We pray that this finds you all doing well and blessed, full of the favor and peace of God, walking confidently in His purposes this New Year.
Jins’ trip to Birmingham, UK in December was a truly amazing time of ministry among the Indian community. When he was first invited, Jins was not sure if he was supposed to go there, but God gave him a word one morning around 3am, that confirmed he should go. His mother was there during this time, so they were able to work together in ministering to many people in small groups. It was amazing to see people giving their lives to Christ. They were really hungry to hear God’s Word. He was able to travel to different cities and share in churches and house meetings.
Jins came away from his time there with a greater appreciation of how much people are going through to follow Christ. Some of them are physically and verbally abused because of it, by their families. One sister had taken baptism without her husband’s knowledge, because he didn’t want her to follow Christ. Because he did not allow her to go to church, she had never been able to partake of the Lord’s supper and asked Jins if he would lead her in that in her house, when her husband had gone to work. There are so many people like her who follow Christ without the support of their families and suffer rejection in close-knit communities.
The people there have invited him to come again, so he is looking forward to visiting again in the future.
Kerala, India
Jins went to Kerala on January 15th and this trip was full of divine appointments from start to finish. God closed some doors, but opened new doors. He was hoping to go to Sri Lanka, but was not able to for lack of a translator in the tribal area, but still hoping to go in the future. He had the opportunity to share with quite a few people one on one, sharing his testimony and faith, encouraging them.
Jins also had the opportunity to visit with the movie director again. They discussed making a Christian movie, which will reach out to millions of people in India. The director said that he will be happy to make the movie once we have the finances available, and that it will cost around $700,000. This may seem like an impossibility, but with God, all things are possible. We ask that you lift this endeavor up in prayer.
There are a few other projects that we are looking forward to starting in the near future as well. Jins was able to visit a tribal place, where there are twelve churches scattered throughout, but they have no cemeteries or place for burials. We are praying and hoping to help them build one. God willing, we would also like to help them build another church in one of their more remote areas. They have a variety of practical needs that we would like to help with as well.
“In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage – with great patience and careful instruction.” 2 Timothy 4:1-2
Christ For All Tribes 