[{"content":"Greeting to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.\nI am doing good by God’s grace. Thank you for your prayers and support.\nIt is is a joy to see church members and Bible Institute students growing in the knowledge of the Word of God. We had a Bible quiz competition. It was a written test that was organized by a national organization. Members from many churches in our district participated in it. One of our church members one first prize out of the whole district and another won third prize! The man who got first place is a student from our Bible institute who is going to graduate next month.\nIt is such a great reward for me to see the fruit of our hard work teaching the Word of God to our students and to those in our church. They are growing in their faith and knowledge of the Word and the result is evident.\nI can look back and see the importance for growing in Christ and in the Word of God. Three families of our church are from a nearby village. A few years ago, they went through so much persecution in their village. Many people from their village who had accepted Christ and were part of other churches turned their back from their decision. However these believers, who attend our church, stood firm and faced the persecution. They were excommunicated from their tribe (Hindus have many tribes) and were denied any privilege in their village. They were not allowed to talk to other people or buy basic necessities from their village shops. In spite of all this, they stood firm in their faith. I think that one of the main reasons is that their faith is grounded in true knowledge of the Lord according to the Word of God. This encourages me to work even harder to minister to them from the Word of God.\nWe had planned to do some Christmas programs and outreaches in December. However, we were not able to do all of them because were not given permission by the local government officials. Last year an anti-Christian government came into power in our state.\nI was invited to be a guest speaker for a Christmas program at a Christian school. The students of that school performed a really beautiful dance and skit. Then I was given time to address the students and teachers. I shared the real Gospel message to the students and staff of the school. Most of the students and staff are non-Christians. Even the principal is not a Christian. I thank God for the opportunity that I got. I pray that the seed planted in their hearts will grow and that they will be saved.\nPrayer Requests:\nPray that God will continue to use me among the students, church members and community. Pray for my health. May God give me complete healing. I have a dust allergy and my town has a lot of dust. Pray for the students and staff of the school who have heard the Gospel. Pray for a revival in our town. May it become a Christian town. Pray that the Lord will open doors for us to share the Gospel. Pray for the growth of our church. In His service,\nPastor 9\n\\* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2025/03/23/growing-in-gods-word/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreeting to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am doing good by God’s grace. Thank you for your prayers and support.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is is a joy to see church members and Bible Institute students growing in the knowledge of the Word of God. We had a Bible quiz competition. It was a written test that was organized by a national organization. Members from many churches in our district participated in it. One of our church members one first prize out of the whole district and another won third prize! The man who got first place is a student from our Bible institute who is going to graduate next month.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Growing in God's Word"},{"content":"Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.\nI hope you are doing well! Thank you for your prayers and support. I am doing good by God’s grace.\nIn September, I got the opportunity to visit Thailand. We had a conference for those who are serving God in Asia. I had a blessed time hearing the stories and ministry updates of all of the people I met.\nIt was such a blessing to meet those who have been doing ministry in difficult places for many years. It challenged me when I learned about their perseverance in the ministry of the Gospel in spite of all the difficulties that they face. I was really encouraged when I met the young adults who are just getting into the mission field. It was encouraging to see their passion to reach the un-reached.\nLast month we had an annual convention organised by all of the local churches in our town. Together they invited unchurched people to attend the services and hear the Gospel. We had a three-day meeting and the Gospel message was preached. I am grateful that I got the opportunity to be a part of the choir and to lead the worship on the first day during the evening meeting.\nThe pastor taught against prosperity Gospel preaching. The topic of his message was “We need only Jesus”. His emphasis was on coming to Jesus only to get Jesus (not material possessions). On the third night, the last night of the convention, many people who heard the Gospel surrendered their lives to Jesus. They asked me to pray for them so that they may grow in their personal relationship with Jesus.\nAlong with the young adults of my church, I organised a one-day youth meeting. We invited young adults from our town and the nearby areas. We were expecting 60 to 70 people. 96 young men and women showed up for the convention! One of our graduates (who leads worship at our church) and I taught on four different subjects.\nAt the end of the meeting, we handed out a feedback form for everyone to fill out. We got positive feedback on all of the forms. They shared that the meeting helped them realize their need to grow in the Lord and be His witness to young adults who are living a worldly life. Many of them shared that they want us to do one-day youth meetings more often.\nPrayer Requests:\nPray that I will continue to grow in the Lord. Pray that God will continue to use me for His glory as I teach and disciple these students. Pray that I will be a blessing to the young adults and teens whom I disciple. Pray for the people who heard the Gospel. Pray that those who decided to follow Jesus continue to grow in Him and that they stand firm during difficult times. Pray for God’s protection upon us. Persecution is increasing in our area. God bless you,\nPastor 9\n\\* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2024/12/18/blessed-in-ministry/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI hope you are doing well! Thank you for your prayers and support. I am doing good by God’s grace.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn September, I got the opportunity to visit Thailand. We had a conference for those who are serving God in Asia. I had a blessed time hearing the stories and ministry updates of all of the people I met.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Blessed in Ministry"},{"content":"Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!\nI pray for you and your family. May the Lord keep you and bless you. Thank you for partnering in the ministry through your prayers and support.\nI am doing great by the grace of our Saviour. The new semester of our Bible Institute has started. I am teaching “Systematic Theology” this semester. I am excited to connect with the new students. I am looking forward to ministering to each one of them not only in the classroom, but also at a personal level as I get to know them more and disciple them individually. Overall, we have a total of 9 students.\nWe are running our Bible Institute in a small, rented house. We cannot have a lot of students because the students also stay at the same facility. Another reason for not having many students is that there is a lot of persecution going on in our state. Having a lot of students would draw the Hindu fanatics’ attention since they are always looking for any Christian activity to attack.