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PANDEMIC DEVASTATION<\/span><\/h2>\n

In India, official COVID-19 deaths number more than 400,000. However, these are only the tip of the iceberg. Hospitals and crematoriums have been overwhelmed, and rural patients were never tested, making an accurate count impossible. Comparison to expected deaths in a normal year indicates that the pandemic may have taken the lives of 4 million people in India!<\/p>\n

The bad news: The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy. The wonderful news: Jesus comes to bring life in abundance!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

PLANTING NEW CHURCHES<\/span><\/h2>\n

Using new bicycles purchased by World Missions, brave and energetic young evangelists in North India are traveling mile after mile on dirt roads to take the gospel to villages where the name of Jesus is unknown, and their efforts are bearing fruit!<\/p>\n

With people saved, delivered, and healed in these villages, new churches are being formed for worship and discipleship. Most of these churches are meeting in homes but, in some villages, the believers are making extraordinary efforts to build houses of worship using discarded bricks and whatever materials are available.<\/p>\n

In order to disciple the new believers, the Word of God needs to be in their hands. A project has been set up to purchase Bibles in the Hindi language for the Christians in these villages.<\/p>\n

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Baptizing New Believers<\/p><\/div>\n

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Building a Village Church<\/p><\/div>\n

MEETING CRITICAL NEEDS<\/span><\/h2>\n

In India, lockdowns to contain the virus are more than an inconvenience. For daily wage earners, a day without work means a day without food. Thanks to funds provided through the WMM International COVID-19 Relief Project, our churches are continuing to share food supplies with suffering families.<\/p>\n

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Cycling Evangelists<\/p><\/div>\n

Thousands of Indian villages are dependent upon distant and dirty rivers for drinking and washing. In addition to hardship, this results in the spread of disease, especially among children. At an average cost of $1,500 per well, we are digging new wells to provide clean water for whole communities as funds are available, one village at a time. We have found that these villages have become very receptive to the living water of the gospel!<\/p>\n

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New Village Well<\/p><\/div>\n

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Food for the Hungry<\/p><\/div>\n

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

\u2022 Pray that the spread of the virus will be halted in India, and pray for sufficient vaccines and medical supplies to serve the population of 1.3 billion.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pray for our national leaders, pastors, evangelists, and church planters as they take the gospel to the unreached, plant churches, and disciple new believers in cities, towns, and villages.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Christians number about 2% of the population in India, and in some states, they are persecuted or oppressed by radical Hindu governments. Pray for religious freedom and human rights for Indian Christians.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pray for us as we oversee mission work in India and 11 other nations in Asia. The task is great, and we need your prayers and support!<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pray for provision of bicycles, Bibles, water wells, and relief funds to meet needs and further the spread of the gospel. You may donate to these projects online at the links below:<\/p>\n

\u2022 https:\/\/give.iphc.org\/project\/india-north-bicycles<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 https:\/\/give.iphc.org\/project\/North_India_Society_Bibles<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 https:\/\/give.iphc.org\/project\/ptp-water-wells<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 https:\/\/give.iphc.org\/project\/covid19-international-relief-fund<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

\"You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.\" <\/em><\/strong>- Amy Carmichael<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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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-17C","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4316","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=4316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4316\/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=4316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}