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1. We praise our Sovereign Lord for enabling our GOSPEL workers in four ‘clusters’ to lead 75 new souls to receive Christ last month. Praise God for these new believers in our mission fields. Please, as always, pray for these new believers to be actively involved in the congregation. In other areas:

  • Narulal has started a new prayer group in one of the outreach villages. 23 new believers from the village are attending. (Reminiscent of John 4:41)
  • Javansingh praises our Lord for six new families who accepted Christ in a “new” village in February. Kindly remember these new believers to be nurtured in Christ.

2. A harvest thanksgiving service was held in each congregation of the South Gujarat Cluster. We thanked God for the successful harvest of crops. Praise God with us for the blessings of food and nourishment. (Food security is a major issue in all the villages – insufficient rain leads to poor yield, hunger and malnutrition.)

3. Good teaching about matters like the nature of a “family” is really needed in a traditional patriarchal (male domination) situation. Prakash has been sharing God’s word on the meaning of being “image bearers” of God in the context of family and cultivating family relationships. May the Word of God shine brightly and bring reformation.

4. We need your special prayers for Amaliya village. The Government has informed the local leaders, that because of mining activities, the villagers have to move from their tribal lands. There has been a great harvest of souls in Amaliya:

  • There’s a congregation now of 250 souls in that village.
  • Mining expansion would force all the people living in the village to migrate to different locations. Please pray that God would change these plans of Government and protect his people at the Amaliya fellowship.

5. Humanly speaking persecution is “nearby”. There are antichristian elements that are active in many regions of our mission field. They keep monitoring church/Christian activities. Please pray that God would protect his people from physical harm if that be his will, but mostly pray for the unhindered spread of the good news of God’s grace for all who receive him.