\nAt the end of last year, we had an election in our state. The anti-Christian government came into power. Last month we had a national level election, and the same anti-Christian government has been re-elected. The same anti-Christian party is in power in our state and also in our country. They have some laws against Christian mission work. They also have many local groups everywhere who track Christian mission work. They persecute the churches. They come in groups and attack churches and Christian schools. They beat people and destroy their property. Last year many Christians in our state were forcefully kicked out of their villages and their homes were destroyed.\nWe thank God that we can continue to do His work. We will continue to do ministry as long as the Lord keeps the door open. I know that God is in control, so I am moving forward and trusting Him in all circumstances.\nMy grandma went to be with the Lord on June 28. She was 95 years and 6 months old. Her life was a life of prayer.\nPrayer Requests:\nPray that God continues to use me for His glory as I teach and disciple these students. Pray for my health. I am having trouble with an allergy to dust. I have to take medicine every day. Pray for the students to adjust well. Most of them are from different states. Pray for the God’s protection upon our lives and ministry Blessings,\nPastor 9\n\\* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2024/07/29/god-is-in-control/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI pray for you and your family. May the Lord keep you and bless you. Thank you for partnering in the ministry through your prayers and support.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image5.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI am doing great by the grace of our Saviour. The new semester of our Bible Institute has started. I am teaching “Systematic Theology” this semester. I am excited to connect with the new students. I am looking forward to ministering to each one of them not only in the classroom, but also at a personal level as I get to know them more and disciple them individually. Overall, we have a total of 9 students.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"God Is in Control"},{"content":"Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!\nI hope you are doing well! Thank you for your prayers and support.\nI am doing well by God’s grace. Two weeks ago, I was little sick for about a week. I had a fever, throat infection and upper respiratory infection, but now by God’s grace I am doing well!\nIn the end of January, I had my birthday. I am thankful that God added another year in my life. I had a blessed year last year. This last year I have grown closer to God and have been given more ministry opportunities.\nWe have 4 students at our Bible Institute who are in their second year. They will be graduating this summer. Right now, I am teaching 1st and 2nd Peter.\nSince 4 students are graduating this summer, they wanted me to also teach the book of Galatians. They asked me to because after they leave they will not really have more opportunities to learn. In our language, we do not have many commentaries and study materials. The students do not really know the English language. So, I am also taking extra class and teaching them from the book of Galatians in evening.\nLast month I went twice to a village to preach at the Sunday service. I mentioned in my earlier updates about this village where we do church service. It encourages me to see them standing firm for God and not turning back when there is persecution. At one time there were lot of people who used to believe in the village, but after persecution came, many of them turned back. A few of them stood firm. It is a blessing to preach and teach those believers to continue to grow in the Lord.\nPrayer Requests:\nPray that God will continue to use me for His glory. Pray for my health. I am allergic to dust and we have a lot of dust in my town. So I get sick very often. Pray for the students to be prepared to start church planting ministry. Pray for my ministry among youth and young adults. May the Lord continue to use me to minister to them. Blessings,\nPastor 9\n\\* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2024/02/23/growing-in-the-lord/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI hope you are doing well! Thank you for your prayers and support.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am doing well by God’s grace. Two weeks ago, I was little sick for about a week. I had a fever, throat infection and upper respiratory infection, but now by God’s grace I am doing well!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the end of January, I had my birthday. I am thankful that God added another year in my life. I had a blessed year last year. This last year I have grown closer to God and have been given more ministry opportunities.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Growing in the Lord"},{"content":"Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!\nI am doing well by God’s grace. Hope you are also doing well! Thank you for your prayers and support!\nBy God’s grace our Bible college is nearing the end of this semester. We have only a few weeks left. The students are doing great as they continue to study and learn the Word of God!\nLast month I was invited to the southern Bible College campus to teach. They had just begun their semester. I taught the book of Genesis. Although the students came from Christian families, most of them did not really know their Bible. So, I was grateful to God to have the opportunity to teach them about Creation. Even though the students did not know much about the stories and doctrines, I could see the eagerness in them to learn. That is why they were there.\nAt first the students did not ask many questions because (as I they told me later), they were a bit intimidated when they were informed that a teacher from another state was coming to teach them. But as the Lord helped us to bond well. They slowly began to open up, while bringing up thoughtful questions from the Bible which God helped me to answer.\nWhen it was time to leave, I noticed one of the student\u0026rsquo;s tear-filled eyes. They call sometimes just to let me know that they miss me. It means a lot to me even though we were only together for a short time. This provides a good opportunity for the Lord to use me to continue to serve them even while far from them. I trust that God will help me minister to them whenever they have needs.\nIn one of the states of our country, Christians are being attacked and killed. Hundreds of Christians have lost their homes and their lives! Furthermore over 300 churches have been burned down. The government has not been taking any serious action to stop this persecution because the government is anti-Christian. Many believe that the government is actually behind this persecution. Last month all the churches of our city held a peaceful rally in support of our brothers and sisters of that state. We also signed a petition which is being sent to the President appealing for action to be taken.\nPrayer Requests:\nPlease pray that I may continue to be mightily used by God. Please pray for my health, as I depend on medications to prevent me from sneezing nonstop every morning due to some kind of allergies Please pray that all the students God has entrusted to me will grow in their faith and be prepared for the future ministry that God has in store them. Pray for the upcoming rally in my city organized by all the churches to help the Gospel be preached and heard by many. God bless,\nPastor 9\n\\* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2023/11/25/called-according-to-his-purpose/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am doing well by God’s grace. Hope you are also doing well! Thank you for your prayers and support!