CHURCH PLANTING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Samuel Paul
India
Greeting in the Sweet Name our Lord Jesus Christ, By the Grace of God we are fine and Ministry also fine. It is my pleasure to share with you the burden and what the Lord is doing through us.
Church ministry - We are doing church ministry in a highly sensitive area. It is full of Hindu fanatic people who belong to a particular high caste. Even from the beginning, we have faced many persecutions. By the grace of God, about 70 people are coming to church regularly. Even in spite of the Covid lockdown, we were able to baptize three Hindu people.
A Hindu family struggling with the feeling of demonic oppression in their house invited us to pray for them. We prayed and shared the power of Jesus Christ. After our prayers, Vas*** accepted Jesus Christ and promised to come to church from next week. Please pray for his growth and maturity in Christ.
Bible classes - We are making disciples through the teaching of the Bible chronologically by using the “Lamb of God.” Many people are being blessed and are experiencing life changes after participating in this Bible study. Through this study, many people have become full-time pastors and have started new churches in new and unreached areas. At present, we are meeting in two different locations.
Leprosy Ministry : We have a heavy burden for and always consider the people who have leprosy. These people have been rejected from their own family. Some are living on the street. Some live in a leprosy colony. We go to their colony. We invite them to church. We give them food, clothing, necessities, and share the Gospel by showing them God’s love. Many people who have leprosy have turned to Christ and accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. They are attending churches nearby. Last year, God used us to help 90 people who have leprosy.
Homeless Ministry: We go out on the street, find people who are wandering. We give them food, blankets, and show them God’s love. Most of them cry a lot and share their longings with us. We helped many during Covid19. Thank you for your support for this.
Transgender Ministry: It is very hard to go and share the Gospel with them. They feel rejected by God, society, and their families. They are doing many biblically immoral things, most are prostitutes. By God’s grace, we are doing ministry among this people. Some of the people have come out from their condition and accepted Jesus Christ.
On the way home from our Lamb of God Bible Study, we met a man who is a transgender. He is a prostitute. As my friend and I spoke to him, we encouraged him to earn a living at a regular job instead of this harmful way. He cried out that it was his fate!! That he could not come out! From there, we started to share God’s love and how Jesus loves us and came to earth to change our fate. He accepted what we shared and began to think of his future life. Please pray for his salvation. We are praying that we will meet him again so we can share more of Jesus Christ.
Common Worship: We gather people from different churches and have united worship. Many have been blessed. God is helping them come out from their traditional curses. Through this, we are doing some social development programs to mingle with local people to bring them to Christ.
Home Situation: Please continue to pray for us and our housing situation. As you may know, the high caste Hindus in our neighborhood rejected us and forced us out of our rental home. We could not find a rental near to our church area. We moved into a corner of our church and started building a house on the roof of our church. We need approximately $1,300 to finish and furnish our new home. If God is leading, please click here to give!
I am thanking you for all your love, concern, and valuable prayers. As a family, we are doing well. Thank you very much for your support and love on us and the Lord’s ministry.
Blessings to you and your family.
P. Samuel Paul
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