and distributed the cake to all of the children and their families! We used a local government school building as a platform to do the whole program. Afterward, we gave the teacher supplies to distribute to the children, so that each child will receive the following: an English alphabet set, 1 pencil eraser and sharpener, a blue and black pen, and a slate and slate pencil or two note books, and a sketching pen set.\nThis is the program we followed in every village and with every child—Enter the village, tell about Jesus’ birth and the reason He was born, play games with balloons, distribute school supplies, do a skit of Jesus’ birth, show the Jesus’ birth video on the laptop, and finally celebrate Jesus’ birthday with cake. Then, we would say goodbye to the children and move to another village.\nWhile doing the programs with the children, some of their parents also came to see and hear what we were teaching the children, so I believe they also heard the Gospel in a very simple and clear way.\nThank you all once again!\nDay 1 Outreach Program (Part 2) After reaching out to 20 to 30 children in a village, I went to a neighboring village where I expected about 20 more kids. Surprisingly there were more than 40 to 50 children who participated in the celebration for Jesus\u0026rsquo; birthday.\nI used the same pattern once again with these children, but my laptop was not big enough this time to show the movie of Jesus\u0026rsquo; birth because there were so many kids. In this village, I really felt like I wished I had a projector with a big screen and a microphone with a sound box because some people were standing to see what was happening. If I would have had a big screen, I would have showed the movie to all of them, and at the end I would have been able to explain the Gospel to them. Anyhow, so many children were blessed who participated in this program. At one point, I wasn\u0026rsquo;t able to control them while I was distributing stationary items and cakes.\nWhat I came to understand through this children outreach ministry is that all of the older generations (the children\u0026rsquo;s uncles and aunts etc.) somehow knew about Christianity, but they are so opposed to it. So if some of these kids grow up continuing to listen about Jesus Christ and stories from the Bible, within a few years there will be a good church in these communities.\nThis is A* who is studying 7th grade. She is in the second village that I visited. She is a Hindu girl, but she came to me and asked\n\u0026ldquo;Brother, how should I pray to Jesus? Should I stand or bow or kneel?\u0026rdquo;\nSo I said, \u0026ldquo;It doesn\u0026rsquo;t matter how your posture looks when you pray, but tell me this\u0026ndash;Why do you want to pray to Jesus?\u0026rdquo;\nSo she said \u0026ldquo;It has been a couple years that my parents are not living together. I live with my mother in a different village. My brother lives with my father in this village and whenever I have holidays I come to visit my father. But my father never comes to see my mother. So I wanted to pray to Jesus to bring my mother and father together.\u0026rdquo;\nAfter hearing her story, I felt tears in my eyes because I knew how it scars a child to have a single parent when all of their friends and others children have both parents. Since I studied in a residential school, most of my childhood was without my parents. So I felt so close to her issue so I encouraged her and told her that I will be praying about her family.\nI was very satisfied to meet these types of children and to introduce Jesus to them in their lowest circumstances. This child is super smart, very humble and believing in Jesus, that someday Jesus will bring her family together in unity. I wish I could meet her once again and strengthen in her belief upon Jesus Christ.\nDay 2 Outreach Program: One of the believers from a church invited all of their relatives for Christmas some of whom are non believers and some are believers. So I attended that house fellowship church and preached the Word of God. I followed the outreach pattern with the kids and encouraged them to come to church every Sunday. I was able to meet kids here who are living with a single parent once again and strengthened them in spiritual things and prayed for their financial problems.\nAll of the kids and their parents were so happy to see the balloon games, cake cutting, and the distribution of stationary items. More than that, the children got introduced to Jesus and they experienced His love towards them.\nDay 3 Outreach Program In this village we went to, most of the people live in huts. After reaching there, we sent out a call to all the children. They appeared slowly. I used the same pattern with these children also.\nSome of the children probably held a slate for the first time. The first thing I had them practice on the slate is what I had written on the slate (Love you Jesus) after I gave them the stationary items.\nI was so blessed to plant seeds of hope in these little hearts and to give them a few items they need for their education like note books, slate, sketch pens etc., and show them the movie of Jesus\u0026rsquo; birth and celebrate Jesus\u0026rsquo; birthday.\nDay 4 Outreach Program We have a gas station that is run by the government in our hometown. Prisoners work there under authority and security. My father knows a prisoner who has been working there for the last few years. I told my father that I would like to meet that prisoner and celebrate Christmas with him. So my father helped me meet him. When I met him, I explained my heart for the prisoners. He said \u0026ldquo;Since it is a festival, nobody will say anything. You can bring a few cool drinks, disposal cups and cakes. I am going to invite my officer who is a deputy jailer to cut the cake.\u0026rdquo;\nSo I did as he said. The officer who got invited by the jailer introduced himself to me. I asked his name and added his name in a prayer before the cake cutting. Then 2o to 25 prisoners who work there gathered and participated in the celebration. Since they do not have much time to leave their jobs, I wasn\u0026rsquo;t able to take their picture altogether.\nThe prisoner who my father knows told me before I left that he wants to give me an ID card after he is released from jail. This way, I can go into the jail with government permission and spread the Good News. So I am praying for his release.\nIt was a happy thing to meet the prisoners and their officers and show them the love of Christ. The officer fed the cake to the jailers and jailers fed the cake to officers and I saw equality.\nThere are no ups and downs at the foot of the cross we all are one I was so happy to see the love of Christ made them equal on that day.\nDay 4 Outreach Program (Part 2) When my mother was hospitalized for more than 4 months in a government hospital, these pharmacists became good friends of mine. They would ask how my mother was doing when I went to the pharmacy. They have seen hundreds and thousands of Covid patients dying in that hospital.\nSo I went to that pharmacy on Christmas with a cake and soft drinks. I told them that my mother is alive and doing well because of her God and that today is the day that He came to the earth for all of us. Then they welcomed me inside the pharmacy and allowed me to have fellowship with them. All of them are serious idolaters, but I used my mother\u0026rsquo;s testimony to talk about our Lord. Now, I have more access to them to talk about God and what they have to do in response to the Gospel.\nThis Christmas season and the funds you guys sent helped me reach them with a great testimony. They know it is a miracle for someone who was admitted in an unconscious condition and to come alive and go home from the Covid ward after four months. So they believe it is only God who can do that.\nGod bless,\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2023/01/21/thanks-be-to-god/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eI want to thank all of you for your efforts in supporting us. This first outreach program went better than I even expected! As I began to plan the outreach program, I wanted to use the funds wisely and completely for nonbelievers—mostly to reach villages where there are no churches or pastors for the people in the local communities. As a result, I decided to go to a village that is an hour and a half from my city. We tried to reach the beautiful children there. None of them are believers. Their families are in severe idolatry. However, I was able to reach them through a sister who is gifted in teaching Sunday School. She has been trying to teach the children there about Jesus for the last few months. Almost every child wears a thread or small idol on their neck or wrist, which was tied on by a Hindu priest or parent to try to protect the children from evil sight and black magic.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Thanks Be To God"},{"content":"Hello Team,\nNovember has been a challenging month for me in the process of finding out what God has for me in regards to a church plant.\nI taught in a church for 3 to 4 months prior to the conference. To make the long story short, I am not willing to be part of it anymore. I have a couple of families who have come alongside me to start a new work for God. So, I started a Bible study in one of the believer\u0026rsquo;s houses. We are also visiting those who are sick and trying to comfort them with God\u0026rsquo;s Word and our presence in their houses.\nI never thought that being a pastor was this busy. I think that coordinating with people is a big thing. Everybody has a different mind set and everybody wants to be shown on stage. I am asking God to please help me in this. I am the youngest one here and am not married. I am trying to get everyone on the same page. It is so hard. But when it comes to the Word of God, my team is saying to me \u0026lsquo;You have preached so well, your explanation was so good and understandable.\u0026rsquo;\nThe Word of God is the weapon. I treasure your prayers during this church planting journey.\nPlease continue to pray for me and the ministry I am doing for God. My past experience, since graduating from Bible college, has been so different than this. I use to be a ministry worker at Bible colleges in several different places of the country. My ministry was investing the Word of God into students\u0026rsquo; lives, taking care of them while they were sick, and observing them on the campus learning new songs for worship and new languages. But now, I am dealing mostly with elders and with almost all age groups.\nMerry Christmas to you all. Someday I want to celebrate our Savior\u0026rsquo;s birthday with all of you!\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2023/01/05/he-teaches-my-hands-3/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20221127%5F201716-300x225.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNovember has been a challenging month for me in the process of finding out what God has for me in regards to a church plant.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI taught in a church for 3 to 4 months prior to the conference. To make the long story short, I am not willing to be part of it anymore. I have a couple of families who have come alongside me to start a new work for God. So, I started a Bible study in one of the believer\u0026rsquo;s houses. We are also visiting those who are sick and trying to comfort them with God\u0026rsquo;s Word and our presence in their houses.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"He Teaches My Hands"},{"content":"Hello Team,\nOctober was a month of refreshing! Refreshment from the Word of God, seeing my old friends, making new friends, traveling to my favorite place, having fellowship with my co-laborers and eating delicious food with all of the saints at the conference.\n5 years ago, I graduated from CBI in a nearby country. It was such a happy moment for me to be part of the graduation ceremony of my students in whose lives I was able to invest my time and studies\u0026ndash;just like my pastors and leaders did in my life! Students who graduated told me \u0026ldquo;Thank you for everything!\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;Thank you for your time.\u0026rdquo; These things that they said blessed me so much.\nMeeting my co-laborers all over from my country and a nearby country and Saving Grace\u0026rsquo;s team was amazing, It was just a few days of fellowship, but it was definitely needed and useful for me to move forward in this race. Everyone has a unique experience of ministry in their lives and hometowns. It was so inspiring and encouraging to hear all of their ministry stories and to learn from their experiences.\nI came back with so many gifts that I had received from the U.S team and beloved ones. Every gift is a precious gift to me and every time I see them, it is a reminder of all of your love through our Lord!\nThank you all for your love and support!\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2022/12/02/a-month-of-refreshing/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctober was a month of refreshing! Refreshment from the Word of God, seeing my old friends, making new friends, traveling to my favorite place, having fellowship with my co-laborers and eating delicious food with all of the saints at the conference.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG-20221104-WA0001.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG-20221027-WA0019-300x200.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e5 years ago, I graduated from CBI in a nearby country. It was such a happy moment for me to be part of the graduation ceremony of my students in whose lives I was able to invest my time and studies\u0026ndash;just like my pastors and leaders did in my life! Students who graduated told me \u0026ldquo;Thank you for everything!\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;Thank you for your time.\u0026rdquo; These things that they said blessed me so much.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"A Month of Refreshing"},{"content":"Hello, dear team,\nIt is always nice to write to you about what is happening here with me and about the ways God is working among us, as we are growing as a spiritual family and church.\nWe have been doing a lot of house visitations for various reasons. Some are prayer meetings of thanksgiving. Some are birthdays. Some are different gatherings! Whatever the reason is, we are meeting and giving glory to God for what He is doing in our lives.\nOne of our church members was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is about 60 years old and uneducated. For this reason, I took a lot of time to talk to her doctors and was involved a lot in helping her to the point of having an operation and getting chemotherapy. We have been visiting her regularly as a church family to comfort her and show the love that is in the Bible.