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy God’s grace our Bible college is nearing the end of this semester. We have only a few weeks left. The students are doing great as they continue to study and learn the Word of God!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG-20231018-WA0001.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG-20231018-WA0001.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast month I was invited to the southern Bible College campus to teach. They had just begun their semester. I taught the book of Genesis. Although the students came from Christian families, most of them did not really know their Bible. So, I was grateful to God to have the opportunity to teach them about Creation. Even though the students did not know much about the stories and doctrines, I could see the eagerness in them to learn. That is why they were there.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Called According to His Purpose"},{"content":"Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!\nI thank God for you all as you continue to pray for me and support me financially.\nI am doing good by God’s grace. Right now, we are having summer break for the Bible Institute students. They have finished their first year, and have one more year left to complete the Bible Institute. It gets really hot here in the summer. The temperature usually gets up to 110⁰ F during the day, so its really hard to go outside in the afternoon this time of year. Therefore, we have a longer summer break than winter break. In the winter the students only get a 2-3 week break.\nDuring this past school year, I have seen all of the students grow so much in their knowledge of the Word and in their knowledge of the Lord. Some of them already had good Bible knowledge, while some did not even know how to read or write properly. But by the end of the school year, with our continued efforts and by His grace, I rejoice to see all of them doing really well. I see that this knowledge of the Word has caused them to love the Lord even more as they spend more time praying and studying the Word by themselves. They also have the heart to reach out to their friends and family members who are not saved. I believe that right now they are witnessing to them as they are back in their homes. I am in touch with them through phone calls.\nI have also been teaching children (above) from the Bible each week for over a year. I am blessed to have this opportunity to lead them in their spiritual journey while most of their friends are enjoying a worldly life. They love the Lord. I am so glad that they do not give in to peer pressure as they stand for the Lord and live out what they have been learning.\nA few weeks ago, I was invited to preach at a medical college’s chapel in my city. The topic of my message was “Living for Christ”. I had a positive response from the students. There were about 40 students. They told me that they were really blessed by the good solid teaching of the Word. They told me that most of the teaching that they hear is prosperity teachings. At the end, the student leader thanked me saying, “Thank you for presenting the truth without sugarcoating it.” A few of them told me that they would love to visit my church so I gave them the address. I plan to follow up with them and get in touch with them.\nPrayer Requests:\nPlease pray that I continue to grow in my spiritual life and the knowledge of God. Please pray that I will be used mightily by God. Please pray for the Bible school students. May God use them right now as they share the Gospel with their friends and family during this summer break. Please pray for the children and teenagers of my city with whom I am involved. May they stand firm in their faith at this age when Satan tries to distract them. Blessings,\nPastor 9\n\\* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2023/05/31/living-for-christ/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI thank God for you all as you continue to pray for me and support me financially.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am doing good by God’s grace. Right now, we are having summer break for the Bible Institute students. They have finished their first year, and have one more year left to complete the Bible Institute. It gets really hot here in the summer. The temperature usually gets up to 110⁰ F during the day, so its really hard to go outside in the afternoon this time of year. Therefore, we have a longer summer break than winter break. In the winter the students only get a 2-3 week break.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Living For Christ"},{"content":"Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!\nI hope you are doing well! Thank you for your prayers and support.\nI am doing good by God’s grace. I am teaching 1st \u0026amp;2nd Corinthians at our Bible school. They students are doing great. I can see the improvement in them. When they first started, some of the students did not know anything about the Bible at all. And couple of them even had hard time with reading. I thank God that He has helped them grow! They have improved a lot in their reading and understanding of the scriptures. I am blessed and thankful to God that He has chosen me to be the part of this ministry\u0026ndash;where I can invest in the lives of these young men and in future watch them start their own churches.\nAt the end of January, I had the opportunity to attend a conference in the South. It was really good to meet all of the pastors from all different parts of our country. We had a blessed time as we shared with each other about what God is doing in our ministry. Things are getting harder in our country when it comes to sharing the Gospel. People are getting more hostile and persecution is increasing. But, I thank God that the work is spreading. Just as Paul says in second Timothy, the Word of God is not bound/chained. At the conference, I was also reminded that the our main purpose is to church plant. To teach those who we disciple that they need to teach the same to those who they disciple. So that they can start their own church and so on.\nPrayer Requests: Pray for me to continue to grow in the Word of God. Pray that God will continue to uses me here. Pray for the teenage children whom I teach the Word each week. Right now they are taking their school final exams. Please pray that they will do good in their exams and glorify God. Pray for my country. Persecution is increasing. Pray that the Work of the Gospel will also increase. Blessings,\nPastor 9\n\\* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2023/03/21/investing-in-young-lives/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG%5F20230318%5F094317-300x222.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI hope you are doing well! Thank you for your prayers and support.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am doing good by God’s grace. I am teaching 1st \u0026amp;2nd Corinthians at our Bible school. They students are doing great. I can see the improvement in them. When they first started, some of the students did not know anything about the Bible at all. And couple of them even had hard time with reading. I thank God that He has helped them grow! They have improved a lot in their reading and understanding of the scriptures. I am blessed and thankful to God that He has chosen me to be the part of this ministry\u0026ndash;where I can invest in the lives of these young men and in future watch them start their own churches.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"\u003ca href=\"https://sgwm.com/blog/news/investing-in-young-lives/\"\u003eInvesting In Young Lives\u003c/a\u003e"},{"content":"Happy New Year! I hope you had a blessed Christmas season!\nBy God’s grace, we also had a wonderful Christmas season. We had organized a few Christmas programs to share the Gospel with non-Christians, and everything went well by God’s grace.