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Madhya Pradesh, the largest State (province), is situated in the central part of India. There are still several people groups in this state who have not yet ex- perienced a Christian witness. Hinduism and Animism are practiced among the tribes. They attribute sickness and disease to the work of evil spirits, and live in great fear of them. Sixty million people populate Madhya Pradesh's 184,547 square-mile area; nearly 75 percent live in rural areas. Madhya Pradesh has the largest population of tribals in the world at 11 million. Hindi is most commonly spoken (80%), and other languages include Gondi (10%), Marathi (2.3%), Urdu (2.2%) and Oriya (1.1%). Although a state law prohibits conversion in any form, all the major Asian religions are represented. The majority of the people practice Hinduism (92%). Other religions are Islam (5%), Jainism (0.85%) and Sikhism (0.28%). Less than one percent of the population is Christian. The Challenge of the Unreached The tribal peoples are a majority in the southern four districts of Madhya Pradesh, especially Bastar. There is now a burgeoning house church move- ment in many tribes through the labors of the native missionaries. However, all represent a tough pioneer challenge. Most tribes practice a Hindu- influenced animism. Witchcraft, Saktism (worship of female energy) and Saiv- ism (worship of Shiva) abound. Bhopal, the state capital of MP and industrial centre was the scene of the world's worst ever industrial disaster – an exploding chemical plant in 1984 killed 20,000 and maimed or afflicted a further 500,000 people. The grim af- ter-effects are still evident. The city is ringed by 300 slum areas – Christians are beginning to reach out to them. Nearly 23% is Muslim, but there is no sig- nificant ministry among them. NMM in Madhya Pradesh Tribal villages in Madhya Pradesh are now being reached by NMM missionaries with the love of Jesus Christ. Through NMM ministry over 20,000 people have come to know the Lord. Around 100 full-time missionaries are working with us. In the midst of opposition, there is a tremendous growth. At present we have 25 students in our Bible school being run in a rented facility. Still there are many villages waiting for their first missionary to come. NMM REGIONAL FACILITY October 2009 NATIVE MISSIONARY MOVEMENT
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Madhya Pradesh, the largest State (province), is situated in the central part ofIndia. There are still several people groups in this state who have not yet ex-perienced a Christian witness. Hinduism and Animism are practiced among thetribes. They attribute sickness and disease to the work of evil spirits, and live ingreat fear of them.Sixty million people populate Madhya Pradesh's 184,547 square-mile area;nearly 75 percent live in rural areas. Madhya Pradesh has the largest populationof tribals in the world at 11 million. Hindi is most commonly spoken (80%), andother languages include Gondi (10%), Marathi (2.3%), Urdu (2.2%) and Oriya (1.1%).Although a state law prohibits conversion in any form, all the major Asian religions are represented.The majority of the people practice Hinduism (92%). Other religions are Islam (5%), Jainism (0.85%)and Sikhism (0.28%). Less than one percent of the population is Christian.
The Challenge of the UnreachedThe tribal peoples are a majority in the southern four districts of MadhyaPradesh, especially Bastar. There is now a burgeoning house church move-ment in many tribes through the labors of the native missionaries. However,all represent a tough pioneer challenge. Most tribes practice a Hindu-influenced animism. Witchcraft, Saktism (worship of female energy) and Saiv-ism (worship of Shiva) abound.Bhopal, the state capital of MP and industrial centre was the scene of theworld's worst ever industrial disaster – an exploding chemical plant in 1984killed 20,000 and maimed or afflicted a further 500,000 people. The grim af-ter-effects are still evident. The city is ringed by 300 slum areas – Christiansare beginning to reach out to them. Nearly 23% is Muslim, but there is no sig-nificant ministry among them.
NMM in Madhya PradeshTribal villages in Madhya Pradesh are now being reached byNMM missionaries with the love of Jesus Christ. Through NMMministry over 20,000 people have come to know the Lord.Around 100 full-time missionaries are working with us. In themidst of opposition, there is a tremendous growth. At present we have 25 students in our Bible school being runin a rented facility. Still there are many villages waiting for theirfirst missionary to come.
NMM REGIONAL FACILITY
October 2009
NATIVE MISSIONARY MOVEMENT
God’s move is very much visible in this very poor, difficult and quite dangerous area. But there are thou-sands of villages yet to be reached where the name of Jesus has never been heard before. With the helpof our NMM friends we are making great inroads into this region with evangelistic outreach, church plantingand mercy ministries.
Persecution is a part of life for many NMM missionaries in this state. Beatings, death threats and imprison-ment are a few of the things they encounter on a daily basis. But despite great hostility, they continue topress onward as they proclaim the Good News of Christ. Three of our churchbuildings were destroyed by the fanatics. Several of our missionaries and believers were imprisoned forthe sake of the Gospel.
