Scenes from India
MASTER Provisions provides clothing and the Gospel to the very poor people of India. Read about two of the ministries below. Click on the Area Map link to see about where each site is located.
Jesus Shine Ministries (Area Map)
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Jesus Shine Ministries exists to provide food and clothing and the
Gospel for widows and orphans living in slum villages within Hyderabad as well
as in adjacent towns and villages. And, their goal is to plant and support a
local church in every community in which they minister. Hyderabad is a
bustling city of 6 million in South Central India. In this photo, Leah Babik
is shown giving clothing to needy people in Hyderabad. MP shipped our first
container to India from Lansing, Michigan in September of 2004. During our
December '04 mission trip to Hyderabad, we participated in 13 church services
in the slum villages and presented the Gospel and distributed clothing and
shoes to thousands of destitute people. God prepared us in advance for His
work to assist survivors of the massive tsunami that hit India's south and
eastern coast. JSM distributed clothing and shoes to thousands of tsunami
survivors in the coastal town of Nellore. Only God knew that the good people
of Lansing were donating clothing to help thousands of people who would be
rocked by a devastating natural disaster! JSM is led by Pastor Narimalla
Donington and his wife, Jasmine.
Kerala Christian Mission (Area Map)
Kerala Christian Mission received the container of clothing and shoes packed in November 2005 in Atlanta at the National Missionary Convention. Rajan Ipe, President of the 2005 NMC, oversaw distribution of the goods throughout India. The Kerala Christian Mission was organized in 1978 to restore New Testament Christianity in Kerala, in the southwest part of India. KCM is engaged in evangelism and discipleship training. The mission gives assistance to establish self supporting, self governing, self propagating New Testament congregations and they train young Christians to be preachers and teachers of the truth. 2005 is the third straight year that MASTER Provisions has completed a Clothing Project in conjunction with the National Missionary convention and Kerala Christian Mission is our second recipient in India.
Below are more details about the work in Kerala. Here is their newsletter for Fall 2006. It is in Microsoft Word format.
1) What is the name of your ministry? KERALA CHRISTIAN MISSION
2) What does the name of your ministry mean? MISSION MINISTERING IN THE STATE OF KERALA, INDIA
3) How many jobs has your ministry created? 126
4) How do you evangelize with your ministry? THIS IS PRIMERLY A CHURCH PLANTING MINISTRY. EVANGELISTIC OUT REACH, PREACHING, TEACHING, PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND MINISTRY THROUGH THE HOSPITAL CARING FOR PATIENTS, CARING FOR DESTITUTE OLD FOLKS AND ORPHANS IN OUR ORPHANAGE.
5) How is the clothing used for Jesus? IT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE TSUNAMI AND ALSO IN OTHER PARTS OF KERALA IRRESPECTIVE OF CAST, CREED, COLOR, OR RELIGION IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
6) What are your ministry's plans in the next two years (Future plans?) CONTINUE TO REACH THE PEOPLE WITH THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST AND SHARE THE GOOD NEWS WITH THEM THROUGH WHAT EVER MEANS AVAILABLE. ESTABLISHING ONE CHURCH A YEAR IS OUR GOAL SINCE OUR BEGINING IN 1978. THE LORD HAS BLESSED US WITH 37 CHURCHES IN 29 YEARS. YOU MAY VISIT www.kcm-india.org for more pictures.