White Hall Church of Christ India Mission

Established by Harry Summers

Harry Summers

India Missions Evangelist

Harry Summers
41320 S. R. 255
Woodsfield, Ohio 43793
Phone: 740-472-1024
Office: 740-732-5797
Email: hlsummerscoc@wildblue.net

Sponsoring Congregation:

White Hall Church of Christ
Route 7 Box 204
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: 304-363-3333

I am available to come to your congregation and make a presentation about this work!

For security reasons, names and locations are being removed.

The Great Commission

How serious was Jesus when He gave the Great Commission to all who would be His disciples - in every generation - until the end of the world? "Then Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nation, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20).

Every congregation of the Lord's church is responsible for doing something toward obeying this command. Each individual Christian will also be held accountable for having participated in accomplishing Jesus Christ's goal of world evangelism. What's your congregation doing to obey the Great Commission? What are you doing personally?

If you or your congregation contribute to White Hall's India mission work, then you are doing a lot! This program results in approximately 1500 precious souls being baptized into Christ every year. Our surveys are showing that about 85 percent of these converts remain faithful indefinitely. We are establishing new congregations of the Church of Christ from time to time and even some denominational preachers are obeying the true Gospel of Christ as a result of our work.

Romans 10:13-15 seems to imply that those who cannot go and preach to the lost can participate in saving them by sending those who are able to carry the Gospel message to people who will listen. God bless you for being a sender through White Hall's India Mission work.

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We sincerely thank all of our present contributors and invite everyone else to join them by becoming a regular giver also. Make all checks payable to the White Hall Church of Christ and write India Missions on the memo line. Send your check to the White Hall Church of Christ or to Harry Summers. My address is on the top of this page and the church address is on the Home Page of this website. Harry

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August 2009 Report

From India: We use the more than $3,35.00 we receive each monnth from congregations and individuals to pay salaries and and stipend to the fulltime Indian preachers. We also use $275.00 of that money for benevolent relief at a leper colony every month. Additional monies received go toward purchasing motor cycles for preachers, buying bicycles for church work, construction of church buildings, providing Bibles and song books to congregations, helping with medical expenses, giving benovolent relief in time of natural catastrophes, etc.

There were 253 baptisms reported for the month of August 2009.

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July 2009

Harry made his annual trip to India in July. 479 precious souls were baptized during that time. Two motorcyles and two bicycles were purchased for preachers and a new church building was dedicated ($10,000.00).

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146 baptisms for April/May 2009

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220 baptisms for the month of March 2009.

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244 baptisms for December 2008.

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320 baptisms for November 2008.

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230 baptisms for October 2008.

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August 2008 Report

213 Conversions Reported

We have received reports from all of our preachers in regard to their work during the month of June. As usual they are reporting phenomenal success with their evangelistic efforts. Our nineteen native missionaries have baptized 213 more souls into Christ during this one month period of time. This puts our total conversions for 2008 (January-June) up to 1,791.

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July 2008 Report

In last month’s newsletter I reported that our ministry had 1,103 baptisms during the first three months of 2008. The tally for April and May has come in and our 19 native missionaries are responsible for 475 more conversions. That puts our grand total at 1,578 baptisms for the first five months of 2008.

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June 2008 Report

The White Hall Church of Christ’s India Missions Ministry has reported a record 1,103 conversions during the first three months of 2008. This includes the 814 baptisms that we had between February 6th and March 5th when I was in India preaching Gospel meetings this year. We have not yet received our field reports for April and May but we expect them to be impressive also.

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March 2008 Report - 814 Baptized

I have been preaching the Gospel in India since 1984. I’m not sure how many month-long trips I have made but it must be around twenty. This trip was the most successful of all my missionary journeys with 814 precious souls responding to the invitation of Jesus to be saved by what He did on the cross of Calvary.

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December 2007 Report

179 were baptized for the forgiveness of sins and added to the Lord’s church. We have recently received field reports from all of the native missionaries that we support and oversee. As usual they have been very productive in their evangelistic work for the one month period of time which they reported.

