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Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even as the coronavirus pandemic continues its global rampage, we know that Jesus is alive and well and on the throne! We serve an omnipotent King and an everlasting Kingdom!<\/p>\n

PANDEMIC RELIEF AND REVIVAL<\/span><\/h2>\n

NEPAL - Through the special COVID-19 International Relief fund, IPHC World Missions is partnering together with our national churches to show compassion and generosity to those who are suffering. In spite of police checkpoints, transportation strikes and public unrest, our leaders in Nepal have managed to find creative ways to get food and supplies to where they are needed most.<\/p>\n

\"People<\/a><\/p>\n

\"People<\/a><\/p>\n

As a direct result of these efforts to minister to communities in need, the churches are seeing a harvest of new believers. Many people who have experienced the love of God demonstrated in practical and personal ways have opened their hearts to the gospel and given their lives to Christ.<\/p>\n

On top of this, the Lord has made a way for IPHC Nepal to obtain official registration with the pro-Hindu government. This gives us the right to own property, hold training programs, issue credentials, perform baptisms, marriages and funerals, run orphanages, schools, elderly homes and community centers, produce literature and visual media, set up businesses, and engage in all sorts of relief and humanitarian activities. This is nothing short of a miracle!<\/p>\n

\"Baptism<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Baptism<\/a><\/p>\n

INDIA - In response to government pleas for assistance, our churches in North India distributed supplies purchased by funds from WMM COVID-19 International Relief. With a heart to love their neighbors, the churches then drew upon their own resources to help their local communities. These acts of faith and generosity have resulted in an extraordinary revival!<\/p>\n

\"People<\/a><\/p>\n

As Bishop Michael John puts it, \u201cGod is moving in North India as people are flocking towards the King in an unprecedented way.\u201d Recently, over 2,000 people gathered for an evangelistic meeting in N district; a new church has been planted in D city, with many delivered from demonic oppression; church planters are being trained in G city; new house churches were started in C district and T district; and several new villages have been reached with the gospel through power evangelism and the digging of fresh water wells. To God be the glory, great things He has done!<\/p>\n

\"People<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Water<\/a><\/p>\n

RADICAL GENEROSITY<\/span><\/h2>\n

Amazingly, in this time of pandemic and financial crisis, the churches of North India collected over $3,100 to give to the annual Global Outreach offering! In a country where the average daily wage is $5 in US currency, this represents truly sacrificial giving.<\/p>\n

POINTS FOR PRAYER<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u2022 Pray for India, which is on track to become the nation with the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths. The virus is spreading rapidly, but daily wage earners cannot survive a strict lockdown.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pray for our missionaries in Nepal and the network of national leaders who have been given new opportunities to do ministry. It remains against the law to convert someone from Hinduism to Christianity, so much wisdom will be needed in all they do.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pray for us as we use technology to supervise, encourage, pastor and teach in 11 countries during this time of restriction on travel.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pray that individuals and churches in the U.S. will catch the spirit of radical generosity manifest in India, so that the gospel will continue to spread to the unreached around the world.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your partnership in the gospel!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Russell & Sandra Board<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\r\n\r\n\u00a1Saludos desde Jap\u00f3n!<\/strong>\r\n