\nPlease continue to pray that our church believers would grow in the Word of God. Please pray that they would see the real depths of love that God has for them from the ages. Also, please continue to pray for my mother\u0026rsquo;s health. May God heal her lungs completely so that she can breath normally. I am travelling to a neighboring country for a conference. Please pray that I will be strengthened, encouraged, and refreshed with the Word of God once again and with the fellowship of the beautiful saints!\nWith love for you all and prayers,\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2022/10/25/encouraging-others-to-know-jesus-love/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello, dear team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG-20220830-WA0005.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220930%5F140138-300x176.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is always nice to write to you about what is happening here with me and about the ways God is working among us, as we are growing as a spiritual family and church.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have been doing a lot of house visitations for various reasons. Some are prayer meetings of thanksgiving. Some are birthdays. Some are different gatherings! Whatever the reason is, we are meeting and giving glory to God for what He is doing in our lives.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Encouraging Others to Know Jesus’ Love"},{"content":"Hello Team,\nI am happy to write to you about the many things that God has been doing in the ministry here.\nI am continuing to teach on Sundays from 1st Corinthians. I am about to finish chapter 2.\nWe had a marriage celebration at the church. The bridegroom is from our church, so it was a good time to have all of us attending the marriage and spend time as a church family on that special day.\nI have been visiting so many houses of those who are desiring to have prayer meeting in their homes. Through this, I am trying to reach their family members, friends and relatives who have not experienced the grace of God yet!\nWe are also personally visiting a few homes to comfort families who have lost their dear ones, and to help them heal their broken hearts with the Word of God.\nOnce again, I am so grateful to my leaders who taught me the Word of God in such a way that changed my life. Now, I am seeing how believers are responding to verse by verse teaching from the book of Corinthians. It is totally amazing to see people coming to church regularly and listening carefully while I am preaching.\nDuring the month of October, we are going to have government holidays for over a week for those who are in school/education for the biggest festival of our state, Dussehra. There are a few children and toddlers in the church. This would be a great time for me to invite them to church during the week to teach them about God from the Bible and maybe have more time of fellowship and worshiping our Lord. Pray for this upcoming season. May my desire also be the desire of all the youngsters in the church, and may the holidays be great days to focus on spiritual life growth for them. I have not announced this yet in church, but this is my thought of using their holidays for God\u0026rsquo;s glory.\nMy mother is doing a little better than she was in previous months but she is still in need of supplemental oxygen 24/7. A year has already passed, since my mother was admitted into the hospital on September 6th, 2021. God has been so faithful in providing for her medical needs. Please continue to pray for her complete healing.\nThank you everyone,\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2022/09/18/commit-thy-works-to-god/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am happy to write to you about the many things that God has been doing in the ministry here.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220807-WA0004.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220818-WA0001-150x150.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI am continuing to teach on Sundays from 1st Corinthians. I am about to finish chapter 2.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe had a marriage celebration at the church. The bridegroom is from our church, so it was a good time to have all of us attending the marriage and spend time as a church family on that special day.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Commit Thy Works to God"},{"content":"Hello Team,\nSo many things are happening in ministry!\nI have been teaching the young girls in the church new songs, music and about how worship in the church should look. They are enjoying the new songs, and the meaning in the songs. The instruments and singing are becoming in tune with new sounds. I also explained to them that worship should not just occur at the church building, but it should be their life style!\nThe other believers also enjoy worshiping the Lord with new songs. I am slowly training them not to sound like gentiles (the world) when we gather and worship but we should be decent and in order in the fellowship.\nWhile sharing the Word of God during the first month, I taught them some basic fundamental Christian principles from the Bible. It has now been almost 6 weeks. I have started to teach verse-by-verse from the book of 1st Corinthians. I was amazed at how the believers took it. It was like me at Bible College! I had never known about verse-by-verse teaching prior to Bible college. Now it is the same way with the believers here in the church. They love the way we are studying the Bible. The beauty is that they were amazed at how much they can learn the Word of God by studying the Bible verse-by-verse in depth. I am so glad that they are really able to taste the Word of God through this recipe. I am about to finish up the 1st chapter in 1st Corinthians. I am teaching about unity and how we ought to love one another and how we should have the same testimony as Christians in this society!\nI teach 2 times on Sundays. From 10 AM to 12:30 PM, I share at a church in the city which is close to my home. From 7 to 9 in the evening, I share at a church in a village that is about 16 miles away. We are praying to start a church in another place also. Right now, we are waiting to hear from that family who is planning to host us and open their house for church fellowship.\nI have great satisfaction to see how God is using me in this ministry and believers are learning the Word of God. They are on their way to become more mature disciples, instead of believers with stunted growth.\nSo please pray for these churches. I am truly happy for being busy in studying and making sermons for different churches on Sundays and for house fellowships, birthdays and different occasions during the week. It\u0026rsquo;s so joyful to me to watch how God is filling these believers with His Word and speaking and ministering to their hearts and mine.\nLove you all!\nPrayers\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2022/08/23/my-heart-shall-rejoice/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo many things are happening in ministry!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220810%5F204022-300x191.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI have been teaching the young girls in the church new songs, music and about how worship in the church should look. They are enjoying the new songs, and the meaning in the songs. The instruments and singing are becoming in tune with new sounds. I also explained to them that worship should not just occur at the church building, but it should be their life style!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"My Heart Shall Rejoice"},{"content":"Hello Team,\nOne of the thing that I have failed to do during the last seven years is to get to know the other pastors who are doing ministry in my hometown and district. Mostly, I thought, \u0026ldquo;They do not know the Word of God properly. Most of them are not educated and did not go to a good Bible college. They love to teach prosperity teachings\u0026ndash;some unknowingly and some knowingly.\u0026rdquo; So what happened was, I built a wall between them and me. But, as we all know, knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.\nI felt that I do have a responsibility to reach out to the men of God and people who are waiting for teaching about love and an exemplary life. So, for the past few months, I have been trying to get to know them. I have been going to them to teach and preach to their congregations. Interestingly, some of them are very humble and welcomed me with a great heart. They gave me a good time to feed their flocks. However, some of them thought I would take away their flocks.\nI\u0026rsquo;m focusing on the pastors and congregations who are interested to know the Word of God. It is actually a beautiful thing to get to know some of the great men of God who are thirsty for Truth. As I read in a book, \u0026ldquo;God has sent you as a missionary to the place where you were born, so start preaching the Gospel from your neighborhood and your street.\u0026rdquo;\nIn my district their are 3 big cities and 13 towns. There are also over 1,040 villages and the second fastest growing city. So, even though I have been praying for a long time for my district, very recently I have realized that there is so much work to do in it. I am honestly praying to start a church in my hometown. My thirst is to teach the Word to people who are capable of teaching others and to see the growth of believers in the grace and knowledge of Christ. I have started doing a few things in order to work towards this.\nPlease pray that God would show me the steps and guide me in order to reach my goal for His kingdom. I am very glad that God has given me this great experience with men of God during the past seven years from 2016 to 2022. I am praying that this is the time that I will be able to actually use that experience into a God guided action.\nHopefully, I will get back to you with great ministry updates next month. I know how much you all love me and have been understanding with me during this season. I owe you all a lot for that.\nGod bless,Pastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2022/06/17/he-teaches-my-hands-2/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the thing that I have failed to do during the last seven years is to get to know the other pastors who are doing ministry in my hometown and district. Mostly, I thought, \u0026ldquo;They do not know the Word of God properly. Most of them are not educated and did not go to a good Bible college. They love to teach prosperity teachings\u0026ndash;some unknowingly and some knowingly.\u0026rdquo; So what happened was, I built a wall between them and me. But, as we all know, knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"He Teaches My Hands"},{"content":"Hello Team,\nI cannot believe a month has already gone by!\nThe most happy experience that God gave us as a family this month is a few of our friends visiting my house to check on my Mom. We had a good worship and prayer time together. My mother was so happy that they came all of the way from a different state to see her. My family and I have been refreshed by their presence. They encouraged us by saying that we all are not alone in this because hundreds of saints are praying for us.I had to take a few weeks break from the current semester because my mother had low oxygen levels once again and was suffering from severe back pain. She was admitted into the hospital once again for a couple of days. There are so many blood tests, scans, doctors fees and ambulance expenses that I had to go through once again.\nWhen I took a break for my Mom, God gave me an opportunity to teach in a different church (left) which is very far from my hometown. The pastor, who is serving there, asked me to come again for a little longer next time. He wants to gather pastors and believers from different places so they can receive knowledge from the Word of God. He said to me, \u0026ldquo;Brother, the students who are getting trained under you, will gain tremendous knowledge from the Word of God.\u0026rdquo; There are so many other things that he shared with me, but that one single statement caught my attention.I thought, \u0026ldquo;If people are really learning when God is using me, why shouldn\u0026rsquo;t I try this in my hometown?\u0026rdquo; I have thought about this before, but not about starting a specific structure. I truly got inspired and started to ask God what is His next step for me.\nIt is a happy feeling to come back to the students again. Teaching them, investing the Word of God in them, seeing them grow, getting to know them and building friendships with them\u0026ndash;it is all beautiful!\nPlease continue to remember my mother in your prayers. Please pray that she will be able to breathe on her own without needing oxygen. Mom has been on oxygen for nine months. Pray that God will heal her lungs and alveoli, and increase her lung capacity.\nOn other note, please pray that God would start a new work with me. Wherever I go to teach and preach, God always speaks to people\u0026rsquo;s hearts through His Word. I do have a burden for my city and for my hometown where I was born and grew up. Pray that I will reach people and different pastors in the area and start building relationships with them, to start what God has for me in His will.\nLove you all! Thank you for the valuable responses from some of you. I am truly blessed and comforted by them.God bless,Pastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2022/05/15/his-way-is-perfect/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220503%5F152510-300x190.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI cannot believe a month has already gone by!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most happy experience that God gave us as a family this month is a few of our friends visiting my house to check on my Mom. We had a good worship and prayer time together. My mother was so happy that they came all of the way from a different state to see her. My family and I have been refreshed by their presence. They encouraged us by saying that we all are not alone in this because hundreds of saints are praying for us.I had to take a few weeks break from the current semester because my mother had low oxygen levels once again and was suffering from severe back pain. She was admitted into the hospital once again for a couple of days. There are so many blood tests, scans, doctors fees and ambulance expenses that I had to go through once again.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"His Way Is Perfect"},{"content":"Hello Team,\nIn the month of March, I rejoined into the ministry. After experiencing a terrible season in my life, God gave me an opportunity to join with the Bible College here to teach and to be part of the current semester.