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November 2007

329 Baptisms

Church buildings are needed. One was built for $7000.00 and the cost has gone up to $12,000.00. I have $5500.00 for one building. Could someone provide the additional $7000.00 needed for this meeting house?

We still need about 1000 Bibles. They cost about $2.00 each.

I am in need of about $4000.00 (total $5000.00) for my annual trip to India. The White Hall Church of Christ pays for the trip every other year, but I have to pay for this year (2008). The money will go for a plane ticket, housing, food and travel and for 50 Gospel meetings, along with other incidental expenses.

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September 2007

196 Baptisms

We have procured Brother ___________ artificial legs and he is walking with them quite comfortably. The cost was $1500.00.

The major thrust of the White Hall Church of Christ India Missions Program is evangelism but we are also interested in strengthening the nearly 100 congregations of the Church of Christ which we are associated with in the states of _________________ and _______________. We are encouraging our preachers to teach the Indian Christians to be generous and sacrificial givers to the Lord’s work so they congregations can become self supporting in the future. We are also encouraging our preachers to train men to be qualified elders and deacons. Last year, one congregation ordained four elders. Indian people are the most religious minded people in the world and that’s why they are so receptive to the true Gospel of Christ.

We are currently receiving contributions on a regular basis from ten churches of Christ and about 30 individual Christians or families. Our normal monthly commitments are $3175.00. This provides salaries or a stipend to 18 native evangelist, some benevolent help at a leper colony ($275.00), funding for some preacher training classes ($175.00) and money toward bicycles to be used in church work ($50.00). We are baptizing nearly 3000 souls every year. We can use your support in these efforts, either on a monthly basis or as a one time gift. Thank you.

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August 2007

360 BAPTISMS REPORTED - August 2007 Newsletter

During the last two month period of time reported by our native missionaries, there have been 360 baptisms.

We have recently received some contributions to help with Bibles to be given to our converts who can read and the construction of a meeting house. We are very grateful to those who have contributed to these two needs. Even though we are off to a good start, we are far short of what it's going to take to get it done. Any amount that you could contribute to these two special needs would be appreciated. Please note "Bibles for India" or "India Church Building" on the memo line of your check.

We thought we had the prosthetic legs for one of our native missionaries taken care of, but due to the rampant inflation in India and the loss of the rupee against the dollar, we have come up $800.00 short of what it will take to purchase the artificial limbs that he needs. You will remember that he is a Gospel preacher who lost both of his legs in a train accident. Three generous contributors gave us the $1500.00 we thought that it would take to provide this need. However that original price was quoted a couple of years ago and we have been informed that it will now require an additional $800.00. Stepping out by faith, I am sending the $800.00 out of money laid aside for my next trip to India and hoping that someone will help me replace it before February. Actually I am far short of what I will need for that trip anyway. It requires a minimum of $5000.00 to accomplish everything we need to do on a trip over there. If you can help in any amount with this, just make your check out to the White Hall Church of Christ and write "Harry's India Trip" on the memo line.

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340 BAPTISMS REPORTED - June 2007 Newsletter

The latest report from our native missionaries covering a two month span of time show 340 souls being baptized into Christ. This is the result of both the local works and Gospel meetings preached by our eighteen native evangelists.

Four preachers now have new motor cycles. We paid $1200.00 each for them.

We are providing about 10 bicycles per year at a cost of $80.00 each. The Barbour Church of Christ near Philippi provides the money for at least 8 of these per year.

One of our Indian preacher was run over by a train in 1987. He lost both legs. Three sources have provided $1500.00 to purchase new prosthetic legs.

Bibles in India cost about $2.00 each. We need about $4000.00 a year to buy Bibles for the ones we baptize every year.

$9000.00 is needed to build a church building.

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778 BAPTISMS - FEBRUARY 2007

Harry came back from India at the end of February 2007. He reported 778 baptisms while he was there.

March 2007 - Report on visit to India during the month of February

WE WERE BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!