\nOne evening, we had a program for children. We invited children from the neighborhood and friends of the children from our church. So many non-Christian children attended the program! We performed a few skits and a dance, taught them action songs, and shared the Gospel message. We also had a fun time—we played games and distributed gifts and snacks. I believe that the Word that is being planted in their hearts right now will bear fruit one day.\nFor three nights, we had carol singing. The people of our church gathered and visited different Christian homes, sang Christmas songs, shared a brief message, and then prayed for each family. At a few places, while we were singing carols in front of the Christians’ homes, many non-Christians who were passing by stopped to hear the songs. As a result, we had the opportunity to preach the Gospel to them. Some unbelievers came to us and shared their problems and sought our prayers.\nHowever, there were also some who were filled with hatred and did not want us to be there. Overall, it was a blessing to share the Gospel and pray for those who came seeking prayer.\nOne day, we, along with some of our church members, went to the nursing home in our town. We sang Christmas songs and then shared the Gospel message with them and distributed fruit and groceries as a Christmas gift.\nEvery year in our town, all of the Christian churches gather together and conduct a Christmas rally. This year, we had the Christmas rally in the afternoon on December 18th. We went around the town singing and proclaiming the Gospel. It is always encouraging to join this group every year and see all of the churches sharing the Gospel.\nPrayer Requests: Pray that God would continue to use me for His glory. Pray for all of the people who have heard the Gospel message during this Christmas season to put their faith in Jesus. Pray that our church will continue to grow in the Word and in number. Pray for the Bible School students to continue to grow in the Word and in His knowledge. Blessings,\nPastor 9\n\\* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2023/01/14/by-gods-grace/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHappy New Year! I hope you had a blessed Christmas season!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy God’s grace, we also had a wonderful Christmas season. We had organized a few Christmas programs to share the Gospel with non-Christians, and everything went well by God’s grace.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG-20230106-WA0006.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG-20221211-WA0007-300x163.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne evening, we had a program for children. We invited children from the neighborhood and friends of the children from our church. So many non-Christian children attended the program! We performed a few skits and a dance, taught them action songs, and shared the Gospel message. We also had a fun time—we played games and distributed gifts and snacks. I believe that the Word that is being planted in their hearts right now will bear fruit one day.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"By God's Grace"},{"content":"Greetings to you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I thank God for your prayers and support!\nWe are reaching the end of this year\u0026rsquo;s first semester of our Calvary Bible Institute. The students are doing really well in their study of the Word of God. I think that I mentioned in one of my updates that they are diligent (not intelligent) students of the Word. Sometimes when I visit them in their free time, I see them studying and discussing theological questions, which makes me really happy.\nThe Lord has been opening new doors for the ministry. In recent months, God gave me opportunities to get in touch with local Christian teens and young adults from different churches in my town. Last month, one local church teen/young adult group invited me to their church to share the Word of God. I thank the Lord for these teens and young adults who He has given me to help grow in the Lord and in His Word.\nDuring the last week of September, all the churches in our town organized a 3 day conference. This was another opportunity for me to connect with the teenagers and young adults of different churches, since we were all part of the worship choir. I am praying that God will raise up this generation who are willing to stand for Christ. Since I am involved with local Christian teens and young adults, they see me as an example. I am thankful that they come to me with their Biblical and spiritual questions and that during their time of need they come to me seeking spiritual guidance. God has opened the door for these teens and young adults to trust me and come to me when they are low and need spiritual uplifting.\nOne of the brothers with whom I grew up at the church, now has his own church in his village. He lives quite far from where I am right now. If I took a train, it would take me more than 24 hours to reach his village.\nHe has started Bible study from the book of Genesis on Fridays for the believers of his church. I am grateful that he gave me the opportunity to teach at his Friday Bible study a couple of times. It is encouraging to see new believers learning for the first time about creation and the fall of man. Most of these believers are from villages. Many of them do not know how to read or write. We try to keep it simple when we teach them, so that they can understand.\nPrayer Requests: Please pray that I may continue to grow in the Lord and in His knowledge and be used by God. Pray for my health. I have been taking medication for the past few months for allergies. I am still trying to figure out what I am allergic to. Please pray for the Bible Institute students to be equipped for the work of the Gospel. Please pray for the teenagers, young adults and school children whom I am ministering to, to stand for God and be the light in the darkness around them. Please pray for the brother and the believers in his church, who I mentioned above, to continue to grow spiritually and stand firm in their faith. They are going through persecution. Blessings,\nPastor 9\n\\* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2022/10/28/the-riches-of-his-glory/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I thank God for your prayers and support!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are reaching the end of this year\u0026rsquo;s first semester of our Calvary Bible Institute. The students are doing really well in their study of the Word of God. I think that I mentioned in one of my updates that they are diligent (not intelligent) students of the Word. Sometimes when I visit them in their free time, I see them studying and discussing theological questions, which makes me really happy.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Riches of His Glory"},{"content":"Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!\nThank you for your prayers and support!\nWe have started Bible School again here in the central part of our country. The classes are held in the same hall where we have our church service. For the students to stay, we rented out a small house near the church so that students can just walk to the classroom. We are looking for another place where the students can stay and have classes in the same place.\nRight now, we have six students living in the rented house. We have another person who lives at his house nearby and attends our classes. We have another student from one of our churches in the North who attends live online through his mobile phone. The student from the North came to faith a few years ago through one of our pastors there. He always has really good questions from the Word. He is a really good student of the Word and calls his pastor or me to ask questions. He is married and has a small child, so he could not come and live here. But since he wanted to study, he is attending the classes through audio and video calls.