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It is our great
burden to train up full-time Christian workers,
those who are already in the field, but without
any Biblical studies. Presently we are offering
a one-year Diploma in Biblical Studies, conducted
on all Monday and Friday evenings, both for
men and women. We have finished 6 batches,
and our students come from different denominations
and Churches. Most of them are full-time Christian
workers, along with their wives and Lay leaders.
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Since
we believe the main task of the Church is
evangelizing its own country, we send local
missionaries and support them through prayer
and financial provision. We, as a Church,
have sent out 7 missionaries to plant Churches,
and are presently supporting these 7 local
missionary families. When the need arises
through illness or unexpected emergencies
we also help financially in these areas
of need. At present we have 5 congregations
consisting of five language groups. Our
congregations work among the non Christians,
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Our
activities include Biblical counseling for
addictions, uniting broken families so that
they can enjoy a new life in Christ, visiting
the sick, Bible clubs for children, publishing
gospel verses in the newspapers, broadcasting
the good news of salvation on Radio and
Television, follow-up through literature
and by personal visits, Bible study groups
in various places, and lending books and
cassettes which are helpful in Christian
growth. Our dream is also to set up a resource
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To
reach the rag picker and street children
showing them the love of Christ, we spend
much of our time befriending them and encouraging
them to bathe and wash their clothes. We
also give them clothes donated by parishioners.
Now, through the grace of God, we have two
homes, 17 boys are staying in our Chikkajalla
multipurpose Agape building, all attending
school and growing in the Lord, and 18 girls
are Staying in Agape Children’s Centre,
Bangalore also attending school and becoming
well balanced loved and secure with biblical
principles daily. All children are welcome
regardless of their spiritual background.
We treat all children and staff as part
of our family, as some of the female staff
has also been at risk from abuse. It is
our intention to have 20 boys and 20 girls
in each centre, preparing them as well balanced
citizens for the future and always being
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boys are addicted to solvents, smoking,
drink and drugs. To feed this addiction,
perverted people physically and sexually
abuse them, and it is our tearful prayers
to bring them out of this hell by showing
“Real love in Action” and encouraging
them to join with us as a family. Some boys
and girls as young as six years of age are
fending for themselves on the streets and
many have sole responsibility for younger
children and babies, scavenging for food
and shelter. |
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is our long-time prayer and plan to send
out missionaries to establish Churches among
the Bengalis, the dominant tribal group
in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where
I previously worked as a missionary for
several years. Also, we seek to place Kannada
speaking missionaries among the unreached
Kannadigas of this vast and neglected state
of Karnataka. |
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vision includes the following: |
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Supplementing
the work of the local church through encouraging
the establishment of Bible study groups,
by giving training, and by providing printed
study materials in regional languages |
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Appointing
a youth leader and team to reach the ragpicker
and street child (around 60 thousand), who
are living in extreme physical and spiritual
poverty, in more than 750 slums in and around
Bangalore city.
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Establishing
residential family homes and 24-hour drop-in
centres for the street children and destitute.
We seek to rehabilitate them by providing
job-oriented training, health care, and
education, so that they can read and write.
We also have a vision to offer educational
scholarships to the needy children of new
converts. |
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Setting
up vocational training centres and self-employment
programs, such as agricultural extension
work with the rural poor, providing safe
drinking water and rural health resource
centres. |
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Publishing
Bible study materials regularly in the local
languages for the growth of new believers.
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Establishing a residential
School of Evangelism and correspondence distance
learning, conducting seminars to train the
Christian workers and lay leaders in the areas
of prayer life, worship, and evangelism, and
to motivate them to be a blessing to their
own community. |
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can be a partner in this ministry |
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YES, you can be a partner,
even though you may not be directly involved.
You can help us to reach the 1.5 billion Indians
by expressing your support through prayer, concern,
suggestions, Bible study literature, books, and
financial help. Here is an opportunity for your
fellowship or Church to become involved as a partner
in our growing ministry. Times are changing and
many Christians are being persecuted for their
beliefs, so this is a most opportune and exciting
time to be involved in the Lord's ministry; we
should not let it pass by fruitlessly.
Even you can talk to your Church leaders about
the possibility of supporting us by joining our
projects, and we will be very happy to receive
your suggestions and help, to go forth in this
God given ministry.
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