N.B Sundara Rao-“…The work of the Lord is going on well here and I am happy to inform that three people have obeyed the gospel and were baptized into Christ. Please remember them in your prayers. I am also enclosing the work reports of our associates. Through their reports I am convinced they are all trying to do their best in preaching and teaching the gospel. Good Lord is giving the increase…”
U. Israel-“…This month of July I conduct four Gospel Meetings in four new places. That places names I gave 1) Ramkur Village 2) Nagulapalem Village 3) Sundivaripalem Village 4) Jarubulavaripalem Village. In these places I told them from the Holy Scriptures for Jesus Christ the Son of God and the New Testament doctrine and church. In these meetings a lot of people gathering. Some of denominations and some of others. In this times 41 persons obeyed the Lord’s Word. These people get the baptisms for the remission of their sins, in the name of Jesus Christ. Praise the Lord. Please remembering in your prayer these new souls. Most of these people very interested in these places for the Word of God and church of Christ. In this month of July 2005 I gave 69 baptisms in all the places…”
G. Joshua-“…This month 21 were baptized in two different places. I am very glad to inform you that this month a Pentecost denomination people were baptized. The Pentecost preacher was also baptized. I am sending his picture. Pray for him and his work. 10 were baptized at a river Velampalli please pray for new souls…We are going to visit some new places and preaching them the truth. Some denomination people are attend to our congregation especially my colony where I am praying in future our God will change the people I the colony…”
S. Sukumar-“…In this month of 11 & 12 July, we conducted a Gospel Meeting at Naidupet in Andhra Pradesh. So many people participated in this meeting. 2 days Bible classes at surrounding areas. 10 people were baptized into Christ. I am very happy to inform you. Please pray for this new babies in to Christ…”
N.B. Prakash-“…I have received your kind help. I pay my heartfelt thanks for your support…I have conducted a gospel meeting at Turangi Village. About 160 people attended for that gospel meeting. 18 persons accepted the Lord Jesus Christ and took baptism. Please pray for them to grow in spiritual life…”
V. David Raju-“…The Lord work is going very well in surrounding area. This month I had great work in villages and towns. Two denominational pastors were listened truth they understanding what is the Church of Christ. They so very happy they got Baptism. Their name is 1. D. Stephan Marrikuntapalli village Podili Mandal, Prakasam District.
2. M. Dass Thuffan Nagar Guntur District. They now Church of Christ Preachers…”
A. Prabhudass-“…Many people hearing the Word of God and some of them obeyed Christ. At Avadi congregation 2 persons baptized (1) Mrs. Visran Thamma
(2) Mr. Babu. Tamil people obeyed and 6 persons baptized…At Arokonam congregation 3 persons baptized… We requesting you brother please pray for our Gospel work specially in Tamil language…”
M. Naresh-“…In this month 11th and 12th conducted Bible classes and Gospel meeting at Vetapalem village. In this meeting tribal people gathered. I spoken the Word of God. Five members baptized in the name of Jesus Christ…”
P. Krup Rao-“…Our work is going on well. 6 members were baptized on our congregation in the month of July 2005 which is already shown in the work report. We had Gospel meetings at Raghavapuram Village for two days on 29th & 30th June 2005.11 Members obeyed Gospel. One of our brothers is working along with me. He constructed church building and there was opening ceremony celebrated on 29th July 2005. Thanks be to God…”
P. Santha Rao-“…We conducted special gospel meetings 15, 16 two days July 2005 at Kondamunusu Palem village. This time in this meeting many people were participated. In this time 4 members are baptized in the name of Jesus Christ…”
P. Samuel Raju-“…Many people are obeying regularly to the Gospel. In this month nine people were baptized and they are attending regularly to the church worship on every Sunday and to the Bible classes also…”
K. Abel-“…Gospel meeting held at Thurpupalem. 4 persons were baptized. The names were 1. Mr. Jermiya 2. Mr. Isaiah 3. Mrs. Yasodamma 4. Mrs. Prabhavathi. Please pray for us and the Lord work. We are remembering you and glorious Lord’s work in our prayers…”
AVAILABLE FOR PRESENTATIONS
I am available to come to your congregation and make a power point presentation of the
work we are doing in India. If your congregation is already a contributing church this would be a great way to show the members how their mission dollars are being used. If your congregation is not yet contributing to this work it would be a wonderful way of showing them how they could become a part of one of the most effective missionary efforts in our brotherhood. Just give me a call (number at top of page) and we will set up a time, at your convenience, for me to come and make the presentation.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
The Lord’s Kingdom is advancing more rapidly, in the area of India that we are working in, than in any other place in the world right now. Just a little over forty years ago the Church of Christ was nonexistent in India. What I consider to be a very reliable source now reports that there are approximately