\nSo, this semester we have a total of 8 people attending the classes everyday. They really like the way we teach the Word of God and have been growing in the knowledge of the Lord. I have been teaching them Systematic Theology. I am really enjoying teaching this subject. I have to study a lot to teach them and studying it has been a blessing to me as well.\nPrayer Requests: Pray for me. This last week I was not well and had a high fever. Now, I am much better, but I am weak. Please pray that I will recover well. Pray for me and the other teachers to be a blessing and good teachers to the Bible school students. Pray for the students that they may also grow in the Word and be well equipped to be used to expand the kingdom of God in their places. Please pray that we may find a good place nearby for the Bible school. Blessings,\nPastor 9\n\\* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2022/08/13/by-thy-word/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThank you for your prayers and support!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG20220804094700-300x180.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe have started Bible School again here in the central part of our country. The classes are held in the same hall where we have our church service. For the students to stay, we rented out a small house near the church so that students can just walk to the classroom. We are looking for another place where the students can stay and have classes in the same place.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"By Thy Word"},{"content":"Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I thank God for you as you continue to pray and support the ministry.\nSince last month, we have been having Sunday church services in another village (above). In that village there were a few believers. About two years ago they went through persecution and many of them turned away from the Lord, but there were a few who did not. They have been having a house fellowship. For the last two years they have been doing Sunday services by themselves. They were excommunicated from the village. But, these two families remained faithful to the Lord and they (ten members in one family and five in another) would gather together in one family and sing worship songs and study the Word. They were left by the others, and had no one to guide and teach the Word.\nIt has now been over a month since we have been going to their village every Sunday to teach them from the Bible. Each Sunday two people from our church go there to have the church service. We take turns since we also preach at our main church in the city. In our church I have been teaching through the book of Galatians, so I am planning to teach the same in this village church when it is my turn. The last couple of times I visited them, I shared from Psalms.\nIf you remember, I have been teaching Bible study to teenage children every week. It’s really encouraging to see them grow in the Word. Now they have many good questions from the Bible that sometimes I cannot give the answers to right away. It’s good! They make me think and study more. In May they had summer break. During this time they had a Vacation Bible School (VBS) at a Mennonite Church. That’s the first church we had in our city which is more than 100 years old. They started the mission work here and my grandparent’s parents came to the faith through them.\nDuring the summer time, children from all of the churches attend that VBS and learn a lot from the Bible. I went through their books and they have a really good syllabus for the VBS. I am happy to share that two of my students (pictured) got the tag “bright star” in their respective class group, which is like the best student award. I then shared with their teachers that they are my students. I am really glad to see them grow in the Word and in their Christian faith. I am thankful to God for using me to be a part in their spiritual growth.\nPrayer Requests: Please pray for me to continue to grow and be used by God here in my city. Please pray for my church people to also continue to grow strong spiritually and that new believers may be added to the church as we minister to the non-Christians. Please pray for the new village church that I shared about. May they also grow in the Word and faith. Please pray for us to find committed students as we are planning to start the Bible School next month. Blessings,\nPastor 9\n\\* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2022/06/18/growing-in-the-truth/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I thank God for you as you continue to pray and support the ministry.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Village-church.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince last month, we have been having Sunday church services in another village (above). In that village there were a few believers. About two years ago they went through persecution and many of them turned away from the Lord, but there were a few who did not. They have been having a house fellowship. For the last two years they have been doing Sunday services by themselves. They were excommunicated from the village. But, these two families remained faithful to the Lord and they (ten members in one family and five in another) would gather together in one family and sing worship songs and study the Word. They were left by the others, and had no one to guide and teach the Word.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Growing in the Truth"},{"content":"Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!\nI thank God for your partnership in the ministry through your prayers and financial support.\nIn my last update I shared about how Covid was spreading throughout our community and about all the restrictions that the government was imposing. My family and some of our church members had tested positive and were quarantined. A lock down was even imposed.\nDuring the second wave in our country, hundreds of people were dying every day. I remember watching on the news that because there were long waits at the cremating place, people threw dead bodies in the river. During this time I thought that the situation would got worse in this third wave. Thank God\u0026ndash;it wasn\u0026rsquo;t so. All of the people (my family, neighbors and church members) who were affected by Corona got well. There were no complications.\nNow our ministry is going on as usual. We are having regular church gatherings with no restrictions. I am teaching the book of Galatians during Sunday services when it is my turn. I am half way done and I am really excited to preach the rest of the book.\nBy the end of last year, I had started a Bible study with some school children. They are from Christian backgrounds but do not know the Word well. So I got the opportunity to lead them in this Bible study. They are doing good and are always excited to have the Bible study. I have been seeing progress in them which really brings me joy. They want to grow in the Word and grow in their spiritual walk with Christ.\nPrayer Requests: Pray that I would continue to grow in the Lord and continue to serve Him. Pray that I will be a blessing to the people in my town. Pray that people of our church would also continue to grow and stand strong in the Word. Pray that the children who are coming to the Bible study at this young age will fall in love with Jesus and His Word. Also, this month they are taking their final examinations at school. Pray that they will do well in their studies and exams. Blessings,\nPastor 9\n\\* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2022/03/15/thanks-be-to-god/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI thank God for your partnership in the ministry through your prayers and financial support.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my last update I shared about how Covid was spreading throughout our community and about all the restrictions that the government was imposing. My family and some of our church members had tested positive and were quarantined. A lock down was even imposed.