We were busy with preaching and teaching . When I wasn’t preaching or teaching a class I was either traveling to and from meetings, visiting in a Christian home or checking out the work of our native missionaries. I normally got up at about 6:00 AM to study the lessons I would present that day. We would eat a little breakfast around 7:30 and by 10 or 11 AM we would be on our way to the first Gospel meeting of the day. My sermons averaged about one hour in length because of the translation. We usually had lunch around 3:00 PM and depending upon how far we were from the location of the evening meeting we would either return to the hotel or go on to the next place. Evening meetings began anywhere from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. After the evening meeting we would have supper at someone’s house or at the church meeting place. This was usually around 10 or 11 PM. We often got back to where we were sleeping at about midnight or one in the morning. I stayed at hotels in four different locations while working the areas around them. When we changed areas we traveled by train and we used hired autos to go back and forth to the Gospel meetings. It was not uncommon to spend four or five hours in the vehicle each day.

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THREE NEW NATIVE MISSIONARIES

These are men that I have been associated with in the past and are doing a good work for the Lord. We are providing each of them with a stipend ($50.00 per month). All three of them have a little income but not enough to live on and still put full time efforts into the Lord’s work. Like our other preachers they have agreed to be accountable to the White Hall Church of Christ for their work and provide us with monthly reports and work schedules. This brings our total number of native missionaries to 18.

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BIBLES NEEDED

WE NEED DONATIONS FOR TAMIL AND TELEGU TRANSLATIONS OF THE BIBLE. $2.00 WILL PURCHASE A NICE BIBLE. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT ALL NEW CONVERTS, WHO CAN READ, WITH A COPY OF THE SCRIPTURES IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. WE NEED AT LEAST $4000.00 PER YEAR TO DO THIS. PLEASE WRITE “BIBLES FOR INDIA” ON THE MEMO LINE OF YOUR CHECK.

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HELP US BUILD A CHURCH BUILDING

Some of the congregations where our preachers minister do not have proper meeting places. The members can not give enough to pay for the construction of a church building. The denominations in these villages often provide nice meeting houses for their groups and this puts the Church of Christ at a disadvantage when it comes to getting the lost to visit our services. The ________ Church of Christ owns property and has a thatched roof shed but desperately needs about $9000.00 to build a modest but nice building for their congregation of around 100 members. Brother ________ is the local preacher at ___________ and he is doing a wonderful job. Could any individual or congregation provide part or all of the money needed to construct this building? There’s no doubt that such an investment would make an eternal difference for thousands of souls over the next twenty or thirty years.

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PREACHER NEEDS TWO ARTIFICIAL LEGS

Brother __________ is a Gospel preacher that I have met while working with churches in the ____________ area. He is from ______________. In 1987 he lost both of his legs (just below the knee) in a train accident. He was traveling to do evangelistic work at the very time of the accident. Right now he has a set of prosthetic legs but they are not very good quality and are painful to wear. He is in need of RS 50,000 (about $1500.00) to purchase the proper prosthetic devices that would allow him to go about his normal activities and preach the Gospel without the pain and hardships that he is enduring now. I have copies of all the paper work about what is available to him for anyone who is interested in helping. What a worthy act of kindness it would be to provide this brother with a good set of artificial legs. Can anyone out here help?

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I CAN COME TO YOUR CONGREGATION

I am available to come to your congregation and give a report on the work that we are doing in India. Whether your congregation already supports the work or would like to consider becoming a supporting church I would be more than happy to do a presentation on Sunday or Wednesday evening. Give me a call at 740-472-1024 or 740-732-5797.

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REPORT RECEIVED IN JANUARY 2007

128 Confirmed Conversions

From the reports we have received we know that our brothers have baptized another 128 precious souls into Christ.

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INDIA MISSIONARY JOURNEY

In the very near future, I will be heading to the other side of the world to preach the Gospel of Christ. I will be preaching Gospel meetings where all of our native missionaries minister and several other places as well. I am scheduled to preach and teach over forty-five times during my time there. I hope to see between 600 and 700 responses for baptism. Please pray that God will bless us with this great harvest of souls.

