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February 2008 India Video
Click above to watch a great video summary of my latest trip to NW India. This one was crafted by the ever-talented Nathan Knight, who traveled with me on this journey. Also featured in the video are Otis Jones, Tom Jaski, Russ Bennett and Josh Reed.
*Make sure you give the video time to buffer or else it will snag. Enjoy!
Monday, February 04, 2008
Requested Resources
Things have been busy for me lately and I haven't had a chance to update the site as frequently as I'd have hoped. In the last few weeks I've spoken in Birmingham, Huntsville, Atlanta, Wake Forest and Charlotte. Many in those locations have requested ministry resources from various trainings that I've done so I decided to make those available here.First, my new book is now available for order through e3 Resources. "Striking the Match" describes how to utilize short-term mission teams to make long-term impact. Click the book cover for more details and to order:
I've taught several seminars on Communicating the Gospel to Hindus/Muslims. Click the link below to download my notes/presentations from those seminars. Please make sure that you don't distribute these without prior written permission from me. Also, because of the nature of the material please do not share my contact information with anyone (including this web address) from either of these worldviews. Doing so could jeopardize my work and more importantly, those nationals from these worldviews who world alongside me.
Communicating the Gospel with Muslims Guide
Communicating the Gospel with Muslims presentation
Communicating the Gospel with Hindus Guide
Communicating the Gospel with Hindus presentation
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Final Report from Kerala, India
Please click on the link below to watch a 10 minute video review that covers the events of our week in Kerala, India. You'll be blessed to see all the lives that were touched!
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Susan's Legacy . . .
God continues to do exceedingly abundant above that which
we hoped or asked for. Yesterday I went with Dani and
Pastor Sabu to Pastor's mother-in-law's home. Pastor's
wife Bindu comes from a conservative Roman Catholic
background. They wanted me to share with his in-laws. On
the way they mentioned to me that his mother-in-law has
stage 3 breast cancer and had just returned home from
getting a chemo treatment. When I arrived I knew that
this was the visit for which the LORD brought me to India.
I was able to share with her about my own story and how
when Catherine and I married her mother and I had many
discussions about what it means to be Christian. I shared
that at first I tried to get Susan (Cat's mom) to convert
away from the Catholic Church, but later realized that the
LORD was asking me to teach her from the Scriptures what
biblical salvation is - not change her church. As Susan
and I spent time together she came to understand that
salvation is not by works, but by grace alone through
faith alone. I shared about how Susan used to call me her
Boaz (see the book of Ruth) and I called her my Naomi.
This really connected with Pastor Sabu's mother-in-law. I
was then able to share the gospel with her and she told me
she wanted to be sure that she'd be with God when she
died. Little did I know that Elena and Emma (another
team) were visiting Sabu's own parents who are also
Catholic. While there they learned about Sabu's
mother-in-law. So they had a time of prayer for her
there. Last night while we were sharing as a team Elena
and I realized that she was interceding for Sabu's
mother-in-law at 1:00 pm, not having any idea that I was
there sharing the gospel. Elena had compassion because
she lost her own mom to breast cancer last year.
Amazingly, it was exactly 1pm when I was leading Sabu's
mom in a prayer of repentance and faith! God's ways are
so much higher than our own. Who would've thought that in
His wisdom I would be able to share Susan's testimony over
a year after she went to be with the LORD with a lady that
she has so much in common with. And that Susan's
testimony of faith in Christ led this woman to faith in
Christ!!! Praise you Jesus for your manifold wisdom, for
we could never plan things like this.
we hoped or asked for. Yesterday I went with Dani and
Pastor Sabu to Pastor's mother-in-law's home. Pastor's
wife Bindu comes from a conservative Roman Catholic
background. They wanted me to share with his in-laws. On
the way they mentioned to me that his mother-in-law has
stage 3 breast cancer and had just returned home from
getting a chemo treatment. When I arrived I knew that
this was the visit for which the LORD brought me to India.
I was able to share with her about my own story and how
when Catherine and I married her mother and I had many
discussions about what it means to be Christian. I shared
that at first I tried to get Susan (Cat's mom) to convert
away from the Catholic Church, but later realized that the
LORD was asking me to teach her from the Scriptures what
biblical salvation is - not change her church. As Susanand I spent time together she came to understand that
salvation is not by works, but by grace alone through
faith alone. I shared about how Susan used to call me her
Boaz (see the book of Ruth) and I called her my Naomi.
This really connected with Pastor Sabu's mother-in-law. I
was then able to share the gospel with her and she told me
she wanted to be sure that she'd be with God when she
died. Little did I know that Elena and Emma (another
team) were visiting Sabu's own parents who are also
Catholic. While there they learned about Sabu's
mother-in-law. So they had a time of prayer for her
there. Last night while we were sharing as a team Elena
and I realized that she was interceding for Sabu's
mother-in-law at 1:00 pm, not having any idea that I was
there sharing the gospel. Elena had compassion because
she lost her own mom to breast cancer last year.
