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New Milestones in India<\/h1>\n

In late January I (Russell) traveled with World Missions Ministries Executive Director Talmadge Gardner as part of a special team to three strategic meetings in different regions of India.<\/p>\n

North India General Conference<\/strong>
\nOur first stop was the city of Siliguri, located in the northeast region which shares borders with China, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. Here we held the North India General Conference, which focused on electing officials and credentialing new ministers. This General Conference had the largest attendance ever, with over 500 ministers present.<\/p>\n

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North India General Conference.<\/p><\/div>\n

Recent years have brought an unprecedented explosion of growth in our North India work. Expansion has been so rapid that the three district conferences had to be doubled to six conferences in order for the structure to keep up with the growth. Elections were held to choose leadership for each conference, as well as an Executive Committee to oversee the whole of North India.<\/p>\n

A national missionary couple has been called to set up a training center in Siliguri to equip and send out workers into the unreached areas throughout this region. The whole conference prayed together for this couple and this strategic project.<\/p>\n

A highlight of the conference was the welcoming of over 200 men and women as newly credentialed ministers in North India! Most of these servants of God have already planted a church, and many have planted multiple churches! Praise the Lord for new laborers in the harvest!<\/p>\n

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North India newly licensed ministers.<\/p><\/div>\n

Kerala Silver Jubilee<\/strong>
\nOur second stop was the southern state of Kerala, to join the Silver Jubilee celebration for Father's House International. Rev. Sabu Abraham and his wife Rachel left America 25 years ago to pioneer a new work in Kerala state. They founded a seminary which has trained 500 workers and sent them out to plant churches throughout India.<\/p>\n

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Rev. Sabu Abraham ministering.<\/p><\/div>\n

It was our privilege to dedicate the new library at the seminary, and to address the new graduates and pray for their work for the Lord. We were blessed to hear the testimonies of several alumni who came to the celebration in order to share what God has been doing in their ministries.<\/p>\n

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Dedicating the new library.<\/p><\/div>\n

South India General Conference<\/strong>
\nOur third stop on this ministry tour was the city of Hyderabad in central India. Here the General Conference was held to elect leaders and to set vision and direction for the future. Leadership teams were appointed to spearhead outreach into the states of Maharashtra and Orissa.<\/p>\n

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South India prayer for ordination.<\/p><\/div>\n

The credentialing service was especially encouraging, as we were thrilled to award minister's licenses to dozens of men and women. And the special prayers for those who were being ordained brought new levels of anointing and empowerment for greater ministry ahead. We are confident that the best is yet to come for South India!<\/p>\n

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South India licensed minister.<\/p><\/div>\n

POINTS FOR PRAYER<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Pray for the leadership in South India, the Bible School there, and the outreach teams working in new areas.
\n\u2022 Pray for the work of IPHC Father's House International, and the seminary teachers who are equipping more laborers for the harvest. Pray for expansion of the library and financial support for the seminary.
\n\u2022 Pray for Gopi and Marites as they set up the Beyond Borders Training Center to equip and send workers across political, cultural and linguistic borders.
\n\u2022 Radical Hindus in many states are hostile to Christians. Pray for the churches to be protected from violence, and for the evangelists to be able to preach freely in unreached villages.<\/p>\n

Thank you for partnering with us to fulfill the Great Commission in Asia!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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

\"Sympathy is no substitute for action.\" - David Livingstone<\/em><\/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\/2019\/02\/Board-e1678895243526.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-1zi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6032","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\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}