North India’s South Bihar Conference Hosts Arise in Prayer Women’s Conference
Rosaline John
North India's South Bihar Conference Hosts Arise in Prayer Women's Conference
- IPHC North India
INDIA — The Arise in Prayer Women’s Conference on September 18, 2025 was organised by the South Bihar Conference in the Emma Britton Law Conference Centre at Jhajha. When we arrived, the whole campus was alive with women dressed in colourful sarees arriving for the conference. We were expecting 400 prayer warriors as most of our churches in this conference are in interiors of the Bihar Jungles. We couldn’t believe it when we saw all the 400 chairs had been taken even before the meeting started and women were still coming in auto rickshaws and two wheelers! By the end of the day, we had more than 800 participants!
The conference began with the local women welcoming us with their traditional music and dance. The women were all so excited as this was the first time a women’s gathering had been organised in the Conference level. There was much enthusiasm and joy as the women of Jhajha IPHC led us in a time of worship. Pr. Ritu Mishra, who represents South Bihar Conference as member on the Women Empowered Committee, greeted the gathering and welcomed everyone for this historic meeting. She is a humble leader and an active member of the South Bihar Conference. Pr. Sabina Soren from IPHC Patna led the entire program and managed different activities in an effective way. Michael John, Chairman, and Patras Tudu, Conference Superintendent of Santhal Pargana Conference, greeted the congregation and blessed us with their exhortations to become a House of Prayer. The Women’s Empowered Committee members Jayanti Lakra, Merila Murmu, Salomi Tuti, and Rosaline John challenged the women with their passionate preaching and testimonies. We could feel the mighty presence of God moving in our midst as these women ministered. We are grateful for the leadership and support of Pr. Shantial Soren and the Conference leaders and pastors of the South Bihar Conference for encouraging women to come to seek the face of God.
The day was filled with beautiful songs by the women’s group from the Conference, and a powerful time of prayer and intercession for the state of Bihar and our nation for God to move in a mighty way. We prayed together for the IPHC Global faith family so that God will transform us to become a place of Hope. We truly believe that God is raising up an army of women warriors – worshippers, preachers and praying generals in IPHC at this time for a greater harvest! What we are witnessing today is a pure work of the Holy Spirit who is stirring the hearts of our people to come seek Him in a new way and lead IPHC in a new path to glory!
We thank God for giving a vision to the Global IPHC family to pray. This vision has transformed IPHC India, and God is using the Women Empowered committee to take lead in taking this vision to the local church level. All the women who attended will now go back to their own churches and train their congregation to pray and intercede to fulfil the calling IPHC has from God as a global faith family. We trust that God is leading us towards seeing a day when all local IPHC churches will transform into a House of Prayer.
We are grateful to Bishop Talmadge Gardner and World Mission Ministries for training us and helping us catch this vision and move in faith to see great things happen as we serve people and lead them towards their true shepherd.