60,000 congregations of the church of Christ, over
30,000 native Gospel preachers and more than 2 million living faithful members of the Lord’s church in India. There are more New Testament Christians and churches of Christ in India than any other nation of earth, including the USA. However, the population of India is over one billion so true New Testament Christians barely represent a fraction of a percent of the people in that crowded land. The poverty level of the average member of the church is such that there is little or nothing left to contribute on Sunday after expenses for the absolute necessities of life have been spent. Even large congregations are seldom able to support a full-time preacher. That’s why American Christians and congregation of the church of Christ must provide the financial support for most of the full-time native evangelists in India. This is the main thrust of the White Hall Church of Christ’s India Missions Program. We presently support
13 native preachers but we have
dozens more who have been trained in brotherhood preaching schools and are ready to go into full-time work if we could just provide them with a mere
$100 or so each month. Will you help us? Just start sending a monthly check made out to the White Hall Church of Christ and earmark India Missions on the memo line. You can send it to either of the addresses on the top of the page of this newsletter. There’s no amount that would be too small or too large.
Ten dollars a month would result in at least one more soul being saved and
$100 would bring no less than 10 more people to Christ. These are the most receptive people in the world to the pure Gospel of Christ. We just need to get the message preached to them and your contribution will help accomplish that to the glory of God.
MANY FAITHFUL INDIA MISSION WORKS GOING ON IN OUR BROTHERHOOD
I would never want to leave the impression that ours is the only good mission work going on in India. Many other congregations of the Lord’s church re overseeing programs that are resulting in thousands of souls being saved and hundreds of new congregations being established in India. White Hall’s program is certainly not the largest either. I read in one of Brother Ron Clayton’s newsletters recently that the work he’s doing under the oversight of the Central Church of Christ in Cleburne, TX requires a
$4000 per day budget. I received additional newsletters and reports about smaller programs that are being very productive also. I praise and thank God for every one of them.
MISSSIONARY JOURNEY
Lord willing, I will leave for my next trip to India in 2006. One of the White Hall Church of Christ elders (Jerry Summers) plans to accompany me on this trip. We will spend time with each one of our native missionaries holding them accountable for the work, which they have reported over the past year. We will visually inspect the proper use of all funds that have been sent to purchase bicycles, drill bore wells, build meetinghouses, etc. We will teach Bible classes to mature Christians and encourage the native preachers with which we are associated. The most important thing that will be accomplished during our one-month stay is preaching
45 to 50 Gospel Meetings. Many of those Gospel meetings will be the cooperative efforts of several congregations at one location. I may end up preaching to as many as 90 or so congregations and their evangelistic prospects during the month stay there. During my 2005 trip there were
730 responses for baptism at the Gospel meetings I preached.
TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR THE POWER OF HIS WORD! We will also be checking on those 730 convert to see how many of them have remained faithful to the Lord and His church over the last year. From past experience I think that we will find about
90% of them still faithful.
NEED HELP FUNDING 2006 TRIP
It takes
$4000 to make my annual trip to India. That pays for the plan ticket, housing, food and travel expenses while there as well as providing for the cost of the Gospel meetings that I preach (rental of tents, PA systems, food for fellowship meals, etc.). I also like to be able to purchase things like Bibles, songbooks, communion ware and other things to help out congregations while I’m in India. Every other year (odd numbered years) the White Hall congregation has committed to providing the $4000 for my annual trip. This is an even numbered year coming up so I need to raise the
$4000 from other sources. Could you or your congregation give a one time offering to fund part, or all, of my 2006 trip. I promise you that it would be the most productive money you ever invested in mission work. Possibly as many as the 730 souls that were saved during my last trip will come to Christ during the 2006 trip. Do the math and you will find that would be just a little more than a nickel for every soul saved. Please earmark your check to the White Hall Church of Christ with the words Harry’s India Mission Trip on the memo line.
Yours for reaching the lost of India,
Harry Summers
India Missions Evangelist
For the White Hall Church of Christ