Children85% of the Children lives in Villages where the average familyincome stands between $8 - $ 15 a month. Life is unimaginablyhard in the villages of North India, where many children live inpoverty, malnutrition and disease. Worse still, they lack the op-portunity to improve theirlives, because there is no education or training in practicalskills. Many villages in the tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh donot have a school, let alone a Christian institution. The empow-erment of the Tribal populace is lagging relative to all humandevelopment parameters especially in Health and Education.The tribal society continues to be plagued by extreme forms ofdiscrimination and exploitation based on the traditional castesystem. There are many millions (estimates range from 40 mil-lion to 100 million) of bonded laborers (slaves) in India today,mainly belonging to the lowest castes, the Dalits.
The NeedOur dream is to establish a multi ministry center that will do evangelism, church planting, mercy ministrieslike Children’s Home, primary school and medical clinic in this region. This facility will result in bringingthousands of people to the Lord, through the outreach and also housing for 100 children and 50 Bibleschool students.
Facility for 50 Bible school studentsThe facility will cater to a missionary training center hous-ing 50 students for one year of intensive training in Bibleand outreach ministry. Our goal is to instill in each stu-dent the vision to take the Gospel to the unreached; pro-vide on-the-job training through ongoing outreach minis-try; give them quality instruction in the Word of God andprepare them for pioneer work, hardship, persecution anda life of faith through Jesus.
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Children’s Home FacilityChildren’s home nurturing 50 children and an attached primary school.These children will have an opportunity to hear the Gospel, learn Bibleverses, stories and songs that clearly present the message of Jesus' love.This home will take care of their tuition, books and uniforms. But even moresignificant, learning to read and write means that a future of hope isguaranteed.
Primary Health CenterIt is the first tier of the community. Preventive programs include healthcare, prenatal care,immunization and nutritional program are part of the activities envisaged to bring about a qualitativedifference into the community life of the villages.NMM’s Medical Ministry teams of trained nurses anddoctors will be able to visit villages, and ministering tothousands of people each year.
This is the dilemma many Indians find themselves inevery time they become ill. That’s why NMM’s MedicalMinistry is so vital. These teams of trained nurses anddoctors visit dozens of villages and NMM Centers,ministering to thousands of people each year in thename of the Great Physician—Jesus Christ.Treatment is free to the recipients, but the eternaldifference it makes in their lives cannot be measuredmonetarily. To the mother who cradles a sick infant in her arms; to the father who suffered brokenbones in an accident; to the elderly person who needs blood pressure medication; to the outcastleprosy patient: all receive the necessary medical treatment and hear that Jesus loves them.
THE NEEDA building consisting of 8 classrooms for the school purpose. 2 laboratories (for science labs andcomputer) and toilets. This provision will cater for 300 children. Amultipurpose hall, play area and accommodation for children.Separate primary healthcare center.Preliminary Design, Master Plan preparation and for construction. Initialworks like boundary walls and tube well. Finance: $ 10000 for Design,land conversion for construction, boundary, tube well and electricityconnection.Phase two: Building Permit Approval and Ground BreakingCeremony:Once the building permit is approvedwe can do the Ground breaking ceremony. The construction can start immediately.Phase three: Construction of 8000 sq.ft area Finance: $116000 will be the total cost for 8000 sq ft. x $14.50 perfeet construction cost. Phase Five (2 months) interior Decoration and landscaping Finance: $ 8000Total Cost: $ 146000Please pray that the Lord would provide the necessary money. The Lord has and will continue to supply allour needs, even in these troubled economic times.Thank you for the prayers that you raise to the throne on our behalf. Your prayer and giving mean so much,yet mere words cannot express the fullness of our gratitude. May God bless you for your work in the thingsthat will never perish.
God’s move is very much visible in this very poor, difficult and quite dangerous area. But there are thou-sands of villages yet to be reached where the name of Jesus has never been heard before. With the helpof our NMM friends we are making great inroads into this region with evangelistic outreach, church plantingand mercy ministries.
Persecution is a part of life for many NMM missionaries in this state. Beatings, death threats and imprison-ment are a few of the things they encounter on a daily basis. But despite great hostility, they continue topress onward as they proclaim the Good News of Christ. Three of our churchbuildings were destroyed by the fanatics. Several of our missionaries and believers were imprisoned forthe sake of the Gospel.
Children85% of the Children lives in Villages where the average familyincome stands between $8 - $ 15 a month. Life is unimaginablyhard in the villages of North India, where many children live inpoverty, malnutrition and disease. Worse still, they lack the op-portunity to improve theirlives, because there is no education or training in practicalskills. Many villages in the tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh donot have a school, let alone a Christian institution. The empow-erment of the Tribal populace is lagging relative to all humandevelopment parameters especially in Health and Education.The tribal society continues to be plagued by extreme forms ofdiscrimination and exploitation based on the traditional castesystem. There are many millions (estimates range from 40 mil-lion to 100 million) of bonded laborers (slaves) in India today,mainly belonging to the lowest castes, the Dalits.