Amazingly, it was exactly 1pm when I was leading Sabu's
mom in a prayer of repentance and faith! God's ways are
so much higher than our own. Who would've thought that in
His wisdom I would be able to share Susan's testimony over
a year after she went to be with the LORD with a lady that
she has so much in common with. And that Susan's
testimony of faith in Christ led this woman to faith in
Christ!!! Praise you Jesus for your manifold wisdom, for
we could never plan things like this.
She couldn't walk to church . . . so we took the church to her!
On Thursday we visited a family and shared with the man of the home. After listening to the gospel he said that he'd read a book a while back that explained the same message and that he'd prayed to receive Christ, but didn't know what to do next. He did mention that he was caring for his paralyzed sister and that she would like to hear the message. So Dani and I went into the next room and found the young lady laying in her hospital bed looking with a smile at us through the bars. We learned that she was hit by a car 7 years ago and has been paralyzed from the waist down ever since. When I asked her if she wanted to hear some good news, she answered and said that she'd already heard . . . she'd been straining to hear all that we were saying in the other room. Dani went ahead and reviewed the gospel with her and within a few minutes she was praying to receive Jesus. A
fterwards we discussed ways to help her grow in her faith and the man of the house asked if Pastor Sabu or another leader in the church could come by weekly and teach them. At e3 Partners our slogan is "If they can't walk to church they can't go to church. So we'll take the church to them." This slogan was written to describe our desire to plant a church within walking distance of everyone on earth since most people don't own a car and have no church anywhere near them. Amazingly I saw the LORD bring our slogan to life this week.
fterwards we discussed ways to help her grow in her faith and the man of the house asked if Pastor Sabu or another leader in the church could come by weekly and teach them. At e3 Partners our slogan is "If they can't walk to church they can't go to church. So we'll take the church to them." This slogan was written to describe our desire to plant a church within walking distance of everyone on earth since most people don't own a car and have no church anywhere near them. Amazingly I saw the LORD bring our slogan to life this week.
Wednesday from India
Wow! I can't believe its already Wednesday and I can't
believe all the wonderful things that we've had the
privilege of experiencing in just the few days that we've
been here in Kerala. Below are just a few highlights to
encourage you to keep praying for the Holy Spirit is
moving mightily to exalt the Name of Jesus in this place:
Rudy and David went to a home yesterday and found a woman
weeping bitterly over her unconscious husband. She was
screaming for help when they arrived. They knelt over the
man and prayed that God would touch him and within moments
the man was standing on his feet and they were all
praising God! The team was then able to share the Gospel
and get a hearing in the area with great reception.
Tom and Martin were blessed to lead a 104 year old womanto faith in Christ, after which she kissed them both in
joy. Of 5 homes they visited on Tuesday, everyone of them
had people come to faith in Christ. In keeping with our
vision for church planting, one of the homes was offered
up to host the home group launch service that will be on
Thursday evening.
Daniel S., Elena, and Emma had an 82 year old man that had
taught in a Catholic school for 55 years, repent and
receive Christ. He is a man of great influence in his
village so please pray that he will be a catalyst in
spreading the gospel. Elena met a Hindu woman on the
street and started to share with her. As she shared her
testimony the Hindu lady was very receptive and asked
Christ into her life even with her mother there taunting
her. Afterwards I had the joy of laying hands on this new
believer and blessing her. As I spoke a Psalm over her
she began weeping. I told her that though she had been
from a lower caste, she's now a beautiful child of the
King! She wrapped her face in her traditional sari and
wept bitterly as Elena comforted her. It was a beautiful
moment.
Scott and Daniel B were able to help their national worker
lead his best friend to faith in Christ.
Josh and Diane visited 5 homes yesterday and no one
received Christ. Just as they were about to head back to
the guest house a man was standing in the street waving at
them. The went up to talk with him and his friends as
they were building a home. All three men received Christ
and immediately the national pastor assigned to that area
made arrangements to begin their discipleship.
Jon and Leah were sharing the Gospel with a lady that was
holding a baby that started crying and disrupting the
conversation. They prayed and the baby fell asleep and
then Leah was able to lead the mother to faith in Jesus.
My dear brother Dani Abraham (our e3 India Director) havespent the last 2 days visiting homes of Muslim families in
the area and I've been training him on how to share the
Gospel with them. The 2nd family we visited with
yesterday listened intently as I first used the Quran to
ask them questions about Jesus. Following that I showed
what Jesus says about himself in the Bible and took them
through a complete Gospel presentation. They were not
ready to receive Him, but both families took a New
Testament and agreed to read it together and discuss it.
When we left the 2nd home all the neighbors went running
down to the home to see why we were there. Hopefully they
gossiped the gospel as was done in the 1st century!
As you can see, this has been an amazing week already.
We've only had 1 person get sick (Daniel S.) and he's
resting today. In all we've had 73 people receive Christ
(Catholic, Hindu and Muslim background) in just 2 days of
evangelizing. Pray that God would continue to bless us
with the ability to make His name great! Pray for our new
church start bible studies that we'll hold on Thursday
evening. We love and appreciate you all!