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Thanks Be to God"},{"content":"Happy New Year! Praise the Lord for His faithfulness! He has kept us safe, and through His grace, He enabled us to do His work in 2019. He has added another year for us to do the work of the Gospel. Thank you all for partnering in this work of the Gospel in 2019 through your prayers and financial support! I trust and pray that you will continue to partner with me this year as well. Thank you!\nIn November 2019, I was ordained along with some other co-workers for the work of the Gospel in our country by SGWM. I praise the Lord that He has given me this responsibility to train the workers of the Gospel and also to help my brothers who are in the field preaching the Gospel. Please continue to uphold these brothers in your prayers, as it is becoming more and more difficult to preach the Gospel due to the political situation in our country. The rate of persecution of Christians here is increasing.\nWe had a Christmas program in December. During this time, I was able to spend more time with the youth in our church\u0026ndash;for weeks, we met every day to practice and prepare for the Christmas program. I had a wonderful time with them, talking and encouraging them from the Word of God. The youth invited their non-Christian friends to come to the program. We performed dances with Christian songs, and we did skits. After the skit, I also shared the Gospel message, which we had also shown through skits. Please pray for the non-Christian youth who came; pray that the Holy Spirit will work in their hearts and that they will surrender their lives to Jesus.\nI am also an assistant pastor at my church, so God has been giving me opportunities to preach on Sundays. I also get to to share the Word during our church conferences.\nRight now, our Pastors School students are back home for the semester break. God is using them during this time\u0026ndash;they are sharing the Word at their churches and among their friends. The students call me often to ask me to explain certain Bible passages. This encourages me that the students are studying the Bible and that God is using them in their home areas.\nPrayer Requests: Please pray for me, that I will continue to grow in the wisdom and the knowledge of the Word. Please pray that God would use me among all these young people I am involved with. Please pray that the coming semester of the Pastors School will go well, and pray for God\u0026rsquo;s protection over us. Please pray that God will continue to work in the hearts of my church youth, that they will continue to grow in the Lord and get closer to Him. God bless you,\nPastor 9\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2020/01/23/he-teaches-my-hands/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHappy New Year! Praise the Lord for His faithfulness! He has kept us safe, and through His grace, He enabled us to do His work in 2019. He has added another year for us to do the work of the Gospel. Thank you all for partnering in this work of the Gospel in 2019 through your prayers and financial support! I trust and pray that you will continue to partner with me this year as well.  Thank you!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"He Teaches My Hands"},{"content":"I thank God that He has kept me safe and that He is using me for his work here in the North.\nThis semester we have 3 Bible College students. It really blesses me to see how they are growing and learning! Sometimes I have to work really hard to explain everything to them, because they have not really studied the Bible before coming to Bible School. They are not familiar with all the stories of the Bible. It gives me joy to see them working hard to study the scriptures and grow closer in their relationships with God. It also encourages me to work hard for them. Since they are also studying the Bible by themselves they have many questions that they keep asking me. I thank God that He has given me this time to really pour myself out for these guys and disciple them.\nSince 2017 I have been working with the youth of my church. It\u0026rsquo;s really hard to work with them since sometimes they seem like they are really of fire for the Lord, and then other times they seem to be compromising. All of them are from Hindu families and none of their family members are believers. There is no one else who encourages them to pursue God. I am so happy that they are following God. I am planning to visit them regularly and get to know their parents so that I can share the Gospel with them, since no other Christian visits and shows the love of God to them.\nLast month one girl invited me to come to her house and pray for her family and her mother who was sick. So I got to meet her parents and pray for them. I have the youth meeting every Friday evening. Right now, I am teaching from the book of James. Sometimes all of them come for the youth meeting, but there are days when I am the only one who is present. But I know that I need to be faithful and diligent towards this ministry. If you have any ideas and suggestions as to how to connect with the youth and bring them closer in their relationship with God then please feel free to write to me. Sometimes I see them get influenced by the pleasures of this world and their worldly friends.\nPrayer Request Please pray that I may grow more in the Lord and His understanding and that I may be used more for Him. Please pray for my health, lately I have been a little bit sick. Please pray for the students, that God would give them wisdom and understanding to study and grow in the Lord. Please pray for the youth that I minister to, that they may also fall in love with Jesus and may not get influenced by their worldly friends. Pray for the families and parents of the youth that they may also come to faith. God bless you,\nPastor 9\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2019/09/14/pouring-myself-into-teaching-gods-word/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eI thank God that He has kept me safe and that He is using me for his work here in the North.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/rmsouthasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/reuben-September-During-youth-meeting-teaching-James1b-300x150.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis semester we have 3 Bible College students. It really blesses me to see how they are growing and learning! Sometimes I have to work really hard to explain everything to them, because they have not really studied the Bible before coming to Bible School. They are not familiar with all the stories of the Bible. It gives me joy to see them working hard to study the scriptures and grow closer in their relationships with God. It also encourages me to work hard for them. Since they are also studying the Bible by themselves they have many questions that they keep asking me. I thank God that He has given me this time to really pour myself out for these guys and disciple them.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Pouring Myself into Teaching God’s Word"},{"content":"Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!\nI thank God that He has chosen me for His ministry. We have started our Bible School here. This semester we have 2 students. I am almost done with teaching the class Bibliology. I have been really growing and learning as I teach, study, and prepare for the classes. This semester, since I have only 2 students, I am able to spend a lot of time with them individually. After class I encourage them, answer their questions, and pour into their lives. I am seeing them really grow in the Word and in the Lord!