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2013 INDIAN MISSION |
Our 2013 Indian Mission was conducted in two stages. Our April Mission had a large team of four ministers from Kenya, three from Uganda and two from Australia, we spread out around the nation to minister in churches and crusades before coming together with our Affiliated pastors for a conference in Hyderabad and opportunity for our Indian brothers and sisters to meet and begin fellowshipping with one another. Then in December we had a small team of just one from Kenya, one from Uganda, one from Australia and one from South Korea with a focus on spiritual warefare and breaking demonic strongholds to see the Indian church released into new levels of freedom, boldness and unity in preporation for the coming revival. WEDNESDAY 3rd APRIL THURSDAY 4th APRIL Visakhapatnam, A.P.: Ev Raja Kishor organised for Pastor Peter to minister in different churches in different areas where he brought new revival to the churches and people were healed mentally and spiritually in each meeting. FRIDAY 5th APRIL Visakhapatnam, A.P.: Pastor Changra Sekhar Yalla took Bishop Elias to services in different places, many people were saved and healed through his ministry. Visakhapatnam, A.P.: Ev Raja Kishor took Pastor Peter to minister in different meetings in different churches and he brought new revival to each one. Puri, Orissa: Pastor Sanjay Limma took Pastor Tom
Visakhapatnam, A.P.: Pastor Blessings – Bishop Elias ministered in different places, many people were saved Visakhapatna East Godavari, A.P.: Pastor Suresh Kumar – Pastor Benedict ministered in a night church service to people who had been waiting with great expectations. God moved in a mighty way that night with divine healings and salvations. The service ended up at 2:30am. West Godavari, A.P.: Phani Kumar – Pastors Roberts and Mathew ministering in the church of Phani’s pastor friend and Pastor Roberts preached powerfully in the evening service that went up to about 11:00pm in the night.
SUNDAY 7th APRIL Visakhapatnam, A.P.: Pastor Raja Sekhar – Pastor Peter ministered in four different churches, one of which had been attacked and East Godavari, A.P.: Pastor Suresh Kumar – Pastor Benedict was taken early in the morning to a church where one West Godavari, A.P.: Phani Kumar took Pastor Mathew to minister at King of Kings Ministries and ten people gave their life to Christ after hearing his preaching. Pastor Mathew prayed for each one. Visakhapatnam, A.P.: Pastor Blessings – Bishop Elias ministered in different places, many people were saved and healed through his services. MONDAY 8th APRIL Krishna District A.P.: Pastors Pandu, Rajaratnam and Evangelist Essaku jointly organised a crusade - Pastors Mathew & Roberts ministered to the people. Many people got saved, and healed of various sicknesses.
TUESDAY 9th APRIL Krishna District A.P.: Pastors Pandu, Rajaratnam and Evangelist Essaku jointly organised a mighty crusade - Pastors Mathew & Roberts ministered to the people. Miracles of salvation, healing and deliverance took place.
West Godavari A.P.: Pastor Ratna Kumar – Pastor Peter and Bishop Elias preached to 30 pastors in a pastors meeting and shared wonderful messages. Krishna District A.P.: Pastor Pandu Maddala - Pastors Mathew & Roberts were joined by Pastor Benedict and all three visited a slum where very poor and destitute people dwell and ministered to them. There wasjoy in that slum. The slum dwellers came out in large numbers to join them on what was more less a crusade. They had no musical equipment but many people gathered. That night they ministered in a Hindu stronghold in Vijiwanda. Pastor Benedict preached and they all prayed for the people. It was a tough area but God gave them the victory. THURSDAY 11th APRIL FRIDAY 12th APRIL
Pastor Tom Opiyo laid some strong foundations for ministry with his teaching on The Role of The Pastor.
