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 Dear Brethren,
Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Juanita and I have traveled widely among our USA brethren during the past eight weeks. We have been seeking financial fellowship for our India mission efforts and telling the story of what God is doing in India. Of course, that story is limited to the experience of our team, and even then we can only tell a fraction of what God is doing in India. Suffice it to say that God is doing a mighty work in our day and age…yours and our Acts if you will. We have been blessed to be in the homes of so many wonderful brethren. We only regret that we may not have had an opportunity to visit you and your congregation. As the work has grown so has the need to seek additional supporters. Obviously, we are limited in seeing everyone as often as we formerly did. Please be understanding and patient with us...we hope to see all our supporters who we missed soon. Your turn is next! We look forward to seeing you, and to telling you some new, thrilling stories of God's work in India.
BACK TO THE FUTURE-CAMP MEETINGS IN INDIA
The restoration movement, of which Churches of Christ in America are a part, can point to a time hi the early 1800's when there were frontier camp meetings. Bible loving people of many denominations attended these meetings. At such places as Cane Ridge, Kentucky people of faith were not afraid to ask, "What does the Bible say?" And, if they learned they were not following the teachings of the Bible, they would repent and begin doing whatever was necessary to be right with God. Thousands of people including entire congregations began to call themselves members of the church of Christ, and took as their motto, "We will speak where the Bible speaks, and we will be silent where the Bible is silent."
It is refreshing to know that there are so many seekers of Truth in India. One area were "Camp Meetings" (read old fashioned Gospel Meetings or Revivals) still take place is Dharoor, India. Brother Ron Clayton, one of our partners in the work, attended the annual meeting of the Methodist at their Dharoor camp. Perhaps after reading his report of that experience you will understand what we mean when we say India is the whitest field in the world. Indeed, the people of India are no doubt the most religious people in the world. Read on to experience a missionaries' joy in reaching the lost in a white field ready for harvest.
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The church in India is currently averaging 500 baptisms per day. We have experienced over 49,108 baptisms in the first quarter of this year. To God we give all the honor and glory. It is His work. We are simply invited into His field and are honored to work side by side with you in an amazing harvest of souls. May none be lost. The writer of Hebrews exhorts: "See to it that no one fail to obtain the grace of God" (Hebrews 12:15).
