June2010

INDIA June, 2010

‘Look at India!’

Every Home for Christ

Australia: PO Box 168 Penshurst NSW 2222 New Zealand: PO Box 31-260 Milford North Shore City 0741 www.everyhome.org.au

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Telephone: (02) 9570 8211 Facsimile: (02) 9570 4738 Telephone: Free call 0800 900 200 Facsimile: 0061 2 9570 4738 ehc@everyhome.org.au

Not all India school transport is like this but this is “for real”.

Secondary Education in India In today’s global knowledge economy, education plays a vital role in determining a country’s economic growth and its people’s standards of living. Importantly, evidence from around the world suggests that secondary education is critical for breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty, providing huge beneficial impacts on health, raising the marriage age, reducing fertility rates, and improving child rearing practices.

Education also enables countries and their people succeed in the 21st century world. In India, the maximum job growth in recent years has taken place in the skilled services and manufacturing sectors. The country therefore needs to provide the 12

million young people who join the labour force every year with the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes and experiences to enable them to access these better paying jobs.

India, however, does not compare favourably with its global competitors in terms of the overall educational attainments of its people.

Even countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh which have lower per capita incomes than India, have higher gross enrollment rates (GER) in secondary schools. India’s GER in secondary school is 40% compared to 70% in East Asia and 82% in Latin America.

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A child begging on the street in India

A boy searching through an India dump for food to eat or rubbish to sell

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A Jesus Parable Luke 10:25-37

On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus.

“Teacher,” He asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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”What is written in the law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

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He answered: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your stength and with all your mind’a: and, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’b” 27

“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

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But he wanted to justify himself , so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?”

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In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan, as he travelled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

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“Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

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The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

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BEING A GOOD SAMARITAN IN INDIA 5

It Can Be Done !

A High School In India

June 2010

My beloved EHC friend, We are so very grateful to God for you.

Your love and partnership with us in preaching the Gospel and helping the poor is greatly appreciated so very, very much.

You will be blessed to know that according to the Bible you have God’s approval in helping the poor and preaching the Gospel.

Yes, the most important thing of all is ... what did Jesus think about the poor? How important was this subject to Him? I have included His thoughts from Luke 10 on page 5.

And how did this relate to preaching the Gospel?

It is our main responsibility to preach the “Gospel” and that is true ..we must be careful not to neglect the preaching of the Gospel so people have every opportunity to know Christ and go to heaven when they die. This is desperately important.

The last command Jesus gave His disciples was to “go and make discples of all nations” Matthew 28:19 and we must obey.

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But there is so much in the Bible about “helping the poor” we must not neglect the poor either.

The parable of the good Samaritan is powerful in Luke 10:25-37 when you read it carefully. Jesus is saying some things we rarely think Jesus said.

In reading Luke 10:25-37 the parable of the good Samaritan you will be blessed and will know of God’s approval in helping the poor .

In Acts 24:17 Paul says “I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor.” This is Paul’s example.

For me, its always important to know that something is “God’s will!”

We don’t want to expediently be asking people for money for things that are not in line with God’s will.

That is why over the years at Every Home for Christ we have taken responsibility for the preaching of the Gospel with an aim to take a gospel booklet to every home on earth and at the same time we have taken responsibility for helping the poor.

Both are in-line with what God requires of us.

And the “poor” are many.

456 million in India alone.

The total population of the United States of America.

Jesus told the parable of the good Samaritan in Luke 10 and in verses 31-32 He told of a Priest and a Levite who saw a man who had been stripped of his clothes and beaten and left half dead by robbers and both the priest and the Levite when they saw the man they “passed by on the other side.”

Will we leave the poor, the lame, the uneducated in their poverty “and pass by on the other side” too as if they don’t exist?

Then in verses 33-35 Jesus told of a Samaritan who, when He saw the man who had been beaten by the robbers, “bandaged his wounds and took him to the innkeeper to look after him, accepting responsibility for the payment to the innkeeper.

Yes, and when we saw the poverty and illiteracy in India and learnt there were 304 million illiterate people in India who could not write their own name and would spend the rest of their life begging and working hard for almost nothing...

We spent thousands of dollars and trained India Every Home Crusade staff to conduct adult literacy and arithmetic classes for thousands of people all across India.

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Then 5 years ago we had a piece of land given to India Every Home Crusade as a gift and we agreed to build a primary school.

This was something that grabbed our hearts when we saw children who so desperately needed a future but had no chance of ever getting out of poverty.

This was our opportunity to help them get out of poverty by building a primary school.

Children like the one pictured here look so good in their EHC school uniforms and look so different with their socks rolled down to their ankles and even though this is not the way that we would do it exactly, nevertheless, they look so “cute� yet they are so very, very poor.

Their fathers are receiving $1-$2 a day and some fathers are only getting 10 days work a month. With $20-$30 a month they feed and pay all family expenses.

They live in a mud house with a mud floor and thatched leaves for a roof or in a one room concrete house.

And although these children are A+ students getting 90%-100% in their exams they will never learn English properly, go to a university or learn a trade if Every Home for Christ does not build a High School We have started their education in primary school but we can not completely help them unless we have a high school.

Please help them.

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Eric Leach

EAST TIMOR

Reaching 442 Villages in 90 Days!

Visiting every home with gospel literature estled between the Islamic giant N Indonesia and

modern, economically flourishing Australia, the relatively small island of Timor, with its many mountains and flowing streams, floats atop the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. The island is divided politically, historically and culturally—the west side of the island belonging to Indonesia and the east side of the island belonging to East Timor.