SUNDAY 14th APRIL
MONDAY 14th APRIL Late Monday night we left for the airport to begin our journeys home. ....................................................................................................................................................................................... WEDNESDAY 11th DECEMBER all arrived safely in Delhi and enjoyed a fruitful time of prayer together. THURSDAY 12th DECEMBER We met early for prayer before going our separate ways to begin this mission. FRIDAY 13th DECEMBER Narela DELHI: Rev. Venugopalan - Pastor Roberts and Bro. Samuel visited a house church and Pastor Roberts SATURDAY 14TH DECEMBER SUNDAY 15th DECEMBER: Kannyakumari, Tamil Nadu: Pastor Albert Singh - Pastor Ben and Sis. Anita both preached powerful words in the Sunday morning service for Pastor Albert’s main church and the people were touched, challenged and en
MONDAY 16th DECEMBER ... Prayer and fasting for India – Day 1 Our morning was spent in worship and prayer for the Indian church. Our Indian brothers and sisters started arriving in the afternoon. We all joined together for an evening time of prayer, teaching on Ezekiel 22:30 and dedication to the task ahead. TUESDAY 17TH DECEMBER ... Prayer and fasting for India – Day 2 Our day was spent in worship, prayer and the Word with an afternoon focused group discussion to help develop prayer directives for the following day. WEDNESDAY 18TH DECEMBER ... Prayer and fasting for India – Day 3 The mission team spent the night evaluating all that had happened through the day, giving thanks to God for the great things He had done and preparing for the following day’s program, confident that the good work God had begun would embrace all who come to the Pastor’s Conference. Much prayer and seeking God’s will went into the selection of our first co-ordinators. As the role of the co-ordinator involves bringing together in fellowship those around them we are staring with co-ordinators in the districts that have the most active RMF Affiliates - the eastern districts of A.P. State. As God brings in more ministers from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, West Bengal, Hyderabad, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka we will be able to establish co-ordinated groups there as well and even into the states not yet represented in our fellowship.
To co-ordinate the A.P. districts of West Godavari, Krishna and Following these commissionings we had a time of reflecting on God’s great love for us and then joining together for our last time of united prayer for India in this Conference. Our Conference ended with impartation and commissioning of all for their ministry in India then all joining in prayers for the missionary team who came and thankfulness to Pastor Joshua for hosting us, and most of all, rejoicing in God for His goodness and the great things that He had done through the Conference and is going to do through all who attended. After the Conference was finished we reviewed the Conference and mission thus far with follow-up recommendations including:
That night those Conference delegates still available joined the outreach street Semi-Christmas celebration conducted by Pastor Joshua’s church and enjoyed the wonderful performances by the Sunday School children. SATURDAY 21st DECEMBER: Remaining Indian pastors returned home and missionary team returned to Delhi for the final stage of our mission. On arrival at Delhi Pastor Ben and Bro. Samuel went with Pastor Prakash while Pastor Roberts and Sis. Anita were warmly greeted and collected by representatives of the Afghan refugee church and taken to Pastor Obaid’s home.
Pastor Roberts and Sis. Anita attended a morning service of Delhi Bible Fellowship with Pastor Obaid and Tarana – they remain members of this traditional evangelical church that mostly consists of expats and helped support the founding of their Afghan church. In the afternoon we joined the Dari Worship Service of the Afghan Church of New Delhi (they also have a Pashto Worship service on Wednesdays and an English Worship Service on Fridays). This is a close-knit church that supports one another through the most trying of circumstances and actively reaches out to the Muslim Afghan community with the love of Christ despite receiving death threats and beatings. Most of the congregation have given up everything in coming to Christ – family, possessions, homeland. They have had to flee Afghanistan as the government there has been cracking down on conversions to Christianity with ministers publicly calling for the death penalty to be rigorously applied. (Sorry, due to safety and security concerns, no photos of this congregation were taken. Even in India they are not safe as multitudes of Afghan Muslims are also moving there to escape the sectarian violence in their own nation and bringing with them the determination to beat and kill any Afghans who have come to Christ. Several of the congregation have been attacked and received death threats while in Delhi. The UNHCR is also very slow, and in some cases refuses, to grant them refugee status so some are also living in fear of being arrested and returned to Afghanistan as their visas have expired while waiting for their claim as refugees to be assessed. I met one woman who, with her children, has been waiting over 6 years to be given refugee status – during which time her passport has also expired so she is officially an illegal non-person in a land that is not welcoming to Afghan