Mission India

HOW MANY GRATEFUL HANDSHAKES WILL YOU RECEIVE IN HEAVEN…from people you brought God’s Good News?  LOTS (hundreds)…if you can help send Pastor Mike again to India!  In early April he returns to preach at 3 crusades in region of Andhra Pradesh of India where we have a number of ministries we support: (1) Epiphany has single-handedly raised funds to build a church with orphanage facilities over the last 4 years and just 2 years ago we sowed huge seeds of caring in a nearby village consisting of 65-huts which completely burned down.  Through your fast-response donations this entire city was rebuilt and a pastor was assigned to minister the Gospel in this city.

We also send monthly funds for Indian Pastor Samuel Sudarsanem who is also our logistics host for this mission trip.  Just imagine the openness to the Gospel in these regions where Epiphany has already sown seeds of caring mercy!  Pastor Mike and his partner Barry Voss of FaithLife ministries hope to build on this and will minister in a threefold way on this mission: (1) a teaching conference will be held for the many poor Christian pastors who have received little formal seminary education.  About 125 of them will come by train or other means (at our expense, for they have no other ability to attend) to attend the conferences and crusades, sleep on the hard ground each night, eat rice we provide and take copious notes on the handouts we print and teach; (2) crusades will be held each night in and around the above mentioned areas with the potential results (based on previous years) of some 200-500 people who will leave behind the darkness of Hinduism with its endless reincarnations, castes and good works “needed.” In its place by God’s power they may accept and believe the Gospel of Christ who alone is the Truth and the Way and who shed His blood for them and (3) personal ministry will be conducted the in the orphanages, churches, marketplaces and anywhere else God open doors.   

...Pastor Mike Zehnder