India Final Update

I have just returned from the 3 week trip to India. It is good to be back in Guatemala and I am grateful for the awesome experiences in India. The final week of ministry was conducted in a small village called Velagode. The first night of the gospel and healing festival was attended by about 500 people. Each night the crowd grew larger as word spread in the communities that Jesus was healing people! The final night we saw over 5000 people attending. During the week we had many miraculous healings of blindness, deafness, pain in joints, heart conditions and sicknesses. The last night the people crowded the altar area seeking healing for Jesus the One True God. They experience his healing power but more important than this thousands came to know him as Lord and Savior throughout the week. I had the privilege of sharing the message last Friday night and spoke on the story of Lazarus and the rich man. That night and each night of the festival we had a tremendous response to receive Christ as Savior. Throughout the 5 nights we witnessed over 3500 people complete cards indicating they accepted Christ, many more also made decisions but did not complete the card because they cannot read or write. God touched so many lives and I believe the community will never be the same. The local pastors have a huge amount of work to do to try to follow-up and meet with the new believers. Pray that a follow up discipleship program will be something that can be added to these meetings. It would be a great boost for new believers to immediately receive instruction in the faith and become members of a local church that preaches the gospel. The Pastors and Leaders Seminar was attended by about 200 people. They all enjoyed the teaching and fellowship. It was a privilege for me to be able to teach on leadership and evangelism. Pray that the fire that was kindled in their lives during the seminar will continue to grow and that the things they learned will be practiced each day in their lives. On the last Sunday Darrell and I were invited to dedicate a new Christian School, the first and only Christian school in the village. Pray that God will truly bless the school and that through the education the children will receive will bring transformation to the community.
Thank you for your many prayers during the time of ministry in India. I have been invited to teach at the Assemblies of God Bible School in Hyderabad whenever I can work it into my schedule. Please pray that I will be able to return soon.