Christians, not able to return home, not allowed to stay in India nor allowed to go anywhere else. Even once they get refugee status this only provides them with protection from being deported back to Afghanistan, nothing else, it does not give them so much as an ID that they can use to open a bank account or even get a sim card for a phone – India does not accept them as residents so they have no rights to work or start a business or do higher education and the UNHCR does not provide any support for them as they wait in non-existent cues for some nation to accept them – Australia has rejected Pastor Obaid and Tarana twice now even though they have much documentary evidence of the death threats against them and attacks they have suffered in Delhi and have been sponsored by large groups within our nation they were still said to “not meet our criteria” to be accepted as refugees. This situation cries out for continued prayer from Christians on all nations. MONDAY 23rd DECEMBER: Pastor Prakash took Pastor Ben and Samuel TUESDAY 24th DECEMBER: All boarded flights for home except Pastor Roberts who travelled to minister in Nepal until 1st January. TESTIMONIES Sister really we blessed with the seminar. Really very thankful to you because it is great privilege to me. thank God. We can not forget God has done through your ministries in India. We all blessed through your ministries and encouragements. The vision and the burden you received from God is great and challenge. Dear Pastor . Robert, Greet you in Jesus name. … … …
At the very out set thank you very much for your wonderful massages, and led us in the fasting prayers the way is unique in Hyderabad. I learn many things and I re- charged with Holy spirit. We will never forget the beautiful people of India. Life-long friendships were forged during this mission, both between the missionaries and with the pastors and their wives in India. It was wonderful to see our Affiliates in India begin to work together and to see strong and humble men of God raise up so that we will be able to appoint Coordinators to continue the work of building unity and strengthening the churches in India. |
secondary school – powerful ministry by Indian music and drama team then preaching by Sis Anita with Sis Davena and Pastor Roberts joining in praying for all who came seeking a touch from God. 
Narela, Delhi: Rev. Venugopalan organised an outreach to Muslim 
children in the slum area through his Beatitudes Mission Centre - Sister Davena shared a powerful gospel message with the children using puppets and the Wordless Book. Pastors Roberts, Tom, Mathew & Benedict and Sisters Davena & Anita prayed for each of the children.
Hyderabad, A.P.: Pastor Joshua Oradi showed Sister Davena their sewing centre and shared their vision for empowering women through this centre. Sister Davena ministered the love of God to the women there.
& Sister Anita attended a powerful prayer meeting in the AOG 
church. There we heard the roar of the Lion of the tribe of Judah - so fervent and powerful were the prayers in that place, every demon from anywhere near had to flee. Sister Anita preached to this fervent congregation.
the day then preached at the night youth meeting.
m, A.P.: Rev Prasada Rao – Pastor Peter ministered in four different churches up to almost 10pm.
attended house meetings in the fishing village. God healed people in the community through prayers and many people in the community asked Tom & Anita to come into their houses to pray for them.
their orphanage (managed by one of Joshua’s brothers) and ministered to the children and prayed over all the staff.
broken by a Hindu mob.
widow stays to minister to her and pray for her. Suresh then took him to minister in two churches. In the evening Benedict ministered to the women and then at 8pm they went to another church and ministered until about 11:30pm. Again God healed people and many ca
me to Christ and some were filled with the Holy Spirit. 
revival crusade in his church. Sisters Davena and Anita preached on the love of God and Pastor Tom joined in praying for the many people who responded to the message. Several people gave their lives to the Lord.
al churches 
East Godavari, A.P.: Pastor Prasanna Babu – 
Pastor Benedict ministered and God powerfully touched the people as he prayed for them.
West Godavari A.P.: Pastor David Livingstone Illuri – Pastor Tom taught in the Church from 11:00a.m till 4:00p.m. Then Pastor Tom preached in a Holy Spirit power-packed revival meeting that night in the same church. Healing, deliverance, manifestations of the Holy Spirit and people accepting Christ were experienced. God moved in amazing ways. Many lives were changed for the glory of the Lord esus Christ.
Sisters Davena and Anita ministered in a Pastor’s Conference with Sister Anita preaching and all praying for the pastors and serving food to them. 
ts of fun games. 
did a wonderful job of organising and catering for this conference. The Indian pastors worked together very effectively in sharing the load of translating and it was wonderful to see God building the bonds of love and fellowship between those who seek His face.
Our first session started with Pastor David Kisaame teaching on Cross Life, 
which is the foundation of all we are and all we do.
In the afternoon session Pastor Benedict taught on The Spiritual and the Natural
Kasibante taught on Effective Leadership, emphasising the need for strong communication skills to reach people where they’re at.