TWO MORE MOTOR CYCLES

A wonderful brother, who wishes to remain anonymous, has sent us $2400.00 for the purchase of two more motor cycles for our preachers. I will be purchasing these two cycles while I am in India and presenting them to the two brothers who will be using them in the Lord's work. We have determined that Brother ____________ will be one of the blessed recipients but we have not yet come to a decision about who will get the other one. We are trying to ascertain just who needs it the most. This will make a total of five of our fifteen preachers that we have mobilized with motor cycles. Harry

REPORT RECEIVED IN DECEMBER 2006

Once again our native missionaries have done an outstanding job with their Gospel preaching according to the most recent field reports that we have received. Fourteen of them reported 164 baptisms in a one month span of time. We have not yet received the report of brother __________ but we are confident that he will add several to that number when his report comes in.

7069 BAPTISMS SINCE MAY 2003

The White Hall Church of Christ began overseeing this India Missons Program sometime around May 2003. Since then our fully supported native missionaries have reported 7069 baptisms. In 03 they baptized 1205. In 04 they baptized 1649. In 05 they baptized 2032. So far in 06 they have baptized 2173. Harry Summers' annual trips to India netted 596 baptisms in 03, 158 baptisms in 04 (cut short because of a death in the family), 730 baptisms in 05 and 673 baptisms in 06. We have good reason to believe that 80% to 85% of those 7069 who were baptized are still faithful to the Lord and His church.

2007 TRIP TO INDIA COMING UP

Lord willing, I will be leaving for India in less than eight weeks. I will be there through the entire month of February. Our Native Missionaries are busy scheduling the 45 or so Gospel Meetings that I will preach during that time. We are praying for six hundred or seven hundred baptisms as a result of these meetings. I will also be holding all fifteen of our native missionaries accountable for the ministries that they are being supported to do.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP

We sincerely thank all of our present contributors and invite everyone else to join them by becoming a regular giver also. Make all checks payable to the White Hall Church of Christ and write India Missions on the memo line. Send your check to the White Hall Church of Christ or to Harry Summers. My address is on the top of this page and the church address is on the Home Page of this website. Harry

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REPORT RECEIVED IN OCTOBER 2006

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS RESPONSE

In the last newsletter/monthly report, I included the copy of a letter from Brother _____________________ requesting financial assistance for flood victims in Andhra Pradesh and medical expenses for the injured son of Brother _______ who is a faithful Gospel preacher. We received a total of $601.00 for flood victims and $575.00 for _______ son's medical expenses. These funds came from congregations and individuals. Those monies have already been sent to India and are being used in the manner prescribed by the contributors. Please accept the thanks of the White Hall congregation and myself for your compassionate and generous gifts.

A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

As the overseeing congregation, the White Hall Church of Christ contributes $1000.00 per month (support for Harry Summers) and $5000.00 every other year (cost of annual trip) to this work. Several members of the White Hall congregation are also individual contributors. In addition to what comes from White Hall's treasury we are receiving and sending $3000.00 per month to India. This $3000.00 comes from 30 individual Christian families and 9 congregations of the churches of Christ. With this $3000.00 we pay the salaries of 15 full-time Indian evangelists ($2500.00); provide relief for lepers ($275); fund preacher training classes ($175.00); purchase bicycles to be used for church work ($50.00). One-time gifts and contributions for special needs also come in from time to time and we use those funds exactly as the contributors instruct us. We pledge to use all funds sent to the White Hall Church of Christ and ear-marked India Missions for the exact purpose intended by the sender. We also pledge to insure, to the best of our ability, that all funds sent to India were distributed and used precisely as reported in this newsletter/monthly report.

177 SOULS BROUGHT TO CHRIST IN ONE MONTH

The fifteen native evangelists supported and overseen by the White Hall Church of Christ are among the most productive Gospel preachers in our brotherhood. They all give reports on a monthly basis.

