Greetings from Japan<\/p>\n
by Russell & Sandra Board<\/p>\n
INDIA TRAVEL AND MINISTRY<\/strong> CELEBRATION AND GRADUATION IN KERALA<\/strong> SOUTH INDIA PASTORS\u2019 CONFERENCE IN HYDERABAD<\/strong> MULTIPLE CONFERENCES IN JHARKHAND<\/strong> DEDICATION OF NEW SANCTUARY IN VARANASI<\/strong> Thank you for your faithful support!<\/p>\n Support their ministry here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Photo Credit: Russell & Sandra Board<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Greetings from Japan by Russell & Sandra Board INDIA TRAVEL AND MINISTRY In January, Russell joined Bishop J. Talmadge Gardner, missionaries Danny & Judith Williams, and Rev. 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Gardner Talmadge, misioneros y Judith Danny Williams, y el Rev. Timoteo Poon de Hong Kong para un viaje misionero de dos y media semanas en toda la India. La India es un vasto pa\u00eds con 1,2 millones de personas en cientos de idiomas y dialectos de habla, y cada parada nos present\u00f3 con contraste climas, culturas y cocinas. CELEBRACI\u00d3N Y GRADUACI\u00d3N EN KERALA<\/strong> Nuestra primera parada fue en el estado de Kerala, en el sur de la India, donde nos unimos misionera Sabu Abraham en la celebraci\u00f3n de los 15 a\u00f1os de ministerio fruct\u00edfero. Agradecemos a Dios por la red en expansi\u00f3n de las iglesias establecidas all\u00ed, y las docenas de graduados del seminario Casa del Padre que han viajado por toda la India para plantar iglesias y hacer disc\u00edpulos. Un punto culminante de nuestra visita fue la oportunidad de dedicar una nueva pila bautismal, y bautizar diecisiete nuevos creyentes en Cristo! CONFERENCIA sur de la India de pastores en Hyderabad<\/strong> La siguiente parada fue Hyderabad, donde nos alojamos en el hermoso campus de Hyderabad Bible College. las actividades del ministerio incluyen la participaci\u00f3n en ceremonias durante dieciocho graduados de la Escuela Internacional de Ministerio, predicando en tres servicios del domingo, licencias y ordenar a muchos nuevos ministros, y la celebraci\u00f3n de elecciones a la Junta Conferencia sur de la India. Felicitamos Obispo BS Mois\u00e9s Kumar por su elecci\u00f3n como el primer Superintendente General de sur de la India! CONFERENCIAS M\u00daLTIPLES en Jharkhand<\/strong> Nuestro viaje al norte del estado de Jharkhand trajo una ca\u00edda dr\u00e1stica de la temperatura a partir de los a\u00f1os 90 sofocantes a los 40 a\u00f1os de fr\u00edo. El terreno se hizo m\u00e1s resistente, la infraestructura m\u00e1s primitiva, la pobreza de manera m\u00e1s llamativa. El equipo se dividi\u00f3 con el fin de cubrir tres conferencias de pastores diferentes, con algunos de nosotros pasar muchas horas al d\u00eda en las carreteras en mal estado y con baches. Pero nos hemos alegrado de o\u00edr de nuevas iglesias siendo plantadas en aldeas remotas, y pastores restantes fieles en la cara de la oposici\u00f3n hostil. Los oficiales fueron elegidos por las conferencias y el Consejo de la Sociedad de la India del Norte. Felicitamos Obispo Michael John por su elecci\u00f3n como el primer Superintendente General para el Norte de la India! DEDICACI\u00d3N DE NUEVO SANTUARIO EN VARANASI<\/strong> Nuestra parada ministerio final fue de Varanasi, la ciudad m\u00e1s sagrada del hinduismo, donde millones de peregrinos vienen a ba\u00f1arse o incinerar a sus seres queridos en el r\u00edo Ganges. Aqu\u00ed Michael y John Rosalina han establecido Divya Aashray ( "Refugio Divino"), donde cientos de personas han encontrado liberaci\u00f3n y salvaci\u00f3n en Cristo. Decenas de estos han sido entrenados para llevar el Evangelio a los pueblos vecinos, y se han plantado hasta ahora doscientas iglesias en las casas ministran a tres mil personas! Gracias a las generosas donaciones de individuos, iglesias y conferencias, un hermoso nuevo centro de refugio y entrenamiento se ha erigido en Varanasi, proclamando Divya Aashray ser un lugar de esperanza para un pueblo de la promesa! 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\nIn January, Russell joined Bishop J. Talmadge Gardner, missionaries Danny & Judith Williams, and Rev. Timothy Poon from Hong Kong for a two-and-a-half-week missionary journey across India. India is a vast country with 1.2 billion people speaking hundreds of languages and dialects, and each stop presented us with contrasting climates, cultures and cuisines.<\/p>\n
\nOur first stop was the state of Kerala in South India, where we joined missionary Sabu Abraham in celebrating 15 years of fruitful ministry. We thank God for the expanding network of churches established there, and the dozens of graduates of The Father\u2019s House seminary who have journeyed throughout India to plant churches and make disciples. A highlight of our visit was the opportunity to dedicate a new baptismal pool, and to baptize seventeen new believers in Christ!<\/p>\n
\nNext stop was Hyderabad, where we stayed on the beautiful campus of Hyderabad Bible College. Ministry activities included participating in ceremonies for eighteen graduates of the International School of Ministry, preaching at three Sunday services, licensing and ordaining many new ministers, and holding elections for the South India Conference Board. We congratulate Bishop B. S. Moses Kumar on his election as the first General Superintendent for South India!<\/p>\n
\nOur journey to the northern state of Jharkhand brought a drastic drop in temperature from the sultry 90s to the chilly 40s. The terrain became more rugged, the infrastructure more primitive, the poverty more striking. The team divided in order to cover three different pastors\u2019 conferences, with some of us spending many hours a day on the rough and bumpy roads. But we rejoiced to hear of new churches being planted in remote villages, and pastors remaining faithful in the face of hostile opposition. Officers were elected for the conferences and the governing North India Society. We congratulate Bishop Michael John on his election as the first General Superintendent for North India!<\/p>\n
\nOur final ministry stop was Varanasi, the most sacred city of Hinduism, where millions of pilgrims come to bathe themselves or cremate loved ones in the Ganges River. Here Michael and Rosaline John have established Divya Aashray (\u201cDivine Shelter\u201d), where hundreds have found deliverance and salvation in Christ. Dozens of these have been trained to take the gospel to surrounding villages, and have so far planted two hundred house churches ministering to three thousand people! Thanks to generous gifts from individuals, churches and conferences, a beautiful new sanctuary and training center has been erected in Varanasi, proclaiming Divya Aashray to be a Place of Hope for a People of Promise!<\/p>\n