\nI am teaching 1st Corinthians to the new students. It is always an awesome thing to see how the students react to the contextual verse by verse teachings. It is a great joy to get to know the students, hear their testimonies each semester, and see how God works with different hearts!\nI have also begun making videos on YouTube and Facebook; please pray that I will be able to upload the videos regularly.\nI really want to thank each one of you for your consistent prayers for my mother\u0026rsquo;s health. She is doing a lot better, but she is still on oxygen so please continue to pray for me and for my mother\u0026rsquo;s health.\nGod bless,\nPastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2022/04/22/the-lord-sustained-me/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PXL%5F20220317%5F033841927.MP%5F-300x176.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the month of March, I rejoined into the ministry. After experiencing a terrible season in my life, God gave me an opportunity to join with the Bible College here to teach and to be part of the current semester.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am teaching 1st Corinthians to the new students. It is always an awesome thing to see how the students react to the contextual verse by verse teachings. It is a great joy to get to know the students, hear their testimonies each semester, and see how God works with different hearts!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Lord Sustained Me"},{"content":"Hello Team,\nYou have been hearing about how God is working in my mother\u0026rsquo;s life. It is an absolute miracle that she is alive today! For the past few days, she has been able to walk a few steps with the help of walker and oxygen. The doctors are not sure how long she will need oxygen. One doctor suggested turning off her oxygen for ten minutes every hour during the day time, which is showing me that my mom is doing a little better with her breathing. When we turn off her oxygen for ten minutes, her oxygen saturation is 58. (A normal healthy person\u0026rsquo;s saturation fluctuates between 95 to 99.) So now we know how much more she needs to get better to be lead a normal life.\nOn the other hand, in regards to my ministry, I am going to rejoin the Lord\u0026rsquo;s work starting the 1st week of March. I will be teaching 2nd Corinthians at Calvary Chapel Bible College during the current semester. I also think I am ready to make more videos through Facebook and YouTube. One thing that I have come to understand more fully during this season is that death is so quick. No doctor or technician can stop someone\u0026rsquo;s death and most people are dying without knowing Jesus as their Savior.\nI believe God may use this season and experience in my life to be a blessing to many people. This experience gave me a lot more concern and responsibility toward the people who haven\u0026rsquo;t heard the Gospel yet and those who claim that they are Christians but are living in a superstitious Christian religion, not knowing the true Word of God.\nI have also received books that are useful to my ministry. I like to read. I like to spend hours studying different authors\u0026rsquo; commentaries. For that reason, I always exhort students that unless they spend hours sitting studying and reading God\u0026rsquo;s Word they cannot stand an hour in front of the pulpit. I am so excited to start a fresh chapter in this journey.\nI love you and thank you all for being understanding with me for all these days and months and for not pressuring me while I was doing my responsibility to my family.God bless,Pastor 7*\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2022/03/08/my-cry-came-before-him/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220226%5F115354-300x225.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou have been hearing about how God is working in my mother\u0026rsquo;s life. It is an absolute miracle that she is alive today! For the past few days, she has been able to walk a few steps with the help of walker and oxygen. The doctors are not sure how long she will need oxygen. One doctor suggested turning off her oxygen for ten minutes every hour during the day time, which is showing me that my mom is doing a little better with her breathing. When we turn off her oxygen for ten minutes, her oxygen saturation is 58. (A normal healthy person\u0026rsquo;s saturation fluctuates between 95 to 99.) So now we know how much more she needs to get better to be lead a normal life.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"My Cry Came Before Him"},{"content":"Hello Team!\nIt\u0026rsquo;s been a very different season here just like everywhere else. The influence of the pandemic still exists. The news channels are continuously exhorting about the third wave in our state.\nHowever, I was so happy to meet my friend, Pastor 6*. We talked about our next semester teaching schedule, last semester experiences with the students, and the blessing to hear each and every student\u0026rsquo;s testimony of what they learned and experienced during the semester. I was so excited and humbled to see videos of their practical ministry and how they are getting trained for their future ministry. Last semester, I taught from the book of 1st Corinthians. This semester I am going to teach 2nd Corinthians and Colossians. I was very happy hearing what the students learned through 1st Corinthians. They are now able to see the difference between what is happening in the churches around and what the Word of God says about how churches should be organized and what Christianity is and what religion is, and problems in the church and solutions from the Word of God. They have learned how important it is to stick to the Word of God and not fall for reputation, money or other luxuries in life. I pray that they would be faithful in what they have learned, and come to learn in future semesters, and plant more churches.\nI have been visiting different churches and have been inquiring about young adults who are interested in joining the Bible College.\nThrough YouTube, I am able to reach a couple hundred people. So, I want to start to teach live through Facebook and YouTube in the up coming days. Please pray about this. There are people who are watching and responding, and I believe that there are more about to.\nI am always thankful to each one of you for sharing my thoughts and helping me to implement the ideas that God has gifted me with. Please pray for the students who have received their diploma and are about to finish their college in this coming semester. Blessings,\nPastor 7\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2021/08/19/therefore-my-heart-is-glad/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/August-1-183x300.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026rsquo;s been a very different season here just like everywhere else. The influence of the pandemic still exists. The news channels are continuously exhorting about the third wave in our state.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, I was so happy to meet my friend, Pastor 6*. We talked about our next semester teaching schedule, last semester experiences with the students, and the blessing to hear each and every student\u0026rsquo;s testimony of what they learned and experienced during the semester. I was so excited and humbled to see videos of their practical ministry and how they are getting trained for their future ministry. Last semester, I taught from the book of 1st Corinthians. This semester I am going to teach 2nd Corinthians and Colossians. I was very happy hearing what the students learned through 1st Corinthians. They are now able to see the difference between what is happening in the churches around and what the Word of God says about how churches should be organized and what Christianity is and what religion is, and problems in the church and solutions from the Word of God. They have learned how important it is to stick to the Word of God and not fall for reputation, money or other luxuries in life. I pray that they would be faithful in what they have learned, and come to learn in future semesters, and plant more churches.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Therefore My Heart Is Glad"},{"content":"Hello Team,\nI never imagined that I would be this sad while writing a newsletter. It has always been a great joy to write to you about all of the things God has been doing here. But, the month of May has been the most difficult season so far. Depending on the severity of the spread of the Corona virus, different states have been locking down their states different times. In my state, May was a month of lock-down. Still, we are in lock-down during this month of June. We are allowed to go out only from 6 to 10am. (It is different for government employees.) We have seen more than 400,000 cases in a single day. Thousands of children became orphans, and multitudes died in the past couple weeks. Day by day, we are hearing about new things- like the black, white, and yellow fungus. So, yes, we are in real trouble, real fear, and real loneliness.\nAs a nation, our country, sent a vaccine to several other countries. But the government has failed to get the vaccine to its own people. We are in lack of the vaccine. No one really knows when we could all be vaccinated. Since it is a huge country with a big population, it is a big mess with the virus everywhere. I have had Covid already (during the 1st wave) and now we are having the 2nd wave here. In other states of our country, the 3rd wave is also devastating the people and nation. Maybe some or most of you have been watching in the news what is happening with our country.\nApart from this sad update, I have some good news too! The first thing is that God has been so faithful! He kept us so safe all of these days. Even in the future days, He is the One who will keep us safe. The second thing is: When I started my YouTube channel, I thought of teaching only in my own language. Some friends of mine from different countries were saddened because they cannot understand my language. So, they wrote me personally and that led me to try to teach in English. In these English language videos, I want to talk about basic things that people are confused about from or in the Bible\u0026ndash;both doctrinally and theologically. Currently, I am working on that video to come out.\nSo, yes, we need your prayers and I need your prayers. I hope it is going to be all over with this virus in the next couple months. Thank you for keeping spreading love.\nBlessings,\nPastor 7\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2021/06/13/unto-thee-will-i-pray/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI never imagined that I would be this sad while writing a newsletter. It has always been a great joy to write to you about all of the things God has been doing here. But, the month of May has been the most difficult season so far. Depending on the severity of the spread of the Corona virus, different states have been locking down their states different times. In my state, May was a month of lock-down. Still, we are in lock-down during this month of June. We are allowed to go out only from 6 to 10am. (It is different for government employees.) We have seen more than 400,000 cases in a single day. Thousands of children became orphans, and multitudes died in the past couple weeks. Day by day, we are hearing about new things- like the black, white, and yellow fungus. So, yes, we are in real trouble, real fear, and real loneliness.\u003cbr\u003e\nAs a nation, our country, sent a vaccine to several other countries. But the government has failed to get the vaccine to its own people. We are in lack of the vaccine. No one really knows when we could all be vaccinated. Since it is a huge country with a big population, it is a big mess with the virus everywhere. I have had Covid already (during the 1st wave) and now we are having the 2nd wave here. In other states of our country, the 3rd wave is also devastating the people and nation. Maybe some or most of you have been watching in the news what is happening with our country.\u003cbr\u003e\nApart from this sad update, I have some good news too! The first thing is that God has been so faithful! He kept us so safe all of these days. Even in the future days, He is the One who will keep us safe. The second thing is: When I started my YouTube channel, I thought of teaching only in my own language. Some friends of mine from different countries were saddened because they cannot understand my language. So, they wrote me personally and that led me to try to teach in English. In these English language videos, I want to talk about basic things that people are confused about from or in the Bible\u0026ndash;both doctrinally and theologically. Currently, I am working on that video to come out.\u003cbr\u003e\nSo, yes, we need your prayers and I need your prayers. I hope it is going to be all over with this virus in the next couple months. Thank you for keeping spreading love.\u003cbr\u003e\nBlessings,\u003cbr\u003e\nPastor 7\u003cbr\u003e\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Unto Thee Will I Pray"},{"content":"Hello Team,\nHope you all are well and thank you for all your prayers!\nLast month was a month of fellowship and teaching. I taught 1st Corinthians to the students here. They had a lot of doubts and questions. The beauty is that the Word of God has filled their hearts with answers and solutions. I am so glad that every time I teach this book, in different places with different students, the people are understanding; what Christianity is, how the church should be organized, how spiritual gifts should be operated, and many more things that a Christian has in his or her life as they walk with the Lord Jesus. By the end of the book, they are able to recognize what is the \u0026lsquo;religion\u0026rsquo; and what is the \u0026lsquo;way\u0026rsquo; and what is godly and what is not godly within the church.\nI was also able to preach on one Sunday in church. I preached on the topic \u0026ldquo;What is ahead of you when you become a Christian?\u0026rdquo; As part of their study in the book of Romans, I talked about sanctification, growing in the Truth and knowledge of Christ, transforming into the image of Christ, and the obligation we have to bring the Gospel to unreached.\nI was so blessed to be a part of the teaching schedule and to invest the Word of God in the lives of these men who are seeking Truth.\nBlessings,\nPastor 7\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2021/05/16/growing-in-the-truth/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHope you all are well and thank you for all your prayers!