HELP US EXPAND

We need to expand our work in India. There are severl more well-known trained Gospel preachers with whom we are associated that could accomplish so much more for the Lord if we could just provide them with a full-time salary of about $150.00 per month. They would be able to bring a hundred or more souls to salvation every year and they would be much more effective at establishing new congregations and strengthening the church. You will never find a more productive mission work to which your congregation or you as an individual could give.

NEXT TRIP TO INDIA

Lord willing, I will leave for India on January 30, 2007 and return home on February 28. This will provide me with four full weeks to inspect the work of all fifteen of our native missionaries and an opportunity to preach or teach on some 45 to 50 different occasions. If God blesses us as He has in the past , there could be about 700 responses for baptism during this trip. I will also be surveying the percentages of previous converts who are still faithful to the Lord and His church. I anticipate that number to be somewhere between 80% and 90% based upon previous surveys that I have done in the past.

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REPORT RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER 2006

157 BAPTISMS IN ONE MONTH

The fifteen native evangelists which we support and oversee in India may be the most effective Gospel preachers in our entire brotherhood. They not only minister to local congregations of the church of Christ but they preach many Gospel meetings each month that net a great harvest of souls. Our latest reports show that twelve of our men were responsible for 157 conversions in a one month span of time.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION (from Harry Summers)

God has blessed me with the privilege of being the White Hall Church of Christ’s India Missions Evangelist. It’s a joy to serve the Lord in this capacity. I raise funds to help finance this great work, regularly report to all contributors, make an annual month-long trip to India for the purpose of insuring the legitimacy of our program and I preach 45 to 50 Gospel meetings in the states of _________________ while I am there. Some of you reading this may not be aware that I am also the pulpit preacher and one of the elders for the Bates Hill Church of Christ near Sarahsville, Ohio. This work also brings me a great sense of fulfillment. Another ministry that I am enjoying right now is serving as the Administrator for the White Hall School of Biblical Studies in Fairmont, West Virginia. This is a one-night-a-week school utilizing video tapes from Sunset International Bible Institute (formerly Sunset School of Preaching). We have about a dozen students at this time and some of them preach on a part-time basis. One of our students is the full-time preacher for the White Hall Church of Christ and another is the regular preacher at the Barbour Church of Christ near Philippi, West Virginia.

CAN YOU HELP WITH TWO DIFFERENT BENEVOLENT NEEDS?

In the state of Andhra Pradesh, there have been cyclones, floods and devastation. There is an epidemic, many people are sick and hundreds are dying everyday. This is mainly in east west Godavari districts and Vizad, Srikakulam and to the north. If you would like to send money to help some of the flood victims, please send your gift to the White Hall Church of Christ and write on the memo line: “Flood Victims”.

The seven year old son of Brother __________ was hit by a three-wheeler. He was caught in a wheel and dragged on the road. His head was bruised badly and his legs and hand were damaged. He has had a brain scan and other tests. He was in intensive care for a couple of days and the medical bills are rising. If you would like to help Brother and Sister ________ with some of the medical bills for their son, please make the check to the White Hall Church of Christ and write “________ Son” on the memo line.

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ANOTHER NEW MISSIONARY

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373 BAPTISMS RECORDED IN LATEST REPORT (August 2006)

We have received reports from fourteen of our men since sending out our last newsletter. They reported the conversions of 373 precious souls to Jesus Christ during a two month span of time.

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FIRE AT ___________________

Last week, in the ___________ community of _____________, there was a tragic fire that destroyed 150 thatched roof houses. This fire was close to the location where our Brother ___________ preaches. Some of the houses were the homes of members of his congregation. Brother ___________ called to let me know of this tragedy and asked if we could provide a little financial assistance for those who lost everything in the fire. If you would like to send a donation for this, just include a note with your check telling us to direct your contribution to that need.

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A NEW NATIVE MISSIONARY

We have a new native missionary. He is Brother ___________ from the ____________________in the state of _______________.