\nOne of the students is from the central part of the country. He was born into a Christian family, but he was not saved before coming to the Bible school. In Bibliology class, I taught about the purpose of the Bible. One of the points that I taught was Salvation. During that class that student told me that he had never accepted Jesus as his personal Savior. After the class he accepted Jesus as his personal Savior! Now I am seeing him grow in the Lord. One early morning I went in his room and saw him praying on his bed and I was filled with joy to see the work of God in his life. I also gave him opportunity to share the Word in our morning devotion and he did a wonderful job\u0026ndash;far better than I expected.\nI thank God that He has given me great students, and that I can really disciple them and see the work of the Lord in their lives.\nPrayer requests: •Please pray for me- that I may be a good leader and teacher to the people whom God has given me.\n•Pray for wisdom and understanding as I study the Word.\n•Pray for both of the students\u0026ndash;that they may have a fruitful time here at the school.\n•Pray that the Lord may bring more students who are committed to the Lord in the coming semesters.\nThank you so much for your prayers and financial support! Pastor Pastor 9\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2019/02/26/an-unexpected-salvation/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/rmsouthasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2019/02/Reuben-2019b-1-300x170.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI thank God that He has chosen me for His ministry. We have started our Bible School here. This semester we have 2 students. I am almost done with teaching the class Bibliology. I have been really growing and learning as I teach, study, and prepare for the classes. This semester, since I have only 2 students, I am able to spend a lot of time with them individually. After class I encourage them, answer their questions, and pour into their lives. I am seeing them really grow in the Word and in the Lord!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"An Unexpected Salvation!"},{"content":"Blessed From Birth I was born into a Christian family. When I was a child, my parents taught me about God from the Bible. I was so blessed to have been born into a Christian family!\nIn my country, most people do not know God. Some years, I was the only Christian in my class in school.\nI was truly blessed because I knew about God-but that did not make any difference, because I had not accepted Jesus as my personal Savior.\nWhen I was a teenager at a retreat, I realized what Christ has done for me. Just being born to a Christian family does not save me-I needed to accept Jesus as my personal Savior. Right then, I received Jesus as my personal Savior!\nPreparing my Heart Our family is from the central part of the country. When I was a child, God called my parents to serve Him as missionaries in the North. There were no believers at all in those villages. Every single person was living in darkness. My dad regularly went to the unreached mountain villages to share the Gospel. Sometimes, I would go with my parents to the villages to evangelize. There, I saw how people were living in darkness. They were involved in demonic, evil practices and followed the caste system. To this day, there are hundreds of unreached villages near me in the North. God put it in my heart to give my life for His work. When I was in high school, I decided to dedicate my life to serving Him! In 2014, God opened a door for me to go to Calvary Chapel Bible College in California. After I graduated from the Bible College, I came back to my country and began to help my dad with his ministry in the North. He had started a Bible school where he trained new believers and then sent them back to their villages to share the Gospel and plant churches. I started helping in that work and teaching at the school.\nContinuing the Work Occasionally, I drive my motorcycle to the mission fields where our graduates have been serving the Lord in the mountains. I spend time with them, seeing what the Lord has been doing through them and encouraging them to stand firm in their faith and to continue sharing the Gospel. The Holy Spirit has been using these graduates to touch the lives of young people. More and more people are surrendering their lives to Jesus! Now, we have house fellowships in a few villages where once no one had even heard the name of Jesus! We have also taken the Pastors School students camping in the mission fields to do outreach ministry with our graduates. In the summer of 2017, my parents moved back to the central part of the country where they have started another Saving Grace Pastors School. I stayed in the North and have been continuing the work that God started here. Our vision is to train the local new believers and send them back to their villages and towns to share the Gospel and plant churches. I am also working with three local pastors who have already graduated from the Pastors School. They have started churches in their villages where once there were no believers at all! It\u0026rsquo;s such a joy to see the fruit of their labor and see new believers being added to their fellowships!\n\u0026ndash;Pastor 9\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/r-m-s-story/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"blessed-from-birth\"\u003eBlessed From Birth\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/rmsouthasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2018/12/IMG%5F1459-1-225x300.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI was born into a Christian family. When I was a child, my parents taught me about God from the Bible. I was so blessed to have been born into a Christian family!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my country, most people do not know God. Some years, I was the only Christian in my class in school.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was truly blessed because I knew about God-but that did not make any difference, because I had not accepted Jesus as my personal Savior.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Pastor 9's Story"},{"content":"Greetings Everyone,\nThank you for partnering in the ministry of the Gospel through your prayers and financial support! The Lord is doing mighty works here!\nThe pastors who are working with me are also doing great in their ministries. I have been visiting their church fellowships and have been blessed to see the believers walking with the Lord. It encourages me every time I visit these believers and talk to them. They are growing in their faith. They always ask me good questions from the Word and other questions regarding the Christian faith. It is good to see them standing strong for their faith in spite of the challenges some of them face from family members who are not Christians.\nI am also doing some medical training. This training is especially meant for those who are involved in ministry. This training is a great tool to use for reaching out to people. The training gives me the opportunity to visit schools to educate students about health, and at the same time, it opens the door for me to share about God while sharing about health. I am also planning to go to one village and gather villagers together to teach them about health, and this will give me the opportunity to connect with new people and share the Gospel with them. This medical training also protects me legally, as now I have a reason to go to villages or schools and teach\u0026ndash;otherwise, people could accuse me of coming to their village to manipulate young people and make them change their religion and be disobedient to their parents.\nWhen I graduated from Bible College, I came back to where I grew up and began teaching at the School of Ministry. When I now visit the pastors who have graduated and their ministries, it brings me joy to see the results of the hard work that I put in during that time. The last time I went to another area of the country, I was invited by one of the School of Ministry graduates to preach at his fellowship. I had a blessed time there sharing at his new church and talking with his believers.