Team India – January 2020 Newsletter

Hello,

The purpose of this letter is to say, “THANK YOU”!   As you know, the last letter we sent included a request for help to provide Christmas gifts for 102 children and to help fund a roof that was destroyed by a cyclone.   I am grateful to say that not only were we able to provide for those needs because of what you so generously gave, but we have a surplus that should help with school supplies for the kids and with various other events.  If you remember, for instance, the last VBS had over 9500 kids attend in 27 locations and thousands of adults were saved through bible studies that were created through that effort.

Here are a few of the kids with the Christmas gifts of clothes.

A small village meeting prepared to hear the gospel.

This last Sunday, Romans 15:20-21 was highlighted in our worship service at church. It strongly resonated with me that Paul was focused on unreached people groups.

“…and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else’s foundation, but as it is written, those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.”

As followers and believers of Christ, we are all to have a heart for the nations because that is God’s heart. For Jesus is worthy to be praised by all nations, tribes and tongues. India has 1.3 billion people and most have never even heard of Jesus. The percentage of Christians in India is somewhere between 1%-2%.  Many who have heard of Jesus just add him to the millions of other Hindu Gods they worship because they don’t really understand that He is the one true God!

I say all of this to just remind us that everyone has a role. Some of us plant, some of us water and some of us harvest. You are playing a big Kingdom role with your help! 

We hope to have the 2020 yearend report posted soon to the Members page of our website. Please check back to see this report as it will be encouraging for you to see the impact of your support and prayers that we are so thankful for!

May God bless you and your family this year!

Grace and Peace,

David Odor

Chairman of the Board

Search and Rescue Ministries

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