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Pastor-7-May-1-300x182.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLast month was a month of fellowship and teaching. I taught 1st Corinthians to the students here. They had a lot of doubts and questions. The beauty is that the Word of God has filled their hearts with answers and solutions. I am so glad that every time I teach this book, in different places with different students, the people are understanding; what Christianity is, how the church should be organized, how spiritual gifts should be operated, and many more things that a Christian has in his or her life as they walk with the Lord Jesus. By the end of the book, they are able to recognize what is the \u0026lsquo;religion\u0026rsquo; and what is the \u0026lsquo;way\u0026rsquo; and what is godly and what is not godly within the church.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Growing in the Truth"},{"content":"Dear Team,\nI am so blessed that I was able to release two more Youtube videos recently on 1st Corinthians. I am receiving so much encouragement from many different countries personally and publicly. It is a great platform to teach verse by verse and to get to interact with people that you would have never otherwise been able to with the Word of God.\nSome of the people called me on the phone, some messaged me, and some asked me to add English subtitles so that they can understand what I am teaching. Lord willing, I will try to implement some of their suggestions. It is a great joy to have several comments and suggestions from different parts of the world.\nOne man called me on the phone and told me, \u0026ldquo;This teaching of yours is very understandable. I am learning many new things. I am grateful to God that He is using you in my life to know the Word.\u0026rdquo;\nWhat a wonderful thing to hear from a person who I have never met or seen in my life! Praise and honor belongs to our Lord alone!\nPeople should learn, know and experience the Word of God in their lives and they should be able to teach others. With this intention, I am moving forward in this YouTube project.\nI am rejoicing that we all are serving a living, all-powerful God. Let us wake up the dead lives with the true Living Word!\nEaster wishes to all of you and your family members! He is risen!!!\nBlessings,\nPastor 7\n*Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2021/04/12/how-excellent-is-thy-name/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eDear Team,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG-20210313-WA0007-300x169.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI am so blessed that I was able to release two more Youtube videos recently on 1st Corinthians. I am receiving so much encouragement from many different countries personally and publicly. It is a great platform to teach verse by verse and to get to interact with people that you would have never otherwise been able to with the Word of God.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the people called me on the phone, some messaged me, and some asked me to add English subtitles so that they can understand what I am teaching. Lord willing, I will try to implement some of their suggestions. It is a great joy to have several comments and suggestions from different parts of the world.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"How Excellent is Thy Name"},{"content":"I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year!\n\u0026quot; Whether the world or life or death or things present or things to come - all are yours. And you are Christ\u0026rsquo;s, and Christ is God\u0026rsquo;s.\u0026quot; -1st Corinthians 3:22\u0026amp;23\nEven though Paul\u0026rsquo;s context is different than the context I am writing here, I have found great comfort through these verses. God took care of all of us during the most stressful times of history. When I read those last words of the verse \u0026lsquo;\u0026lsquo;and you are Christ\u0026rsquo;s\u0026quot;, I was able to stop and rest in His hands.\nGod has been so, so faithful to me during this season. He is making me stronger and giving me opportunities to reach many people through His Word. I have been able to continue to work on my YouTube project teaching from 1st Corinthians. Unfortunately, it is running a little bit slower than it did in the beginning.\nIt is interesting that when I teach class in person it reaches 20 to 30 students, but through YouTube it is reaching 10 times more people than in the classroom! In the future there could be chances to reach thousands of people but it will take more finances before it can reach more people. I want to move forward with more wisdom and more courage for God\u0026rsquo;s Word.\nI am requesting you all to pray that this small work of a normal person for a big God would reach many people through the biggest platform of the era\u0026ndash;the internet. Also, I have found that this would be somewhat easier for me if I have a small team working together with me. In the beginning, brothers used to work with me, but due to Covid, we are all no longer at the same place. So, please pray that the brothers and students and I will be reunited.\nIt is interesting that when I teach class in person it reaches 20 to 30 students, but through YouTube it is reaching 10 times more people than in the classroom! In the future there could be chances to reach thousands of people but it will take more finances before it can reach more people. I want to move forward with more wisdom and more courage for God\u0026rsquo;s Word.\nI am requesting you all to pray that this small work of a normal person for a big God would reach many people through the biggest platform of the era\u0026ndash;the internet. Also, I have found that this would be somewhat easier for me if I have a small team working together with me. In the beginning, brothers used to work with me, but due to Covid, we are all no longer at the same place. So, please pray that the brothers and students and I will be reunited.\nDuring this time, I was also able to work on getting permission from my University to take my pharmacy exams and to clear my backlogs (I studied pharmacy before going to Bible college and joining the ministry). I took the exams in December and I definitely need your prayers for good results.\nThank you for your prayers and time,\nPastor 7*\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2021/02/01/he-teaches-my-hands/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eI hope you had a great Christmas and New Year!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rohith-Jan-2021-3-300x225.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026quot; \u003cstrong\u003eWhether the world or life or death or things present or things to come - all are yours. And you are Christ\u0026rsquo;s, and Christ is God\u0026rsquo;s.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026quot; -1st Corinthians 3:22\u0026amp;23\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven though Paul\u0026rsquo;s context is different than the context I am writing here, I have found great comfort through these verses. God took care of all of us during the most stressful times of history. When I read those last words of the verse \u0026lsquo;\u0026lsquo;and you are Christ\u0026rsquo;s\u0026quot;, I was able to stop and rest in His hands.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"He Teaches My Hands"},{"content":"I had a great opportunity to visit pastor 6* and his Calvary Chapel church a few days ago. After several months of lock-down and severe spread of Covid, this was the first time I was able to teach in public.\nMy online teachings are going well. However, it is challenging to put everything in order and to release them online. I am so happy that a normal chat with the students became an incredible opportunity to teach verse by verse in my language. What I understand about 1st Corinthians has changed my whole perspective about church and being a Christian. I am praying and hoping that people who are watching the videos will learn many things about the Truth.\nPlease pray that these online teachings will reach people and our Lord will provide what is needed for video editing and filming.\nGod bless you, Pastor 7*\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2021/01/07/by-thy-word/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eI had a great opportunity to visit pastor 6* and his Calvary Chapel church a few days ago. After several months of lock-down and severe spread of Covid, this was the first time I was able to teach in public.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Rohith-Jan2021-1.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Rohith-Jan2021-300x233.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMy online teachings are going well. However, it is challenging to put everything in order and to release them online. I am so happy that a normal chat with the students became an incredible opportunity to teach verse by verse in my language. What I understand about 1st Corinthians has changed my whole perspective about church and being a Christian. I am praying and hoping that people who are watching the videos will learn many things about the Truth.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"By Thy Word"},{"content":" My time in the North taught me many things. It was a good place to stay for a semester, a good experience to be alert in the ministry, and a super good new page in my life. It was the lock-down. We were all eating less food and thinking about the next days provisions. Everybody had these two questions in their minds: \u0026ldquo;How many days are we going to stay here?\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;How we will reach our homes back in the South?\u0026rdquo; There were no classes going on, because we didn\u0026rsquo;t know when the local intelligence policemen would come and inspect us. (They don\u0026rsquo;t want to see anything happening in regards to Christianity.) Our only belief (about it) was \u0026ldquo;We are under lock-down, but the Word of God is not.\u0026rdquo;\nAs our hearts thought about this statement, we already knew that God had started a new beginning in our lives. I knew that I could not teach where I was, but that there were people outside of the mountain I was on who are looking for the Truth. With the help of my students, I started filming teachings. All that we had was our mobile phones, but God miraculously provided us with a camera temporarily to finish the introduction to 1st Corinthians. That is how we started Calvary Chapel (our country) CC Fellowship. Now it is on YouTube. Not only I, but every missionary in my country who is ministering with Saving Grace has his or her ministry with this thought of \u0026ldquo;CC fellowship\u0026rdquo;.I never thought of putting myself on the internet. I do not even post my pictures on Facebook. The first doubt my mind attempted was \u0026ldquo;Maybe I am not adequate to teach the Word of God online. That is only possible for senior pastors.\u0026rdquo; After spending so much time asking God,\u0026ldquo;Is it your will for me to start this?\u0026rdquo; I was greatly encouraged and refreshed in regards to my channel. I thought \u0026ldquo;Let me start this with what I know, and God will teach me the remaining things that I need to know in His time.\u0026rdquo;\nWith this new beginning, I have started my journey back to my hometown with seven students on a 24 hour train ride. The seven of us are from different districts, that are in two different states, but we all speak the same language. My hope is that every single student will lead a great life for Christ and that they will plant many churches in the future. I am very humbled that all of you are with me in this journey and our Lord is with all of us! As William Carey said \u0026ldquo;Expect great things from God; Attempt great things for God\u0026rdquo;. My prayer is that the students who are taking Bible training would understand God\u0026rsquo;s heart for unreached people and that they would experience the above statement in their lives.\nGod bless you,\nPastor 7*\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2020/10/13/a-new-beginning/","summary":"\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Rohith-October-3-2020-300x170.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMy time in the North taught me many things. It was a good place to stay for a semester, a good experience to be alert in the ministry, and a super good new page in my life. It was the lock-down. We were all eating less food and thinking about the  next days provisions. Everybody had these two questions in their minds: \u0026ldquo;How many days are we going to stay here?\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;How we will reach our homes back in the South?\u0026rdquo; \u003cbr\u003e\nThere were no classes going on, because we didn\u0026rsquo;t know when the local intelligence policemen would come and inspect us. (They don\u0026rsquo;t want to see anything happening in regards to Christianity.) Our only belief (about it) was \u0026ldquo;We are under lock-down, but the Word of God is not.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e","title":"A New Beginning"},{"content":"The lock-down has brought so many new things to all of us. I want to share with you how we survived and had a great fellowship even in the midst of tough circumstances.\nRight after I reached the North, within 3 weeks, the lock-down was started. I had been asked to teach Inductive Bible Study prior to starting my actual teaching; Leviticus. The new students were so blessed to learn the Inductive Bible Study. It was great to have some people with my same language from the South in the college. We made good friends with people in the local community and prayed for their salvation.\nAfter the first few weeks of the lock-down , we began running\nout of gas (for our stove), vegetables, and all other provisions. So, we began cooking with firewood and started growing vegetables including radishes, beans, etc.\nThe main worry everyone faced was how to get back to their hometowns. We were all stuck there for almost 3 months, but miraculously God provided every single need for all of us.\nWhile all of this was going on, there was a huge disturbance with the Local Intelligence department investigating our college, so we had to stop teaching and classroom set up.\nOur last semester was a good experience in understanding that we should be ready to face any sudden negative situations.\nPlease continue to pray for the students, as they have gone back to their hometowns. May God use their lifestyle and testimony to reach others for Christ.