\nWe are planning to start a Pastors School here in my town very soon. Right now, I am trying to find a good place to rent to run the Pastors School, as it is really difficult to find a place where the neighbors are not offended by us teaching the Word of God. I am excited to see how God is going to expand the ministry as we open the Pastors School and raise up believers to serve God and start churches in their own villages.\nPrayer requests:\nPray for me, that I may have wisdom and knowledge to do the work of God that He has entrusted to me.\nPray for my health, as this past week I have been a bit sick.\nPray for the pastors with whom I have been working, that they may be good shepherds. Also pray for all of the believers who are coming to faith through them.\nPray that we will find a good place to rent for the Pastors School.\nPray that we will get the right students for the Pastors School who are truly committed to the Gospel.\nPray for my financial needs.\nThank you so much for being a part of this ministry in my country!\nGod bless,\nPastor 9\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2018/07/12/seeing-the-fruits-of-our-labour/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/rmsouthasia/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2020/08/Reuben-Teaching-at-the-school-b-300x225.jpg\"\u003eGreetings Everyone,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThank you for partnering in the ministry of the Gospel through your prayers and financial support! The Lord is doing mighty works here!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pastors who are working with me are also doing great in their ministries. I have been visiting their church fellowships and have been blessed to see the believers walking with the Lord. It encourages me every time I visit these believers and talk to them. They are growing in their faith. They always ask me good questions from the Word and other questions regarding the Christian faith. It is good to see them standing strong for their faith in spite of the challenges some of them face from family members who are not Christians.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Seeing the Fruits of Our Labour"},{"content":"Greetings! I hope you had wonderful time celebrating the birth of our Lord as well as the New Year! By God\u0026rsquo;s grace, we have been given another year to do the work of the Gospel. Thank you everyone for keeping us in your prayers and for your financial help.\nLiving in the mountains during the winter season is very difficult. It gets very cold in the morning and in the evening. The road gets covered with frost, and it is very risky to drive our motorcycle as it gets very slippery. We have to drive our motorcycle to different villages to have fellowship with the believers and to share the gospel with non-believers. The Lord has protected me from any harm.\nIn the villages, young boys and girls are very curious to know about Jesus. They are very smart and have lots of question regarding religious philosophies and so-called science. Sometimes it is very challenging to answer their questions, but I really enjoy spending time with them answering their questions. Their questions are really genuine-that shows that they are really serious about knowing the truth. Being presented with so many questions from the young boys and girls has led me to spend more time studying the Word, relying on the Holy Spirit so that I would be used by God to satisfy these thirsty souls. I am also spending more time studying apologetics.\nThis was the first Christmas that I have not been with my family, but I had a really good time here in the mountains as well. We had a Christmas program with the new believers. We called all the believers from nearby villages, and I got to encourage them from the Word that Christmas is not only for the Christians (as people here generally think) but that the birth of Christ is the good news for the whole of humanity. Then we had Christmas lunch together.\nPlease pray for\n1. The Lord to give me wisdom so that I am able to answer these young men and women.\n2. These young men and women to surrender their lives to Jesus.\n3. Our safety as we drive our motorcycle.\n4. My financial needs.\n5. Me, to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord.\nOnce again, thank you for your prayers and support!\nGod bless,\nPastor 9\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2018/03/15/people-have-questions-god-has-all-the-answers/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGreetings! I hope you had wonderful time celebrating the birth of our Lord as well as the New Year! By God\u0026rsquo;s grace, we have been given another year to do the work of the Gospel. Thank you everyone for keeping us in your prayers and for your financial help.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiving in the mountains during the winter season is very difficult. It gets very cold in the morning and in the evening. The road gets covered with frost, and it is very risky to drive our motorcycle as it gets very slippery. We have to drive our motorcycle to different villages to have fellowship with the believers and to share the gospel with non-believers. The Lord has protected me from any harm.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"People have Questions--God has All the Answers"},{"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/pastor9/pastor9/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":"Happy New Year to you!!!!!! I surrendered my life to Jesus at the age of 14 and graduated from Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta, California in December 2015. My father has been serving the Lord with Calvary Chapel Saving Grace and Saving Grace World Missions. After completing my biblical studies I came back to my country and since then I have been serving the Lord along with my father.\nI have been teaching in the School of Ministry. It is our goal to take the Gospel to the unreached areas. We teach the Word of God in the School of Ministry to the local believers and train them to preach the gospel to their native people and start house fellowships. I have been enjoying teaching the young men of my age and encouraging them for the work of the Gospel. Since these students are my age I spend more time with them even after their class. This is the time when they open up and ask more personal questions. I have opportunity to give biblical counseling to them. I also help my father in other work of the School of Ministry and in the church ministry.\nOccasionally I drive my motor cycle to the mission fields where our graduates have been serving the Lord in the Mountains. I spend a day or two with them seeing what the Lord has been doing through them and encouraging them to stand firm in faith and keep sharing the Gospel. The Holy Spirit has been using these graduates to touch the lives of youth. More and more youth are surrendering their lives to Jesus. Now we have house fellowships in a few villages where once no one had even heard the name of Jesus. We also take the SOM students to the mission fields for camping and to do outreach ministry with our graduates.\nI would also request for you to forward this update to your friends and relatives who have a heart for the work of the Gospel. Thank you so much! God bless!\nCo-laborer in Christ,\nPastor 9\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/pastor9/pastor9/2017/01/11/7/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHappy New Year to you!!!!!! I surrendered my life to Jesus at the age of 14 and graduated from Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta, California in December 2015. My father has been serving the Lord with Calvary Chapel Saving Grace and Saving Grace World Missions. After completing my biblical studies I came back to my country and since then I have been serving the Lord along with my father.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Ministry Update"}]