India Report
by Nelson Thomas SOC Field Worker
I thank the Master for HIS love and mercy for HIS people in India. In every school we run we see the mighty manifestation of HIM. Lives being changed, bodies being healed and evil spirits fly and revival in personal and church lives. For some time we were concentrating on central and north India. We have so many invitations from pastors and churches. Because wherever we have a school they see change and revival there. Even pastors who were in ministry for years confess and rededicate themselves to God. They see the lessons are not just lessons but they bring change in the hearer. But because of financial balancing we are able to respond only a few.
After we stopped schools in Chennai we were not able to conduct any in Tamil Nadu for many years. Many churches were inviting us to conduct schools for their pastors. Pr. Fiji Philip, a leader in I.P.C was contacting us continuously for schools for his pastors. I.P.C (Indian Pentecostal Church) is the biggest and original Pentecostal church of India. Usually they don't let anyone to teach in their church. In July we started a school in Pollachi, a place famous as shooting location 45 k.m away from Coimbatore, the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu. We had 45 students in the beginning only pastors and lady pastors. They had to travel a long way everyday to come to the day school. Many had to sacrifice many fixed programs. 35 students graduated on 7th August, 2010. After the graduation I had chance to talk with many of the young pastors. They were very much thrilled and in high spirits. They shared with me how the teaching was influencing their lives. The prayer life, sanctification, self denial and the growth in spiritual life. They were from different places. Some were from far districts. But they all wanted to take the school to their place, to their churches.
H.I.V positive healed: One young pastor (Pr.John Anand) was there. He testified that after the day school every day he had service in his church. Close to his church there was a non-Christian family where there was a woman of 35 years. She was married and has a son. Somehow she got HIV Positive. Her body was full of sores which were open and bleeding. So her husband left her and now she is at her mother's house near the church. She was very weak and unable to walk or stand. During the church service they used to lay her outside of the church door. One day Pr.John Anand rushed back after the day school to the service and he was preaching. Suddenly his message was interrupted and revival came. Everyone started instant prayer and wept for the mercy of God. In his own words "there came a spirit of prayer instantly". No one moved or stopped prayer. It continued for a very long time. Then from outside came the voice of that sick woman shouting "Glory, halleluiah". She jumped up and came running inside the church. She could walk and jump now. They all prayed for her. Within 3 days her sores were all healed. Next week her husband came back and took her with him. This miracle was spread like a wild fire. So many people come to the church for prayer and healing. Now the church is full. I've asked the pastor to tell them to go for a test again and let us know. Praise God.
Pr.Fiji Philip has requested me to give them three more schools at least. That much was the result. He wanted all his pastors to study the School of Christ. I've promised him God always makes it possible the sincere wishes of a sincere heart.
In HIS mercy,
Your Brother in HIM,
Nelson Thomas
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