INDIA

On Jan. 26th, a little more than one week from today, Terry will be leaving for India. As it says in Acts 18.23"...he departed and went from one place to the next through the region...strengthening all the disciples." Ministry will be in the city and into the villages. Please note that the villages bring thousands of pastors and leaders, hungry for God. Below is one of the village conferences last year....
But the tent is set up in the middle of nowhere. This is to not attract too much attention.

Terry will once again be joining our dear friend and co laborer in the Lord, Brother Benny Matthews. It is such a pleasure to minister with him and serve our brothers and sisters in Asia.
Whether they are preaching to thousands or personal prayer for one, please pray that their
" speech and preaching (is) not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and power." They will be traveling around Northern India for two weeks and many of those attending having faced and endured incredible persecution and need a time of refreshing, encouragement and a personal ministering of the Holy Spirit.

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DETAILED REPORT OF INDIA-2010

On Feb 1st, Terry was invited to minister in India only two days after our youngest daughter's wedding. Upon arriving and despite jet lag and time difference of 10&1/2 hours he was driven to a city crusade. The succeeding days he was taken out into a very remote village in the area of Vyara in the state of Maharasdra. As you can see from the picture, this large tent is set up in such a remote area. The tent seems to be in the middle of no where.
But this is where Alpha Ministries held their Alpha Impact 2010 Pastors and Leadership Conference. They had police and what is the Indian equivalent of our F.B.I. checking things out. But with God's favor they did not interrupt the meetings.


Where do they all come from? Over 1000 pastors and leaders were registered. Many had walked for miles to attend. They would sit on the floor for hours absorbing all the teachings and spend the night on mats. They have an amazing hunger to seek God and learn. Below is the women's side of the tent.

Below is a view of the men's side from the back of the tent.


At the conclusion of the Pastors and Leadership Conference, Terry had the unique experience to preach on a roof top meeting back in the inner-city. This was a church meeting, but the spotlight and amplification of Terry's voice drew the attention of the Hindu neighbors giving them the opportunity to hear the gospel.


Another first time opportunity was the visit to the Kripa Foundation. It is a secular center for alcoholics, drug addicts and AIDS victims. Also present were some children diagnosed with the HIV virus. A member of Alpha Church is the director and invited Terry to come and share his testimony and the gospel of Jesus Christ.



Here are some pictures Terry took while walking through the streets of India. You can see a local sidewalk barber and dentist. You never know what you will find on these streets.




Toward the end of the week, there was the invitation to preach at the Alpha Church. It was very exciting to reunite with friends of many years. This church was the original church which parents thousands of churches all over India and internationally. Once again, a huge thank you to all of you who made this trip possible. We can rejoice together for all the lives God touched. It is exciting to be a part of what God is doing around the world.

INDIA

For the past 2 weeks Terry has been traveling around India. He called with so many stories and testimonies of the goodness and faithfulness of God. He started out in the city crusade and proceeded to the villages. People walk for miles to hear the Word of God and bask in His presence. God was faithful and the time in the villages was awesome.

Crowds at times are passionate and hungry. It is such a priviledge to serve these christians who at times face very difficult persecution.
After preaching at a crusade in the villages, he spent time preaching in Alpha Church, connecting with long time friends and encouraging leaders. He then had some unique opportunities to share in some awesome settings. For example he was preaching on a roof with amplification where the Hindis were stopping and listening. Awesome. He also had the opportunity to share with Indians in a non Christian setting with an incredible altar call. Details will follow when he returns. He will return this week end with hopefully pictures and we will update you on all that happened there. It has been an awesome trip.
Please continue to keep Terry up in your prayers for God to richly bless the people as he concludes his circuit of preaching. Also he asked for special prayer that the weather would cooperate so he can get home safely without any delays caused by the snow. In a few more days we will have updates on the entire ministry that went forth in India. Thank you for your support and prayers.
God Bless

India 2009

In the movie, Slumdog Millionaire, a young boy from the slums of India becomes a millionaire and leaves the slums. In contrast, we consider ourselves "Slumdog Missionaries" using our resources to go the slums of India, where we love every minute of it.

We traveled to India early this year. While we were there, we ministered at four separate pastors' and leaders' conferences. Each conference was located in a different remote village and lasted 3 full days.

Pastor Terry also prayed over and commissioned the graduates of Alpha Bible College. These students know they must be willing to pray, preach or die at any given moment. They took their call very seriously.

There were also times of ministering to specific national ministers who needed much encouragement.

Pastor Terry was asked to preach at the mother church of Alpha ministries and was greeted by his great friends of over 20 years. Here is a picture of Pastor Pat with Dr. Matthews Cherion, the founder of Alpha Ministries.

Pastor Pat was invited to minister to 53 children with Hindu background at a bible study.

During this trip, God far exceeded our expectations of His faithfulness! Here is a video of one of the passionate worship services.