\nGod bless you,\nPastor 7*\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2020/09/29/the-lord-is-my-rock/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eThe lock-down has brought so many new things to all of us. I want to share with you how we survived and had a great fellowship even in the midst of tough circumstances.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Rohith-Sep-1b.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRight after I reached the North, within 3 weeks, the lock-down was started. I had been asked to teach Inductive Bible Study prior to starting my actual teaching; Leviticus. The new students were so blessed to learn the Inductive Bible Study. It was great to have some people with my same language from the South in the college. We made good friends with people in the local community and prayed for their salvation.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Lord Is My Rock"},{"content":"It is a privilege and a great honor for me to see fruit in our students\u0026rsquo; lives! It makes me feel even more responsible to invest into many more young people who love the Word of God. It makes me so joyful when I see the different ministries that they are doing during their semester break. Sometimes they even go to distant communities to spread the true Word of God. I was able to be in contact with the students through WhatsApp and phone calls. I could support them with prayer and talk with them about how things were going in their ministries. They shared with me the discouraging and encouraging things that they faced while they ministered.\nHere are some of the things they faced:\n\u0026ldquo;The people do not show much interest as soon as they realize I am talking about God.\u0026rdquo;\n\u0026ldquo;Some of the people have very strong faith in their idols, so they don\u0026rsquo;t even want to listen. They say, \u0026lsquo;You know that I am a Hindu, so why are you talking about your God to me? I am doing fine with my gods and godesses, so don\u0026rsquo;t try to explain to me about your God.\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\n\u0026ldquo;When I tried to teach the pastors (a few of them) what I have learned from Bible College, they were so uneducated in their thinking, that they were more concerned about my age and background than about listening to what I was saying.\u0026rdquo;\n\u0026ldquo;When I invited my unbelieving friends to come to my house for home fellowships, they faced difficulty with their families. They were asked, \u0026lsquo;What are you doing in a Christian house?\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\n\u0026ldquo;Sometimes when we talk to people they are asking if we were Christians from childhood, or if it is the result of some money transactions to make us convert. Others listen carefully but at the end of the talk they ask about what they could gain (physical benefits) if they accept Jesus. They do not care about heaven and hell because they think they will have 7 more births and deaths in different forms. (They think if they live a good life, in their next birth their god will give them a human form; but if they live a bad life, their god will give them the form of a cat, dog, ant or lizard etc.,) So they are ignorant about heaven and hell. But I told them \u0026lsquo;There is only one life that is eternal. It depends on your decision before you die whether you will be in fire or heaven eternally.\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\n\u0026ldquo;In some villages if anyone accepts Jesus as his or her Savior then that person has to leave the family and village and live on his own. And some already have the wrong impression about Christianity because of their past experiences. (They might have been deceived by people who say they are Christians.) So, they don\u0026rsquo;t even let us speak to them.\u0026rdquo;\n\u0026ldquo;If I talk with people about quitting drinking alcohol, then some of them say \u0026lsquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve seen people drinking alcohol who say they are Christians, so why are you telling us to stop this and to listen about your God?\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\n\u0026ldquo;When I talk to young people in the villages they are so influenced with the current trends and movies, that all they want to do is live their dreams before they die. BUT when some people, who know me as a Christian, are going through some difficulties in their daily lives they ask me to pray for problems. So I take time to introduce Jesus to them. \u0026quot;\nThe things listed above are the things that students are facing during their semester break. But whatever happens, they keep moving forward to show and communicate the most urgent need of people: the forgiveness of their sins by a Holy God.\n\u0026ldquo;Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven whose sin is covered\u0026rdquo; Psalm 32:1\nPlease continue to pray for the students who have received training and are now serving in different areas of this nation. Pray that as they are ministering, God would speak and soften the people\u0026rsquo;s hearts and make them realize their need of salvation and a relationship with the one true God.\nThank you all!\nGod bless you,\nPastor 7*\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2020/03/18/he-gives-strength/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eIt is a privilege and a great honor for me to see fruit in our students\u0026rsquo; lives! It makes me feel even more responsible to invest into many more young people who love the Word of God. It makes me so joyful when I see the different ministries that they are doing during their semester break. Sometimes they even go to distant communities to spread the true Word of God. I was able to be in contact with the students through WhatsApp and phone calls. I could support them with prayer and talk with them about how things were going in their ministries. They shared with me the discouraging and encouraging things that they faced while they ministered.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"He Gives Strength"},{"content":"Before we concluded the semester, we donated old wood to a ministry that serves mentally disabled people. (I mentioned that we visited the ministry in my last email). Students spent time talking with the disabled people there and served food.\nThen we went to a local entertainment center for a fun day at the end of the semester.\nIt was really a huge blessing to be able to be a part of the conference which was held in the north. It reminded me of so many things regarding the ministry. The boost I experienced from the different Calvary Chapel pastors was so great! We all were encouraged to meet people from different states of the country serving in the ministry under the same umbrella.\nWhen I reached my hometown for our semester break, there were several opportunities for me. I was blessed to preach the Word to multiple small churches and home fellowships. I am praying for more doors to open in different areas.\nIt is a very happy thing to be able to keep in touch with the students during the semester break. Talking over the phone with them, I get to find out how they are doing in their home villages. Some of the students are preaching, and some of them are involved in worship and home fellowships. It is such a joy to see the fruit of the Word spreading in their villages.\nPlease continue to pray for the various semester break ministries my students and I are involved in. I am going to send some of the students\u0026rsquo; ministry pictures in my next newsletter.\nThank you all for your time and prayers.\nGod bless you,\nPastor 7*\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2020/01/08/the-fruit-of-gods-word/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eBefore we concluded the semester, we donated old wood to a ministry that serves mentally disabled people. (I mentioned that we visited the ministry in my last email). Students spent time talking with the disabled people there and served food.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen we went to a local entertainment center for a fun day at the end of the semester.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/rk2southasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2020/01/Rohith-January-2020-1b-300x173.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was really a huge blessing to be able to be a part of the conference which was held in the north. It reminded me of so many things regarding the ministry. The boost I experienced from the different Calvary Chapel pastors was so great! We all were encouraged to meet people from different states of the country serving in the ministry under the same umbrella.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Fruit of God’s Word"},{"content":"A lot happened here within the last couple of months, and there is a huge need for prayer! This is truly a great semester with many official challenges; however, it is beautiful to watch how God oversees all of the things going on and turns them to glory for His name\u0026rsquo;s sake!\nThere are a few things that I would like to share with you all, and also let you know how we are doing!\nThe first problem we faced this semester was continuous heavy rains for weeks. All of our neighborhood homes, streets and villages were under water. God used us to help provide many basic survival items to the people who are in the refugee camp, such as rice, lentils, and other food items. Many have lost their deer and cattle. During this time, our students became ill with viral fevers; I took them to the hospital, and they were able to continue to attend classes.\nAlso this semester, for the first time, police officers came to check our Bible College Campus. They checked all of the citizenship cards and asked many questions, such as, \u0026ldquo;How long have you been here? What are you learning here?\u0026rdquo; etc.. We have been through a lot of trials this semester. We were told to send some students home. They made more requirements housing, even though we showed them what comfortable accommodations we had here.\nThis has been a huge loss mentally and emotionally. We began the semester with twenty students but we will be ending the semester with twelve students in a couple of weeks. However, regardless of what happened with the government officials and the media, we were strengthened and encouraged by God to continue our teaching here. The students are growing in the grace and knowledge of Christ.\nSo please pray that whatever paper documentation has to be done for the campus and the requirements they asked for us to run the college here would be done smoothly and swiftly within the government register offices.\nDuring this semester, I was also able to visit two homes for the physically and mentally disabled and spend some great time with them. At one of the homes, I was able to take the students and let them experience how to show love and concern as they serve others this semester. It is difficult to describe what I personally experienced in those two homes. When you see the people there who smile at you heartfully and try to talk with you, even though you never met them before- words cannot express the emotions I felt and the reason that God allowed me to go there and be a part of their day. Everyone at the homes have different stories. Most were abandoned at railway stations or other public places because of the disabilities they were born with.\nWhat a great joy I had this semester to study 1st Corinthians once again and to teach the students! I have been moved and encouraged by many verses in this epistle, but especially 1 Corinthians 4:1 \u0026ldquo;Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.\u0026rdquo; It has reminded me how I should expose my life as an example, being in this ministry as a brother and teacher to the students, and how they should be equipped for the kingdom of God.\nSome of the students who once did not even know how to speak the English language are now in their fourth semester of classes, and they are translating the classes into their native languages from English. They also translate for Sunday and Wednesday chapel services. This makes me so happy, not only that they are now able to translate, but more so because they are now able to read more English commentaries and books to gain more knowledge. Using these resources, the students are preparing and practicing sermons and teaching during their weekly devotions.\nI truly appreciate your time, love and prayers! Please continue to pray about the barriers we have right now from the government for running this school and for welcoming back the girls onto the campus to learn. Pray that God will take care of them for His glory and in His time through His people.\nGod bless you,\nPastor 7*\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2019/12/19/help-in-times-of-trouble/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eA lot happened here within the last couple of months, and there is a huge need for prayer! This is truly a great semester with many official challenges; however, it is beautiful to watch how God oversees all of the things going on and turns them to glory for His name\u0026rsquo;s sake!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are a few things that I would like to share with you all, and also let you know how we are doing!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Help in Times of Trouble"},{"content":"I hope you all are doing great! I am so grateful to our Lord to have you all with me in this journey.\nI had a great time meeting with a pastor and his family, who are working in the northern part of our country. I went to visit to see how the ministry is going there and how God is advancing His kingdom through their church. It was a great encouragement for me to meet a man of God who is working with a great passion and burden for people. I was able to meet with church believers there, and I encouraged them for few minutes and had worship time. It was all good!\nMeeting Pastor 9*. was a sweet and blessed time. Most of the time, I tried to get to know him and we shared ministry experiences. God has been so faithful to both of us in the ministry while we are serving in different provinces of the nation. It was a good time to be able to help him with different things that needed to be done to prepare for the Pastors School there in the future.\nAlso, visiting Pastor 13* his family and village was a different experience for me. I was there when I was a student in Bible college, and meeting him again was a blessed time, just like meeting the other brothers who are ministering in the North.\nSharing about ministry experiences was our primary topic all of the time while I was with them, and talking about believers and their lives was very encouraging. We also visited other villages and gathered young people to encourage them with the Word of God. We shared how beautiful and strengthening it is to have Jesus with them, even during their lowest point of life and when nothing seems to work out. We encouraged them to choose to walk with Jesus every single day.