The NeedOur dream is to establish a multi ministry center that will do evangelism, church planting, mercy ministrieslike Children’s Home, primary school and medical clinic in this region. This facility will result in bringingthousands of people to the Lord, through the outreach and also housing for 100 children and 50 Bibleschool students.
Facility for 50 Bible school studentsThe facility will cater to a missionary training center hous-ing 50 students for one year of intensive training in Bibleand outreach ministry. Our goal is to instill in each stu-dent the vision to take the Gospel to the unreached; pro-vide on-the-job training through ongoing outreach minis-try; give them quality instruction in the Word of God andprepare them for pioneer work, hardship, persecution anda life of faith through Jesus.
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Children’s Home FacilityChildren’s home nurturing 50 children and an attached primary school.These children will have an opportunity to hear the Gospel, learn Bibleverses, stories and songs that clearly present the message of Jesus' love.This home will take care of their tuition, books and uniforms. But even moresignificant, learning to read and write means that a future of hope isguaranteed.
Primary Health CenterIt is the first tier of the community. Preventive programs include healthcare, prenatal care,immunization and nutritional program are part of the activities envisaged to bring about a qualitativedifference into the community life of the villages.NMM’s Medical Ministry teams of trained nurses anddoctors will be able to visit villages, and ministering tothousands of people each year.
This is the dilemma many Indians find themselves inevery time they become ill. That’s why NMM’s MedicalMinistry is so vital. These teams of trained nurses anddoctors visit dozens of villages and NMM Centers,ministering to thousands of people each year in thename of the Great Physician—Jesus Christ.Treatment is free to the recipients, but the eternaldifference it makes in their lives cannot be measuredmonetarily. To the mother who cradles a sick infant in her arms; to the father who suffered brokenbones in an accident; to the elderly person who needs blood pressure medication; to the outcastleprosy patient: all receive the necessary medical treatment and hear that Jesus loves them.
THE NEEDA building consisting of 8 classrooms for the school purpose. 2 laboratories (for science labs andcomputer) and toilets. This provision will cater for 300 children. Amultipurpose hall, play area and accommodation for children.Separate primary healthcare center.Preliminary Design, Master Plan preparation and for construction. Initialworks like boundary walls and tube well. Finance: $ 10000 for Design,land conversion for construction, boundary, tube well and electricityconnection.Phase two: Building Permit Approval and Ground BreakingCeremony:Once the building permit is approvedwe can do the Ground breaking ceremony. The construction can start immediately.Phase three: Construction of 8000 sq.ft area Finance: $116000 will be the total cost for 8000 sq ft. x $14.50 perfeet construction cost. Phase Five (2 months) interior Decoration and landscaping Finance: $ 8000Total Cost: $ 146000Please pray that the Lord would provide the necessary money. The Lord has and will continue to supply allour needs, even in these troubled economic times.Thank you for the prayers that you raise to the throne on our behalf. Your prayer and giving mean so much,yet mere words cannot express the fullness of our gratitude. May God bless you for your work in the thingsthat will never perish.
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MISSIONARY PROFILEWhen you look at the face of Pastor Gurucharan Singh today, it fairly radiateswith the joy of the Lord. But it was not always so. Gurucharan was born andraised in a Sikh family that venerated the priest— guru—Gurunanak. (The Sikhreligion differs form Hinduism in that a guru is worshipped instead of idols.)
Gurucharan left home, married, and began raising his own family. But a timecame when the family lost any semblance of peace of mind, for Gurucharan’syounger son, Lakhvinder, fell ill with an unknown disease. They took him tomany hospitals and doctors, but no cure was found. Even witchdoctors wereeventually approached, but they too proved worthless. The family was deeplyburdened with deep discouragement and a feeling of impending loss.
Conversion ExperienceWhile mired in this state of deep despair, they heard the gospel of the love of Jesus from a believer one day, andthey were encouraged to attend a local church. The entire family went one Sunday, and the whole church prayedfor Gurucharan’s dying son with one spirit. After the prayers, his son experienced a mighty touch of God in hisbody, and within few days he was completely healed. Through this miracle, the whole family came to know thesaving touch of Christ, received forgiveness of their sins, and accepted Jesus in their lives as their personal sav-ior.
Present MinistryGurucharan fully experienced the joy of the Lord from that moment on, and that joy bubbled forth to testify ofthe love of Christ to those around him. Eventually, when he was assured that the Lord was calling, he committedhis life to full-time service. He was led to a place in Punjab called Bhagapurana. There he also testified of thelove of God, and in the midst of much opposition, the Spirit began to work. Today he is ministering to almostseventy believers, and still the number is increasing.
Kindly lift up pastor Gurucharan in your valuable prayers, so that, in the face of stiff opposition, he may lead amultitude into an intimacy with the Lord.
Pastor Gurucharan Singh
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