Hyderabad, A.P.: Pastor Joshua Oradi invited us to join 
in their Sunday morning service. After some wonderful prayer, praise and worship Indian style pastors Peter, Elias, Roberts, Mathew, Benedict and David led some worship East African style and Sister Anita preached from Acts Chapter 4 that they already have everything they need in Christ to win India for Jesus.
Narela, Delhi: Rev. Venugopalan took us to minister to his daughter’s school principal and her whole extended family – an influential and wealthy Hindu household. The whole family of eight adults gave their lives to the Lord Jesus Christ and God healed one of the women from migraine headaches.
. In the taxi on the way back to the airport for the flight to Tamil Nadu God spoke to me that what was sown in tears in April would be reaped with shouts of joy during this mission. Pastor Ben and Sis. Anita flew to Trivandrum Airport in Kerala State and were warmly welcomed by Pastor Albert Singh and driven through this lush, tropical region to his home in Kannyakumari District, Tamil Nadu State, where we enjoyed sw
eet fellowship with his family. 
Kannyakumari, Tamil Nadu: Pastor Albert Singh - Pastor Ben and Sis. Anita both preached the Word for the branch church morning prayer meeting where all enjoyed the wonderful presence of God. Then prayed for those who came with needs.
shared the Word powerfully. When Pastor Roberts shared the Word some people wiped away their tears as the Holy Spirit convicted their hearts. After sharing the Word Ps Roberts prayed for those who sick. After praying Ps Roberts asked them how you felt now and they said it felt 
better than before – some painful ailments had disappeared. Pastor Roberts and Samuel were treated to a meal, their love for us was so overflowing that they kept asking us to eat more until we said “we are really enough, thank you.” 
rt Singh - Pastor Ben and Sis. Anita both preached the Word at the Healing Crusade held in the main church. God ministered to the people there in a mighty way, there was great impact from the Word. 
Kannyakumari, Tamil Nadu: Pastor Albert Singh - Pastor Ben and Sis. Anita both preached at the Pastor’s Conference and all were greatly encouraged and built up by the Word of God.
Kannyakumari, Tamil Nadu: Pastor Albert Singh – Pastor Ben and Sis. Anita again preached at the evening healing crusade and prayed for all who came with needs. The Holy Spirit ministered to the people.
Hyderabad, A.P.: Pastor Joshua Oradi – Pastor Roberts shared a powerful message in their Sunday morning service, after which one man came to him to ask for prayer to be born again. Praise God! Ps Roberts also asked Ps Joshua to invite this man to the Conference. 
couraged in t
heir walk with God.
We gathered in prayer early in the morning in preparation for the day’s program with our Indian brothers and sisters.
th within the groups from each state and between those from different areas. 
ion for day 2 of the conference.
Guntur we commissioned Evangelist Pandu Maddala and his wife Mery, under the encouragement, prayers, support and wisdom of his father Pastor Rajaratnam. All those in these districts gathered around to support and pray for these appointed to serve them.
portunity that is coming to India in 2014.
to a fellowship pastored by an Indian woman. Pastor Ben shared the Word. After sharing the Word, Ps Ben Prayed for each one of them. The lady who clothed pink cried out when she was prayed and Ps Ben said God will do something through that lady. He encouraged the lady Pastor that this church will grow quickly and has something special. Then they went to one of the believer’s houses to pray for their sick mother or grandmother and, confident that God is going to heal her, Ps Ben exchanged contact details with this family as he committed to keep praying for her. Even though time was so short and limit, they had a great time.
Pastor Roberts and Sis. Anita spent time with Pastor Obaid and Tarana, learning more about the situation in Afghanistan and underground church there and the very difficult situation for Afghan refugees in India, then all joined in prayer lifting these concerns before our loving Father and interceding for the Afghan people. That night we joined the Afghan church for a Christmas dinner honouring all those who had served the Lord as part of this body during 2013 – this is a wonderfully active body of believers with so many being honoured for their service to members of the church, in translating the scriptures and sermons, and in reaching out to Afghan Muslims (with 60,000 tracts given out during the year) – a faithful church like the Philadelphian church of Rev. 3:7-13 who have kept His command to persevere.Renewal -Rebirth, Regeneration, Restoration, Rekindling, Revitalisation, Replenishment & Revival. Exalting Jesus - Restoring, Equipping, Releasing & Supporting People...