\nThe entire trip to the North was good. There were several moments that encouraged me, and a few disappointing moments when I realized how difficult it is to do ministry in the place where these pastors are working. There are many challenges, like ministering among villagers who live high on the top of mountains. Their culture, beliefs and strong ancient beliefs are deeply rooted in their minds. I spent a good amount of time encouraging the brothers there that God will work it out, and we need to just be faithful in our portion and responsibility.\nI was so happy to return to the South and begin to invest the Word into the students\u0026rsquo; lives here. This fall, I have begun teaching Inductive Bible Study, and I will end the semester teaching 1\u0026amp;2 Corinthians.\nThe students have a good weekly schedule with included study hours, and they are listening to Pastor C. in two different languages. Currently, they are going through Genesis and Exodus, and some of them said the teaching sounds so simple but is very profound. Yes, they are understanding and learning God\u0026rsquo;s Word.\nSometimes, we have constant rain for a few days at a time here, as it is monsoon season. I am asking you all to please keep the students\u0026rsquo; health in your prayers. Some of them are getting viral fevers and other physical illnesses, and some are homesick. In the beginning of the semester orientation class, I shared many things with them to encourage them and to help them understand the reason they are here, and how important it is every single day and hour to grow in the knowledge of Christ.\nThank you, brothers and sisters, for loving and caring for us!\nWe love you!\nPastor 7*\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2019/08/13/ministering-in-the-mountains/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eI hope you all are doing great! I am so grateful to our Lord to have you all with me in this journey.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/rk2southasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2019/08/Rohith-August-2019-pic2-1-212x300.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI had a great time meeting with a pastor and his family, who are working in the northern part of our country. I went to visit to see how the ministry is going there and how God is advancing His kingdom through their church. It was a great encouragement for me to meet a man of God who is working with a great passion and burden for people. I was able to meet with church believers there, and I encouraged them for few minutes and had worship time. It was all good!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Ministering in the Mountains"},{"content":"I am again very happy to get back to you with many new things that have happened recently here. We had a great semester, and the students learned many difficult things that they had never heard explained before from the Word of God. I was so thankful to God when some students came to me with tears and explained how God is working in their lives as they are focusing on His Word and trying to understand what God has for them in their lives through His Word.\nMost of the students changed greatly during the first 1-1 ½ months of Bible College. In the beginning, they would waste a lot of their time. (I mean, in their free time they could have done so much for their spiritual lives\u0026rsquo; benefit.) They also used to be idle and spend time doing nothing profitable. It bothered me so much, because I was a Bible College student once, and I know the different stages students go through. I had a burden in my heart to tell them how important each and every moment on this campus is. I explained to them how much the leadership has sacrificed to teach them the Word. As time passed, I observed the student beginning to use their free time in better ways. For example, some of them started to learn to play music. Some studied the Word more. Some listened to sermons. Some shared their testimonies. Some helped other students with their homework in their free time. This was not the result of the staff counseling them or talking about the seriousness of time, but it was actually because they began to allow the Holy Spirit to work in their lives. They understood His Word. As a result, some of the students have said that they are going to preach in their local churches what they have been learning here- because they have seen how their lives have been changed in this short amount of time. They are hoping that this will bless so many believers who are seeking Truth. I am very happy that I was able to teach 1\u0026amp;2 Kings this semester. As the time passes, God has been teaching me how I can teach His Word to the students that come from different backgrounds.\nI was so sad to hear from some of the new students that they only knew a few people from the Old Testament- like Abraham, Moses and David. The reason for this is that they never get to hear about the rest of the Old Testament in their local churches, and when they study the books themselves, it is confusing for them. This semester, they went through 1 and 2 Kings, along with many other books of the Bible, verse by verse and chapter by chapter. After this, they said, \u0026ldquo;We did not know how easy it is to understand the Old Testament and to know all of the people that God chose for His purpose. Now we understand the whole theme of the Bible, \u0026rsquo;the Redemption\u0026rsquo;.\u0026rdquo;\nAfter hearing these comments from students, what could be more satisfying and joyful to you as a friend, brother, leader, and teacher? So dear team, the students\u0026rsquo; words reminded me of our vision, \u0026ldquo;For the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.\u0026rdquo;\nAfter I discussed it with my leadership, I introduced something very useful and helpful to the students that we used to do in my Bible college-students teaching each other during evening devotions to practice.\nEach student is given a Scripture passage, and they preach on that passage when it is their turn. I was able to give them passages from the Gospel of John. Two students preached each week. Most of the students did surprisingly well. Girls, who always seem to be very quiet, preached great sermons. I encouraged a few students who missed some basic things in their sermons, like bringing people to the cross, to do better next time.\nThis semester was truly a huge blessing to all of us here as we are growing in the knowledge of Christ every single day. I am sure that without your love and caring we would not have reached so far. I really thank each and every one of you who are stretching out your hands and hearts to labor for us fervently in prayer and in other kinds of support.\nWe had a great Easter day with the Word of God, and after that we had some dances and skits about Jesus.\nThis semester, we also celebrated one special birthday. One of the students had never celebrated that special day in her life. Her classmates celebrated it with her, and she felt so loved.\nOverall, the semester was great, and as a staff we always have a great brotherly love and responsibility toward the students.\nThank you for taking the time to read and to encourage me with your kind words. I will get back to you soon with more great things that are glorifying our Lord! Please continue to pray for our time during the semester break, and pray for the students who have gone out into the world as they shine as light in dark areas. Also pray for our next semester, that God will send more students from different places of Asia who are in His will to equip them for His kingdom and to send them to the places where there is no cross.\nGod bless you,\nPastor 7*\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2019/07/01/blossoming-in-the-lord/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eI am again very happy to get back to you with many new things that have happened recently here. We had a great semester, and the students learned many difficult things that they had never heard explained before from the Word of God. I was so thankful to God when some students came to me with tears and explained how God is working in their lives as they are focusing on His Word and trying to understand what God has for them in their lives through His Word.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Blossoming in the Lord"},{"content":"It is a joy to me to get back to you with so many interesting things that our Lord is doing here on the campus! I hope every one is doing great in the race that we have for Christ.\nThe month of March has been very productive for me and the students here, as I am continuing teaching from 1 and 2 Kings. I am so thankful that God is blessing me with great applications to use in the classroom- which are very useful to the students and to me at the same time. Last semester, I had six students in my class. This semester, the Lord brought fifteen more students from different states! I have had a great time teaching them a review all the way from Genesis to 1\u0026amp;2 Samuel. We reviewed right up to our current semester class, Kings. I taught them several classes on the flow of Biblical history, because they have never gone to Bible College before. It is wonderful to see how God gathers people from different provinces to meditate on His Word and to experience His Word and to understand it in a rightly divided way.\nAs I am going through 1 Kings with the students, these two verses have become very personal to me, \u0026ldquo;Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that he promised. There has NOT failed ONE word of all his good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses.\u0026rdquo; 1 Kings 8:56 and, \u0026ldquo;Let your heart therefore be loyal to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day.\u0026rdquo; 1 Kings 8:61. Most of the students are doing well with their assignments and are following the time schedule. When I find a few students who are not doing well with their studies and obligations here, I talk with them. I remind them of what a privilege this opportunity is for them to study the Word of God here, and of the remarkable facilities that God has provided for them, so that they can focus on studies. I also explain to them the value of time while they are here on campus. As part of the classes, I am showing them videos of Solomon\u0026rsquo;s temple and other maps and locations to make the Word memorable and understandable. Students are asking great questions! I love to learn new things, and love even more to share what I have learned from the Word.\nWe are also so blessed with gifts from teams who visited! We and the local young people were blessed with soccer jerseys and the students got cleats. We played with the community young people a few times. We are praying for God to help us reach the community. I remember one of the pastor\u0026rsquo;s words to our team after the game. He said, \u0026ldquo;Remember, the purpose is not just to have fun playing a game with them. We are also not trying to get them to become just converts to Christianity. Our ultimate goal is to make them disciples of Jesus.\u0026rdquo; He then reminded us of Matthew 28:19, \u0026ldquo;Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.\u0026rdquo; Those words inspired us so much, and they became our fundamental \u0026ldquo;theme\u0026rdquo; words to continue to play with them and show them love.\nWe found that most of us were not good enough soccer players to compete with the local young people (even though it was a friendly game). So, one of the team took the responsibility to teach us how to move and play strategically. I am very thankful for him. His training was so effective and the students learned some good moves from him. The students also had a great time hearing his teachings on the letter to the Hebrews.\nI should tell you about one more huge blessing! When the team was here, I was blessed with an ipad from a Calvary Chapel! I have been praying for this device for the past several months, along with some other things, and I was so surprised to see how God listens to my prayers! The ipad is very useful to me while I am teaching. It also helps me make my own notes for my semester break preaching and so many ministry purposes.\nIt\u0026rsquo;s been a great time this semester to have Pastor 5*\u0026rsquo;s family here with us at the campus. We staff always learn many things from this sweet family! They help us grow in our personal relationship with God, and give suggestions on how to organize various aspects of the school. We are having a great semester studying the Word, praying for each other and helping one another in spiritual things. Please continue to pray for the students as they are introduced to the new system of learning the Bible (verse by verse). They come from backgrounds where some of the servants of God teach topically with strange doctrines. So, please pray that the Holy Spirit will help them understand and encourage them towards Jesus as they are spending time in the Word.\nI received emails from some of you. Please know that those are very precious to me. They made my day! Thank you for loving me and taking time to pray for me.\nGod bless you,\nPastor 7*\n*Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2019/04/08/new-students-eager-to-learn-truth/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eIt is a joy to me to get back to you with so many interesting things that our Lord is doing here on the campus! I hope every one is doing great in the race that we have for Christ.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Rohith-April-pic2-300x224.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe month of March has been very productive for me and the students here, as I am continuing teaching from 1 and 2 Kings. I am so thankful that God is blessing me with great applications to use in the classroom- which are very useful to the students and to me at the same time. Last semester, I had six students in my class. \u003cstrong\u003eThis semester, the Lord brought fifteen more students from different states!\u003c/strong\u003e I have had a great time teaching them a review all the way from Genesis to 1\u0026amp;2 Samuel. We reviewed right up to our current semester class, Kings. I taught them several classes on the flow of Biblical history, because they have never gone to Bible College before. \u003cstrong\u003eIt is wonderful to see how God gathers people from different provinces to meditate on His Word and to experience His Word and to understand it in a rightly divided way.