God's blessing was so much with us this trip to India. We finished our 16th year of going and we are so thankful!! We are home 2 weeks and look back at God's grace and strength that He gave. We were able to give 39 Prayer Sheds and churches and drill 8 water wells so far this year. We gave for many goats, buffaloes, bicycles etc.
Some how, a friend in Arkansas was connected to this village pastor in India and this pastor was persistent... My friend asked if we would "inspect" while we were in India. This brother is persistent, but he send us a report and it blesses us. We have great success.
In the villages and in life, God's way is to do things "little by little" and to test our heart to find our faithfulness.
This brother came and we gave for a prayer shed and to bless 4 widows with big goats and one evangelist needed a bicycle. We gave the choice to him of which to do, church or bless widows etc. When he finished one and he sends a report with pictures, he would get funding for the second.
PTL!! The report looked good, the four widows look blessed and bicycle is given...
Our prayer is always for God's guidance to give and that we miss no assignments that He puts before us to strengthen the hands in the villages, for His glory.
As we give we always teach the pastors to use the gifts as a tool to teach the people to give--as in the "Talents" of Matthew 25, and teach the people to, as a result, build their own churches and not wait with open hand for someone to do it for them... It is then a joy to step up and, together, build a place of worship for the glory of God!!
Thank you all for your giving and for helping strengthen the hands in the villages!! The churches are definitely growing spiritually, numerically and in the blessings of the Lord!! It is a joy and exciting!!
This trip, we had the $25,000 matching gift and it was an awesome blessing!! The couple who gave it, have renewed the pledge to give another $25,000 matching gift for when we return in October!!!! PTL!!!
With so much thanks, love and prayers,
Kerry and Melody
PO Box 140402 Broken Arrow, Ok 74014 918-346-1656
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