SEMBRANDO Y CEGANDO EN CAMBOYA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\nCamboya se encuentra entre los pa\u00edses m\u00e1s pobres de Asia, tanto material como espiritualmente. Han pasado cuarenta a\u00f1os desde que Pol Pot y su Khmer Rouge mataron a m\u00e1s de dos millones de personas en un intento de establecer una utop\u00eda agraria comunista, pero el legado de esos a\u00f1os del holocausto todav\u00eda se puede observar en una grave falta de infraestructura, educaci\u00f3n, oportunidades y esperanza. Menos del 1% de los camboyanos conocen a Jesucristo como Se\u00f1or y Salvador.\r\n\r\nEn septiembre, Russell ayud\u00f3 a organizar y dirigir un equipo de ministerio a Camboya para realizar una serie de cl\u00ednicas m\u00e9dicas en varias aldeas. Los miembros del equipo proced\u00edan de Carolina del Norte, Carolina del Sur, Georgia, Jap\u00f3n y Filipinas.\r\n\r\nLas condiciones eran a menudo r\u00fasticas ya que llev\u00e1bamos a cabo cl\u00ednicas en las iglesias de las aldeas. En un lugar, los funcionarios locales nos obligaron a cerrar. El gobierno budista autoritario vigila de cerca y en ocasiones restringe las actividades de los cristianos.\r\n\r\nEn otras aldeas, las autoridades enviaron polic\u00edas y m\u00e9dicos locales para observarnos, pero estos se fueron impresionados por la experiencia y la amabilidad de nuestro equipo. \u00a1Incluso se unieron al trabajo y nos invitaron a volver!\r\n\r\nLas madres j\u00f3venes estaban agradecidas de recibir vitaminas y medicamentos para las enfermedades de sus hijos, mientras que los ancianos estaban encantados de recibir anteojos para leer. Adem\u00e1s de ofrecer atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica b\u00e1sica y palabras de esperanza y aliento, los miembros del equipo tambi\u00e9n oraron por los pacientes que buscaron su ayuda. \u00a1La oraci\u00f3n es la mejor medicina de todas!\r\n\r\nJunto con el personal m\u00e9dico, tuvimos la bendici\u00f3n de tener un contingente de j\u00f3venes sobresalientes para ministrar a los ni\u00f1os en cada lugar. \u00a1Estamos orgullosos de decir que nuestro nieto Alex fue parte de este din\u00e1mico equipo!\r\n\r\nLos ni\u00f1os disfrutaron jugando juegos al aire libre, haciendo manualidades, escuchando historias b\u00edblicas, aprendiendo canciones del evangelio y \u00a1simplemente divirti\u00e9ndose! Lo mejor de todo es que los ni\u00f1os aprendieron a orarle a Jes\u00fas y tuvieron la oportunidad de ofrecerle sus vidas.\r\n\r\nEn a\u00f1os pasados, hemos invertido tiempo, esfuerzo y financiamiento en viajes similares, ayudando a trabajos pioneros y cavando pozos para aldeas. En este viaje, nos complaci\u00f3 especialmente ver el fruto de estas inversiones en la forma de florecer nuevas iglesias.\r\n

PUNTOS PARA LA ORACI\u00d3N<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\u2022 Ore para que las iglesias en Camboya no sean oprimidas y restringidas en sus actividades, sino que tengan libertad para adorar y difundir el evangelio.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Nuestras iglesias est\u00e1n ayudando a los j\u00f3venes en sus comunidades al ense\u00f1ar ingl\u00e9s y ofrecer capacitaci\u00f3n en computaci\u00f3n. Ore para que los j\u00f3venes est\u00e9n equipados para servir al Se\u00f1or y traer prosperidad a su naci\u00f3n.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Ore por el misionero que lidera nuestro trabajo en Camboya, el Rev. Merlen Lamanilao de Filipinas. Ore por su apoyo financiero y por su hija adolescente que pronto se graduar\u00e1 de la escuela secundaria.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Ore por los pr\u00f3ximos viajes a Tailandia y Nepal, por viajes seguros y un ministerio eficaz.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Nuestro apoyo financiero ha disminuido, lo que ha obstaculizado nuestra capacidad para viajar y ministrar. Ore para que nuestro apoyo aumente y considere ayudar a responder a esa oraci\u00f3n.\r\n\r\n\u00a1Gracias por su colaboraci\u00f3n en el evangelio!\r\n\r\nRussell y Sandra Board<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","author_name":"Russell & Sandra Board","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/65393051_10157525424372028_4152562917952192512_n-e1669833028298.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-14r","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}