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","title":"New Students Eager to Learn Truth"},{"content":"My apologies for not writing updates for the past few months. I have been hit with many things. I always want to let you know what God is doing here through us, but I have failed very often to do that because of the situations I have been going through.\nBefore I went to Bible College, I studied pharmacy to earn my bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree. I studied well, but somehow I still had two exams I needed to take to complete the degree. In the month of December, they sent me a notification about these two exams, and I was able to pay my exam fee. Then, I prepared and waited for the exams. As the date drew closer to the exams, I was supposed to receive an entrance ticket, which would allow me to take the exams. They told me that I did not receive the entrance ticket because I am no longer a student of the college or under college management. As a result, I had to meet with many professors and officers to receive my entrance ticket from the university so that I could take the exams. (They had not initially told me that I needed to go through a different process to get the entrance ticket, since I am no longer an active student.) Finally, I received my entrance ticket only 1 hour before the exam, on January 23. I am telling you all of this because that was a season when I could not communicate with any of you because all I had was my old phone, that I cannot use for sending a newsletter. Thank you for being so kind!\nI did well on my exams and returned back to the Bible college, and God used me in many ways. We hosted two teams back-to-back. This was a great opportunity for me to do various types of ministry along with the teams. I went with the students to a city to do an outreach where one team also attended three days of open air meetings. The students were able to serve practically, ministering with people who came from different areas and with people who speak different dialects.\nBefore we went to that outreach, the team did a puppet show for the community. I was glad to be a part of it. The team used puppets to teach about God. They also blessed the children in the community with school bags and water bottles. We are all trying to reach the people in the community here, and we need your prayer support.\nAfter that, we hosted the other team, and I was so blessed to travel with them to a large city. We visited brothel colonies there, where there are more than twenty thousand women. These women are from different areas, and they have been seduced to come here for good jobs. Then, they end up in the prostitution business as their profession. We met a pastor who has a rescue house in the heart of that area, with his church. We were able to hear his testimony, how he dedicated his life to rescue the women from that profession, to share the Good News with them, and to restore them back to their homes.\nWe also visited local slum areas in this city and saw how our Lord became a hope for them in the midst of all of their circumstances. We prayed with many families, and those who were ill. We saw a church there with four walls made of women\u0026rsquo;s clothing. One man who accepted the Lord Jesus gave his small amount of land for the church service. All the church could do was to put up a few logs for the building support beams, and they covered the sides with woman\u0026rsquo;s clothing. All the Christians in that slum area attend church there every week. It is so fascinating to see their hearts for God!\nAfter our short trip to this city, we arrived back at the school. Pastor A taught the students about how to interpret the Bible, including the pastoral epistles. After those classes, many students said that they had never understood the Bible before like that. They said, now they are able to understand why it is written the way it is.\nThis semester, I am teaching 1 \u0026amp; 2 Kings to the students. Since we have been blessed with a few more new students, I also need to review all of 1 \u0026amp; 2 Samuel to help them understand the history. Please keep praying for me, that the Holy Spirit will bless me with the applications that the students need and that are useful for their future ministries.\nGod bless you,\nPastor 7*\n* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2019/03/06/ministering-with-all-of-our-might/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eMy apologies for not writing updates for the past few months. I have been hit with many things. I always want to let you know what God is doing here through us, but I have failed very often to do that because of the situations I have been going through.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore I went to Bible College, I studied pharmacy to earn my bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree. I studied well, but somehow I still had two exams I needed to take to complete the degree. In the month of December, they sent me a notification about these two exams, and I was able to pay my exam fee. Then, I prepared and waited for the exams. As the date drew closer to the exams, I was supposed to receive an entrance ticket, which would allow me to take the exams. They told me that I did not receive the entrance ticket because I am no longer a student of the college or under college management. As a result, I had to meet with many professors and officers to receive my entrance ticket from the university so that I could take the exams. (They had not initially told me that I needed to go through a different process to get the entrance ticket, since I am no longer an active student.) Finally, I received my entrance ticket only 1 hour before the exam, on January 23. I am telling you all of this because that was a season when I could not communicate with any of you because all I had was my old phone, that I cannot use for sending a newsletter. Thank you for being so kind!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Ministering With All of Our Might"},{"content":"What a blessed season in ministry!\nThe months of September and October have been a great blessing in continuation of what we have prayerfully started! When I look at all the things that happened before and what is happening right now, it is just beautiful! It is very clear that it is the Lord\u0026rsquo;s will to bring all these people from different parts of the world together to serve Him.\nGod gave us another opportunity to reach out to many other flood victim families with many more basic needs. I heard from the local pastor in this area, that 7 more people were added to the church after our little crew visiting!\nIt reminds me of Acts 2:47, \u0026ldquo;And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved\u0026rdquo;. It is an incredible instance to see how God saves people. During our first trip we simply went there and distributed supplies to them. At the end, we told them how Jesus was our motivation to help them. The seeds were sown into their hearts and on our second trip we found people that are already attending the church. Praise God!\nThank you for your consistent prayers for this ministry. Please know that not a single moment of your time in prayer has been in vain! Every single prayer and every single second that you invested and prayed reached God, and I am seeing the ramification here.\nStudents enjoyed visiting the flood victims, as well. They were able to see the practical Christian life of loving people whom you have never seen before; how to stretch out your hands to help them, and how to smile at the people who are questioning you about the Person you are preaching about. Personally, I am looking forward to more outreaches with the students, because there is a great need every where we go. In this outreach some of them preached and some sang and all helped to distribute the provisions.\nClasses have been very interesting! I have been teaching the students about Jonathan and David\u0026rsquo;s friendship. I was explaining the four facets of friendship which are initiative, support, encouragement and risk with different verses from 1 Samuel. I often remember how true it was in my Bible College life, as a student, that my leadership took initiative to instill the Word of God into my life. They supported me in different circumstances and they encouraged me to bring me to this point.\nThank you team! I don\u0026rsquo;t know some of you, but you are taking all these basic friendship facets, which became an oil of encouragement to me to continue my race for our Lord.\nRegarding campus development, we are doing well! There is a difference between working because you have to, and working with your heart because you feel inside it is your responsibility. I am watching the students as they are working from their heart. They love to work and all of them are gifted with a servant\u0026rsquo;s heart. Most of the students now know how to work with machines and they have also learned how to repair the machines. We are weed whacking. After we gather all the heaps of weeds, we dry them. Then, we burn them after they have dried.\nAlso we did lot of wood cutting (trees had fallen from heavy wind, and some old tree stems were on the ground randomly) we collected all the wood, cut it, and stacked it in different corners of the campus.\nWe have also planted a vegetable garden. At one point, I was very disappointed because I did not see the growth of sprouts. It took a bit of time to see the useful plants.\nWe sowed many kinds of vegetables and leafy vegetables that we cook often. I was so happy to see the growth! I understood how a farmer feels after all his hard work; starting with making good ground to plant in, all the way to the time of harvest.\nIt was a great joy to have a pastor here with us and to get inspired about how to read the Word of God. He taught us Inductive Bible Study. I was able to sit and take notes on the classes. This is the fifth time I have been taught on this subject. I loved it. I have learned so much from him.\nIt reminded me how much I should be patient when I read the Bible and how careful I should be as I look for the meanings in each passage. The students we have here are from different dialects so we had two translators. It went so well that I am sure now everyone knows the epistle of Jude.\nIt was also a great week because I was able to spend time with pastor 6 * who used to work with me in a Christian non-profit organization.\nPastor 6* first introduced me to CCBC in a nearby country. We both are extremely happy for each other! Before, we both knew about God, but we were not taught correctly. Now, we both truly know God! After going to Bible college for 2 years, we are now serving God with the same ministry. This leaves me in so much joy all the time! I am sure our pastor from the college in that country is so happy to see us serving back home\u0026ndash;after we had been his students in his country. We went out one day and had a refreshing time as we remembered what God has done in our life and thanked Him.\nI am excited to meet you, team, again through my next letter with many more remarkable things that God is doing here. I am so grateful for each and every one of you. Please keep praying!\nGod bless you,\nPastor 7*\n* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2018/11/19/rewarding-work-for-the-lord/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eWhat a blessed season in ministry!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe months of September and October have been a great blessing in continuation of what we have prayerfully started! When I look at all the things that happened before and what is happening right now, it is just beautiful! It is very clear that it is the Lord\u0026rsquo;s will to bring all these people from different parts of the world together to serve Him.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Rewarding Work for the Lord"},{"content":" It is a great pleasure for me to begin writing you this letter about how God is working through us here. I hope everyone is doing excellent!\nSo many things have happened in the month of August. First, I had several discussions with my coworkers about the schedule that students should follow while they live on this campus, and then I gave the students their routine for the semester. Typically, their day begins at 6:00 am with morning devotion and ends by 9:30 pm after their study hall. I encouraged them with something I learned in my Bible college, \u0026ldquo;Before you see anyone\u0026rsquo;s face, seek Jesus\u0026rsquo; face first, and start your day by spending time with God.\u0026rdquo;\nAfter 2 weeks of smooth running of the college, one of the students became sick and needed to be taken to the hospital in town. They later referred him to another hospital in a far city, which is 3-4 hours away from where we live. I went with that student, along with a couple of other guys, for a few days to admit him to the hospital and find out what was going on in his body.\nAfter more than 3 weeks, we came to find out that he caught Tuberculosis and needed 6 months of medication, so he went back to his home to get treatment. I was sorrowful to lose one of the students temporarily, but Lord willing, he will be back next semester. I am thankful to my coworkers who covered my teaching days with their subjects while I was away from the campus, working on our student\u0026rsquo;s healthcare.\nThis semester, I am teaching 1 \u0026amp; 2 Samuel, and I just love it. I am teaching so many Christ-centered applications to the students from this subject. They are working on their assignments, and they are getting good grades in the written exams. They ask many questions during class and also outside class.\nI\u0026rsquo;m learning that studying the Bible as a teacher is very different from when I studied the Bible as a student. Now, I can imagine how many hours my leaders studied, and how many late nights they went through to teach us when I studied as a Bible college student. 1 Samuel 3:19 has become very close to my heart as I am learning and teaching through my classes: \u0026lsquo;So Samuel grew and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground\u0026rsquo; and 1 Samuel 16:7 \u0026lsquo;For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart\u0026rsquo;.\nThroughout the week, we all work together after class on campus development. Since it is rainy season, the weeds have grown very quickly, so all the staff and students work together to make the campus look presentable. We use machines to cut the weeds and clear out the unnecessary wood on the campus. I am thankful to the leadership who teach me how to use and repair the machines and suggest how to keep things in a clean and ordered way.