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198 BAPTISMS REPORTED (June 15, 2006)

Since our last Newsletter/monthly report, we have received word of 198 additional baptisms. This represents the efforts of 12 of our 14 native missionaries. We are confident that more than 10 additional souls will be added to that number when Brother ____________ sends his report.

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JUST RECEIVED THE LATEST MONTLY REPORTS from eleven of our thirteen native evangelists. The administered 174 baptisms in one month. (May 12, 2006).

India Trip - 2006

I left for India on January 31 and returned home on March 1. One of the elders of the White Hall Church of Christ (Jerry Summers) accompanied me on this trip. I preached or taught 47 lessons to approximately 7500 different people during my stay in India. Perhaps 30% (2500) of those were not members of the Lord’s church. 673 responded for baptism. Many of the places where I preached these Gospel meetings were congregations where our 13 native missionaries are local preachers. Other congregations are being ministered to by faithful preachers that I have become associated with over the years but are not supported and overseen by the White Hall Church of Christ. The names of all who were baptized and the congregations that they were added to were recorded so that we can check on them in the future and know how many are remaining faithful to the Lord. We are confident that over 85% of them will still be faithful a year or more into the future.

The Work of our Native Missionaries

Each one of our 13 native missionaries minister anywhere from two to six different congregations on a regular basis.

Motor Cycle Purchased for ___________

Most of the preachers we support and oversee travel form place to place by public transportation, walking or bicycle (we provide at least 8 bicycles every year). A couple of our preachers have motor cycles. None of them have an automobile. Through the generosity of some of our contributors we were able to purchase a motor cycle for Brother ________ of ________. It is a 100cc Hero-Honda and cost $1200.00. We know the motor bike will be used to the glory of God and more souls will be saved because of Brother Joshua’s increased mobility. I would like to be able to provide one new motor cycle every year for our ministry. Maybe there’s an individual or congregation reading this who would donate the $100.00 per month that it would take to do this.

Other Things We Were Able To Do

Brother Jerry and I both received generous gifts toward the India trip and consequently were able to do a number of extra things that we would not have normally been able to do. For example we purchased 250 Tamil and Telegu Bibles ($500.00), put $500.00 on the foundation of a new meeting house for the Church of Christ at _________, gave $300.00 to help with a church building at another place, provided a meal for the entire leper colony at _________ ($200.00), gave $1050.00 for nine different benevolent and medical needs of brethren and donated $1200.00 toward the cost of the Gospel meetings that I preached on this trip. There is never enough money to meet every legitimate need that is brought before us on a trip to India but we tried to use godly wisdom in distributing the funds available to us. Harry Summers

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REPORT JANUARY 2006

257 BAPTISMS

The November field reports from all thirteen preachers just arrived in the mail yesterday.

Keep sending your support regularly and please accept our sincere appreciation for what you are doing. Our regular outgo is almost identical to our income from individuals and congregations who are helping us with this work. We are only accomplishing these things to the glory of God because of YOUR generous sacrifice. On the average, one soul is saved in India for every $10.00 you send to the White Hall Church of Christ India Mission Program.

A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL CONGREGATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO SENT FUNDS TO HELP WITH MY TRAVEL AND WORKING EXPENSES FOR THE UPCOMING TRIP. WE RECEIVED AN ADEQUATE $5105.00 FROM SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS AND A COUPLE OF SISTER CONGREGATIONS. Harry Summers

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REPORT - DECEMBER 2005

A FEW SAMPLES FROM THE EXCITING REPORTS RECENTLY RECEIVED

_____________ - "....From October 26 until today the Cyclonic weather and heavy winds are continuing in not only the city of Madras but for the whole state. The people are suffering, many people, cattle died and the rain water still immudated in several areas. The people are suffering from lack of food and water and the foul smell that is coming from the carcasses of the animals. I pray and hope that Lord Almighty may show mercy upon all of us and grant the relief from all of this ...... Even with all of the calamities our work for the Lord through the church is going on well. I am happy to inform you two people from leper colony were baptized and seven people in a village where I preached. We are preaching wherever and whenever we have the opportunity and the Lord is blessing ...”