Tuesday from India
Thank you for your prayers yesterday. Our teams went out
and saw the LORD do many amazing things. We had people
from Hindu, Catholic and Muslim background that heard the
gospel. In all, 28 people repented and put their faith in
Jesus Christ yesterday! We are praising God because in
several cases whole households came to faith. One story
that sticks out in my mind is an elderly Catholic couple
who received one of our teams. They were celebrating
their 53rd anniversary yesterday and when they heard the
gospel, they both realized their need for a personal
relationship with Christ and made professions of faith
together. What a way to celebrate and add significance to
an anniversary!
Several of our teams encountered Muslim
families, which had some resistance to the message.
However, clear presentations of the gospel were made and
the families received copies of the New Testament. I got
to share with one of those families and when Josh, Leah
and I left the home the mother and her son were standing
on the porch reading God's word together! Please pray
that the LORD would continue to anoint and empower us to
proclaim His message with boldness. Everyone on the team
is still healthy although a few didn't sleep well last
night because of the 10.5 hour time difference. Pray for
strength and continued expansion of the Kingdom of Light.
Our national brothers that are working with us are doing
an amazing job here and we are blessed and encouraged to
serve alongside such godly faithful men. Thanks for your
continued prayers and look for another update tomorrow.
and saw the LORD do many amazing things. We had people
from Hindu, Catholic and Muslim background that heard the
gospel. In all, 28 people repented and put their faith in
Jesus Christ yesterday! We are praising God because in
several cases whole households came to faith. One story
that sticks out in my mind is an elderly Catholic couple
who received one of our teams. They were celebrating
their 53rd anniversary yesterday and when they heard the
gospel, they both realized their need for a personal
relationship with Christ and made professions of faith
together. What a way to celebrate and add significance to
an anniversary!
Several of our teams encountered Muslim
families, which had some resistance to the message.
However, clear presentations of the gospel were made and
the families received copies of the New Testament. I got
to share with one of those families and when Josh, Leah
and I left the home the mother and her son were standing
on the porch reading God's word together! Please pray
that the LORD would continue to anoint and empower us to
proclaim His message with boldness. Everyone on the team
is still healthy although a few didn't sleep well last
night because of the 10.5 hour time difference. Pray for
strength and continued expansion of the Kingdom of Light.
Our national brothers that are working with us are doing
an amazing job here and we are blessed and encouraged to
serve alongside such godly faithful men. Thanks for your
continued prayers and look for another update tomorrow.
Monday from India
We arrived in kerala yesterday to a wonderful welcome from
our national brothers. They placed flower garland
necklaces around everyone's neck and greeted us with
warmth. After a 2 hour drive we reached the guest house
from which we'll be working all week. Everyone was very
tired after 2 days travel, but God's grace is sufficient.
Last night we went and worshipped with the host church.
Worship Church is led by Pastor Sabu and has about 30-40
adults plus another 20 children. It was a very lively
service, the end of which I was able to preach and
encourage our combined team for our work which began
today.
This morning we met for worship before going out and the
Holy Spirit made His Presence known among us. We had a
wonderful time just exalting the Name of Jesus and praying
for the Harvest fields. I just sent the teams out and I
am leaving to go and work alongside them in a few minutes.
I will "float" from team to team and help where needed.
Our translators and national partners are doing a
wonderful job and everyone is encouraged.
The whole team is healthy thus far. Continue to pray for
health, strength, and most of all that Christ would make
Himself known in this region that is filled with many
Hindus, Muslims, and syncretistic Catholics who are
worshipping saints and idols rather than being justified
by grace alone through faith in Christ. We even saw a
vine that is enshrined outside a Catholic church yesterday
- people are worshipping the vine because each time it was
pulled up it grew back. WOW! Where there is a void,
Satan fills it with all kinds of deception. Ask the LORD
of the Harvest to break through those barriers and to
transform this region with the Gospel.
our national brothers. They placed flower garland
necklaces around everyone's neck and greeted us with
warmth. After a 2 hour drive we reached the guest house
from which we'll be working all week. Everyone was very
tired after 2 days travel, but God's grace is sufficient.
Last night we went and worshipped with the host church.
Worship Church is led by Pastor Sabu and has about 30-40
adults plus another 20 children. It was a very lively
service, the end of which I was able to preach and
encourage our combined team for our work which began
today.
This morning we met for worship before going out and the
Holy Spirit made His Presence known among us. We had a
wonderful time just exalting the Name of Jesus and praying
for the Harvest fields. I just sent the teams out and I
am leaving to go and work alongside them in a few minutes.
I will "float" from team to team and help where needed.
Our translators and national partners are doing a
wonderful job and everyone is encouraged.
The whole team is healthy thus far. Continue to pray for
health, strength, and most of all that Christ would make
Himself known in this region that is filled with many
Hindus, Muslims, and syncretistic Catholics who are
worshipping saints and idols rather than being justified
by grace alone through faith in Christ. We even saw a
vine that is enshrined outside a Catholic church yesterday
- people are worshipping the vine because each time it was
pulled up it grew back. WOW! Where there is a void,
Satan fills it with all kinds of deception. Ask the LORD
of the Harvest to break through those barriers and to
transform this region with the Gospel.
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