\nI also had an opportunity to go with my coworker, pastor 14*, and our neighbor to help the victims of recent floods in this state. We filled our neighbor\u0026rsquo;s jeep with basic survival needs like rice, edible oil, sugar, snacks and many clothes that blessed more than 50 families. One woman shared on behalf of her family and friends, that these were things that they desperately needed. It was at that moment that our neighbor started to share that Jesus is the reason we came to them. Please pray for the seeds of the Gospel that were sown to grow and that many will give their lives to the Lord.\nGod bless you,\nPastor 7*\n* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2018/10/23/serving-the-lord-with-gladness/","summary":"\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/rk2southasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2018/10/Rohith-j-300x225.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a great pleasure for me to begin writing you this letter about how God is working through us here. I hope everyone is doing excellent!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo many things have happened in the month of August. First, I had several discussions with my coworkers about the schedule that students should follow while they live on this campus, and then I gave the students their routine for the semester.  Typically, their day begins at 6:00 am with morning devotion and ends by 9:30 pm after their study hall.  I encouraged them with something I learned in my Bible college, \u0026ldquo;Before you see anyone\u0026rsquo;s face, seek Jesus\u0026rsquo; face first, and start your day by spending time with God.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Serving the Lord with Gladness"},{"content":" It is a great joy to me to convey what we are doing as a team here! During the semester break I got to visit my home and spent some quality time with my family. After spending a few days with my family, I thought there should be another reason that God sent me back to my home state again during that specific time, so I started to pray for opportunities to go and teach the Word. As the days passed by, I was attending Sunday church services in local areas and every week I went to church my heart was broken (literally, as I saw the superstition) to see the way they worship our God and to hear about all their prosperity teachings.\nI also learned about a 24 year old Christian who is a pastor of a small church. He has a passion for ministry, but doesn\u0026rsquo;t have proper knowledge about what the Bible highlights. He graduated from a local Bible College where they emphasize material blessings (prosperity Gospel) and also seemed to have some other untrue teachings. He has a heart to learn. I felt that he just didn\u0026rsquo;t have good teaching. He is teaching the things he learned in his Bible College. So, I tried to learn more about him. I got to listen to his testimony, which is very inspirational!\nThis is part of his testimony; After Bible College, he saw how his leaders were wrongly idolizing their higher authorities so he didn\u0026rsquo;t join with them or with any other denominations for support- though he was asked by different local Christian leaders many times to join with them. I saw how sincerely he wanted to serve God. I asked him if I could teach in his church on one Sunday and he said, \u0026ldquo;Yes, whenever you can.\u0026rdquo; I thanked our Lord for that opportunity.\nOne of this brother\u0026rsquo;s relatives accepted Christ and opened her house to organize a place for church service every Sunday.\nHowever, there is a great sacrifice behind it. This is the only room she has, one part of it is the kitchen, and the rest is the living area and the bedroom as well. There are many who have bigger places, but this woman has a big heart to accommodate the believers.\nAlso, this young Pastor served in many other local areas, but because of his family responsibilities (it\u0026rsquo;s cultural) he is unable to continue to go to nearby villages to preach and organize church services with the believers. I ask you all to join your prayers along with mine; for him to have opportunities to learn about God in a proper way and serve God mightily.\nI also had a second opportunity that God gave me during my semester break. I was so encouraged to meet another pastor and the ministry he is blessed with! He has been in the ministry for the past eighteen years, but the remote village people he is working with have become so stubborn about Christianity that they are not taking God and the Gospel seriously. They are treating it as just another religion.\nAlso, because of many other local pastors\u0026rsquo; teaching (usually big pastors conduct open air meetings, somewhat like healing crusades, to teach and collect large sums of money) many believers became \u0026ldquo;Cruisters\u0026rdquo;. Only twice in a year they come to church ( for Easter and Christmas) and only then the church will be packed with believers. These believers are fading away in their spiritual life, so while I was there I encouraged them from 2 Peter 1: 1-11 to keep going and keep growing in our Lord. You can see a whole new beautiful generation (the kids) in the picture and I am requesting you all to take time to pray for them- that they will choose to follow Jesus when they become adults.\nThe family you see to the right believes that God called them to this remote area for His purpose, and so no matter how hard it is to serve there they are consistently trying to reach people. Please pray for them.\nAs I am travelling to different villages, one of the strong points I am confronting always with people is Caste system. Most of the communities here believe that Jesus Christ is the God for lower caste people, so it is a big deal to these people for a higher caste person to accept Jesus as their Savior and Lord. As this family is living and doing ministry among higher caste people, please pray that they may not get discouraged with their target.\nI am holding my hands together while I beseech you all, my team that prays for me, to pray that I may see the urgency of the Gospel and the necessity of rightly dividing the Word of God in the places that God is sending me. This is what God spoke to my heart during this semester break: \u0026ldquo;as long as I am willing to serve voluntarily, He would bless me with as many opportunities as I ask\u0026rdquo;.\nGod bless you,\nPastor 7*\n* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2018/09/02/great-need-of-rightly-dividing-the-word-of-truth/","summary":"\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/rk2southasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2018/09/Rohith-3-2019-7b-300x179.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a great joy to me to convey what we are doing as a team here! During the semester break I got to visit my home and spent some quality time with my family. After spending a few days with my family, I thought there should be another reason that God sent me back to my home state again during that specific time, so I started to pray for opportunities to go and teach the Word. As the days passed by, I was attending Sunday church services in local areas and every week I went to church my heart was broken (literally, as I saw the superstition) to see the way they worship our God and to hear about all their prosperity teachings.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Great Need of Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth"},{"content":" Hello SGWM family! We had a wonderful time at the Pastor\u0026rsquo;s Conference. It was a great opportunity for me to be involved in the worship team with these skillful men. At the end of the week, we were able to praise our God in five different languages.\nMeeting the team from CCSG was the best time! While they were here, the way they expressed their love was remarkable. I was very blessed by their pastoral teachings the whole week, and it was a great reminder to me of how much responsibility I have to teach the Word in a rightly dividing way for the students here in the campus. At the end of week, I was given a few more responsibilities for campus development; I pray that God will give me wisdom to accomplish these things.\nI have included a picture with the young men who were behind the scenes for the Pastor\u0026rsquo;s Conference. I could not imagine the conference week (of course every single day) without these helpful and obedient hands. They worked regardless of time with big smiles on their faces. Each individual is unique and gifted in many ways; their testimonies are tearful.\nI am looking forward to seeing what God has in store for these young men on this beautiful campus. Please let me covet your steadfast prayers for this campus and these men from different states of this country.\nSincere thanks,\nPastor 7*\n* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2018/06/29/joyful-times/","summary":"\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/rk2southasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2018/06/rohith-june-2b-300x225.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 id=\"hello-sgwm-family\"\u003eHello SGWM family!\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe had a wonderful time at the Pastor\u0026rsquo;s Conference. It was a great opportunity for me to be involved in the worship team with these skillful men. At the end of the week, we were able to praise our God in five different languages.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeeting the team from CCSG was the best time! While they were here, the way they expressed their love was remarkable. I was very blessed by their pastoral teachings the whole week, and it was a great reminder to me of how much responsibility I have to teach the Word in a rightly dividing way for the students here in the campus. At the end of week, I was given a few more responsibilities for campus development; I pray that God will give me wisdom to accomplish these things.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Joyful Times"},{"content":" I am so very happy to write and share with you about what God has been doing in my life!\n2 Timothy 2:2 says, \u0026ldquo;And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also\u0026rdquo;.\nBeing able to teach others at the new Calvary Chapel Bible College causes me to now look back at a few milestones in my life. I am so grateful to the leaders who invested in me at CCBC (undisclosed location) for two years and trained me to become a teacher (staff member) here at CCBC (undisclosed location). I love what I do here at the campus as it\u0026rsquo;s a great platform to be used by God. In addition to teaching, I am also able to translate classes to the students who speak the language of my home state. I am also getting to know their lives in order to encourage and disciple them with the truth of God\u0026rsquo;s Word.\nI have this tremendous comfort of God in my everyday life, especially when I am preparing to teach classes and in my personal devotion time. I am excited for what God has for me in the future days of ministry and the current and future students that are going to come, learn and serve God.\nI am very thankful for you and for SGWM for giving me such a great opportunity to serve God with His beloved people. Thank you for praying and supporting me.\nThank you,\nPastor 7*\n* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/2018/04/07/thanking-god-for-the-wonderful-opportunity-to-teach/","summary":"\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/rk2southasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2018/04/Rohith-teaching-April-2018b-300x225.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI am so very happy to write and share with you about what God has been doing in my life!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Timothy 2:2 says, \u0026ldquo;And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also\u0026rdquo;.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing able to teach others at the new Calvary Chapel Bible College causes me to now look back at a few milestones in my life. I am so grateful to the leaders who invested in me at CCBC (undisclosed location) for two years and trained me to become a teacher (staff member) here at CCBC (undisclosed location). I love what I do here at the campus as it\u0026rsquo;s a great platform to be used by God. In addition to teaching, I am also able to translate classes to the students who speak the language of my home state. I am also getting to know their lives in order to encourage and disciple them with the truth of God\u0026rsquo;s Word.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Thanking God for the Wonderful Opportunity to Teach"},{"content":"This is the WPForms preview page. All your form previews will be handled on this page.\nThe page is set to private, so it is not publicly accessible. Please do not delete this page :) .\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/wpforms-preview/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the WPForms preview page. All your form previews will be handled on this page.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe page is set to private, so it is not publicly accessible. Please do not delete this page :) .\u003c/p\u003e","title":"WPForms Preview"},{"content":" Pastor 7* was raised in a Christian home. As a teenager, he turned away from his faith making bad decisions. But as a young man he gave his life fully to serve Jesus knowing that the world had nothing to offer him. He heard about Calvary Chapel Bible College in a nearby country from a friend and with a hunger to know God’s Word he was accepted and graduated from the two-year degree program.\nHis heart was burdened to return to his home country to reach his own people with the Gospel and to equip others in the Word of God as he had been. Pastor 7 is part of the Calvary Chapel Bible College staff where he is involved in teaching, discipling, and planning outreaches for the students to prepare them to plant churches throughout the country. Pastor 7 is a dedicated servant of the Lord, musician, and gifted in administration which makes him such a vital part of the ministry team.\n* Names have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor7/pastor7/sample-page/","summary":"\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/rk2southasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2020/09/rohith-b-225x300.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePastor 7* was raised in a Christian home. As a teenager, he turned away from his faith making bad decisions. But as a young man he gave his life fully to serve Jesus knowing that the world had nothing to offer him. He heard about Calvary Chapel Bible College in a nearby country from a friend and with a hunger to know God’s Word he was accepted and graduated from the two-year degree program.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"My Story"}]