________ - “.....Sir, this month of October I conduct a Gospel Meeting at ____________, here I gave 6 baptisms. These are all the Baptist Church Members. I told to them the New Testament church and salvation and the worship when they all obeying the truth and baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. On October 7, I conduct Bible Study class at ____________. I was teach the New Testament salvation when 8 persons obeying the Word of God, I gave baptisms to them these are all came from Lutheran Church. And yet I gave 12 baptisms some different places and to different religion people. Please pray for above new souls ....”

_________ - “...In this month of October 17 and 18 were conducted Gospel meetings in ______________ in __________. Ten people obeyed the gospel and baptized into Christ. Please pray for these new babies in Christ .....”

___________ - “ .... I am sending every month work report and letter and I am receiving every month support and year by year increasing support to me. Thanks to God greetings to White Hall Church of Christ all. The Gospel work going non stop in _____________. We are preaching N. T. Doctrine. Preaching word of Truth ....”

____________ - “....Here worship, Gospel Meetings, Bible Classes, Prayer meetings, House visiting and Hospital visiting are going in fruitful manner. The special Gospel meetings for two days from 4.10.05 to 5.10.05 in _____ congregation. We preach the New Testament pattern practice in the church and preach the Gospel. 7 persons were baptized ... Our youngsters are going to nearby villages and preaching Gospel. 3 persons were baptized ...At ___________ 2 persons baptized ...”

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REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2005

Since sending out our last newsletter, we have received field reports from our native missionaries that cover a time span of about two months. Believe it or not they baptized 398 souls into Christ during that time.

In addition to these thirteen native preachers, we are associated with several others whom we encourage and help out from time to time. Since we do not fully support these men and oversee their ministries, like we do the thirteeen, we do not report their baptisms as a part of our work. If we did, our numbers would be even more impressive than they already are. Remember that these numbers represent the souls that are being saved and that's what makes them so important.

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REPORT FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2005

224 BAPTISMS REPORTED FOR 1 MONTH

In the most recent field reports from twelve of our thirteen native missionaries 224 precious souls were baptized into Christ in a one month span of time. That’s pretty good work for a dozen Gospel preachers. These responses took place as a result of Gospel meetings, personal evangelism and preaching at the normal worship services of congregations where our men work.

REPORT FOR AUGUST 2005

YOUR MISSIONARY DOLLAR AT WORK The major thrust of our India Missions Program is evangelism. We give some regular benevolent assistance to a leper colony ($175 per month). We fund a number of preacher training seminars each year ($175 per month). We purchase eight Gospel Chariots (bicycles) each year ($50 per month). However, the bulk of our regular budget goes to financially supporting the thirteen native evangelists whose work we oversee and direct ($2130 per month).

The most recent field reports, which we have not yet shared with you, show that 389 precious souls were baptized into Christ during a two month period. Here is a breakdown of each missionary’s conversions:

Brother ___________ is one of our newest native missionaries and he has not yet gotten the hang of sending his monthly reports and work schedules as regularly as the other brothers do. We are confident that he has had several baptisms of which we have not yet been informed.

CAREFUL NOT TO VIOLATE AUTONOMY

The elders of the White Hall Church of Christ give direction and oversee the work of the 13 native preachers which we support in India. However, neither the elders, nor myself, get involved with the internal affairs of any of the congregations which these men work with. We may help them, as a sister congregation, by providing finances for their meeting house or helping them to do some benevolent work but we in no way seek to oversee their congregational decisions. We are sensitive to the teachings of Scripture in regard to each congregation of the Lord’s church must be self-governing. Incidentally, most of our missionaries preach for multiple congregations every Sunday and so by overseeing the work of the preacher we are not overseeing the congregations for which they preach.

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 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 Christian and churches of Christ in India than any other nation on 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 congregations 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 ear-marked India Missions on the memo line. You can send it to either of the addresses at the top of this page. 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.