It is  truly amazing what God has done through our church in India since 2004.  Parterning with pastor Mindi in Visakhapatnam and Christ like Christian Ministries we have been able to provide financial support to 25 pastors.  Pastor Mindi meets with these pastors once a month to provide training an accountability for the work they are doing to spread the Gospel throughout their resperctive areas and villages.  some of them come from over 200 kilometers away to meet with Pastor Mindi.  This cam be more than a day's journey because the road system is very underdeveloped in India.  We have also provided Pastor Mindi witha vehicle so he can visit the pastors periodically and bring them supplies they need for their churches.  As you can see in the photo of the monthly pastors meeting this ministry is paying huge dividens.

We have also provided the funds to build an orphanage in Nallibille, which currently houses 27 children.  The operation of the orphanage has been taken on by Rice Bowl Ministries (ricebowls.org).  They have agreed to provide food for the orphans on an ongoing basis.  On January 2nd we received the following email from Pastor Mindi.  The words and spelling have not been changes so you can get a better sense of the language barrier we have when communicating with our brothers in India.

"Greetings and respects to you.  Everything went well in all the meetings during Christmas and New Year 2010.  All the time we remembered you all and sincerely praying.  I have mailed many photos of the pastors meeting; hope you have gone through all of them.  In fact we covered the programme by fvideo and in that the meeting was very clear.  This year we on behalf all of you have given to all the pastors, two steel plates, besides travel cost to both pastor and his wife.  Previous years dresses and sarees, mats for the church purpose, blankets for the family purpose were given.  Also this year calenders were freely given.  I have visited them in their villages during this festive season and given them financial help for medical, oldage people clothing, and megaphones.  All the pastors were very happy and in result the blessings will be on whole WINN's because this all happiness flowing from WINN's only.  Everytime and everytime I feel for the plan of G-D, what HE started since 2004.  This way WIN's is continuously expanding the Kingdom of G-D as per Almighty's wish.  My whole heart gratitude and thanks to all of you by name dear brother.  Please share all my feelings with Pastor. Bro. Brauer and Pastor. Bro. Chadwick. and will other dear brothers.  I will mail you the next pastor's monthly meeting.

Also in the last month I have  travelled to many places to deliver Christmas messages and seen the greay joy in the hearts of diffrent people.  this is all possible only because of WINN's.  I am here on behalf you and investing your sweat and bloood and i owe to  you much and i will be more faithful even in the coming years.. If knowingly or unknowingly made andy blunders and hurting you anybody in anyway please forgive me with a big heart.  This request is to everyone of WINN's by name."

Please keep Pastor Mindi, his family the pastors and the orphanage in your prayers.  If you want to help financially with the needs to the expenses in India you can do so in one of 2 ways. (1) Adopt a pastor by giving $30 per month for each pastor.  (2) Provide a one-time contribution to help Pastor Mindi with ongoing expenses to keep his vehicle running, help repair the homes of the pastors, provide food and clothing  to the widows and orphans, and to provide materials for the pastors' evangelistic efforts.  In either case, simply mark on your offering envelope "India Fund" and your contribution will be placed in the special designated fund we have set aside for India.