Thursday, August 13, 2009

Haryana, India Report - "A Great Mission Field"


Haryana is a state located in the far northern parts of India. This is a very industrious agricultural state. Operation World tells us that there are only 265 Christian workers in the entire state, a state with a population of 20 million people. Of the 92 unreached people groups in Haryana, only 15 have a congregation. Serve India Ministries has 20 pastors working in this state and is currently recruiting another mission field with 20 more pastors beginning this fall.
Introducing Pastor Singh, a testimony from Haryana:
Pastor Singh was born to very religious Hindu parents and throughout his life, he grew up trusting only in the power of their Hindu gods and goddesses.
Pastor Singh came to know the Lord when he met a pastor ministering in his neighborhood. Also in the crowd was a man who was blind from his birth. Like the stories from the Bible, this blind man had been taken to many temples but there was no healing. In the end the preacher prayed for the blind man and a miracle happened. The blind man began to see for the first time in his life! Seeing this miracle before his very eyes, Brother Singh deeply touched! Realizing that Jesus is the only all-powerful God, he gave his life to him. Later his whole family accepted Jesus and began to attend a local church. As Brother Singh began to grow in the Lord, he sensed the call of God during a time of prayer to give his life for full-time ministry. Now Pastor Singh has planted a church and is partnering with Serve India Ministries in Haryana along with 20 other pastors in his district to each plant 5 churches apiece in 5 years. Think of it - 100 churches where there aren’t any churches today! Please pray for Pastor Singh and the 450 others who partner with Serve India Ministries.

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