While in the past East Timor was plagued by foreign occupation, war, and general devastation,

for the first time in its history the nation of one million people has the opportunity and ability to see its country grow and develop according to the will of the

Timorese people. East Timor is one of the newest nations on earth, having officially gained its independence only a few years ago.

The Timorese have

suffered greatly in recent decades. As a result of Indonesian occupation in the 1970s, more than 200,000 Timorese were massacred and many of its women

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were brutally raped.

At the time the population was only 600,000, which means a third of the entire region perished. More than 70 percent of East Timor’s infrastructure was laid to waste as a result of the occupation and ensuing unrest, and currently over half the population is unemployed, one of the highest percentages for all of South East Asia.

Although over 85 percent of East Timor’s inhabitants claim to be Catholic, it is clear that this is a traditional belief system with the vast majority having no personal relationship with Christ. Most Timorese turned to Catholicism simply to break away from the Muslim belief held by the vast majority of Indonesians.

East Timor’s time for an Every Home Campaign clearly has come. The brand new EHC work began April 1 and plans to reach every household over approximately 90 days. This ambitious outreach essentially will provide an entire coverage to all homes in East Timor, representing 442 villages.

During a recent strategy meeting led

by EHC National Director for Indonesia, Pastor Karl, more than 20 church leaders in East Timor met to discuss and plan the outreach. At this meeting Pastor

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Karl introduced the vision of Every Home for Christ and discussed the plan to do a systematic evangelistic outreach in their nation, something never attempted before.

During this time they also did some statistical studies of East Timor in order to map out where they would begin and how long it would take to reach every home in every village and town systematically.

Believing that prayer can remove all obstacles, Pastor Karl joined many of these key leaders in “prayer walking” throughout several strategic areas of East Timor.

Presently 40 field evangelists are taking the Gospel from home to home, village to village, to the entire population of East Timor in as little as 90 days from the time the outreach begins. They will also work with many volunteers and the churches in doing extensive follow-up and planting numerous Christ Groups where no churches have ever existed. This significant outreach is vital in this former region of Indonesia because East Timor is an emerging democracy.

East Timor • 70 percent of the economic infrastructure was laid to waste between 1975 and 1999 as a result of Indonesian occupation.

(Operation World)

• 50 percent of East Timor is unemployed.

(Operation World) • As the result of Indonesian occupation between 1975 - 1979, over 200,000 Timorese died (this equals a third of the entire population). Until the late 1980s, Amnesty International notes that Timorese women were systematically raped by Indonesian soldiers.

(Northern Illinois university)

Religious Breakdown Hindu 0.2%

Protestant 4% Ethnic Religions 8.5%

Catholic 85.2% Muslim 2.1%

(Joshua Project)

Bible Readings: This month the daily text will be taken from 1 Corinthians , 2 Corinthians & Galatians For those wanting to do the one-year Bible reading programme these chapters are in brackets.

JUNE, 2010

PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM PSALM 122:6 AND THE WORLD.

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NEPAL - Pop 29,000,000 Map 131. Praise God for INDIA HIGH SCHOOL - Pop 1,150,000,000 Map the successful Train & Multiply workshop held 127. Continue to pray that funds will come for the India recently in Kathmandu. Thirteen Christ Group High School. Much more money is needed for this project. leaders participated in this training. Pray that they will use Thanks to all who have helped so far. 1 Corinthians 4 (Psalms 11-16) their training to minister to their groups as well as plant INDONESIA - Pop 225,6000,000 Map 141. Pray for the new Christ Groups. To date, 8,860 Christ Groups have been literature distribution to the military, police, prisoners, formed. 1 Corinthians 12 (Psalms 39-40) students,hospital patients and others on the island of Java.

BURKINA FASO - Pop 15,700,000 Map 39. pray Pray that the Holy Spirit opens the hearts of the people to the that God will guide EHC workers as they select which Gospel of Christ. To date, more than 61.2 million gospel booklets district leaders will receive training through the have been shared in Indonesia. 1 Corinthians 5 (Psalms 17,19) Mobile Training Center initiative. And also pray for the Christ Group CAMEROON - . Pop 19,500,000 Map 24. Every EHC worker in Cameroon is eager for the launching of Leaders as they faithfully share the Gospel by going from village to the Mobile Training Centre program in his or her village and home to home. 1 Corinthians 13 (Psalms 41, 53) region. Pray that God would grant them the wisdom and FRANCE - Pop 61,400,000 Map 87. One EHC knowledge for the work of reaching every home as the Holy worker who is 76 years old gives one afternoon a Spirit gives them direction. 1 Corinthians 6 (Psalms 20-22) week to sharing gospel booklets home to home.

CZECH REPUBLIC - Pop 10,300,000 Map 80. It has He stated,“Iam thankful to the Lord as He has always protected me been 20 years since this nation was liberated from on the road and in my visits.” Pray for this faithful worker and others Communism. This anniversary last fall gave EHC an like him sharing the message of salvation in France. 1 Corinthians opportunity to encourage churches to be more involved in 14 (Psalms 55, 58) evangelism outreaches. Pray that many churches would CREATIVE ACCESS #11 - Continue to pray partner with EHC in the effort to reach every home with the for peace in this nation as in 2009 more than Gospel. 1 Corinthians 7 (Psalms 24-26) 2,000 people lost their lives in clashes ZIMBABWE - Pop 12,400,00 Map 9. Praise God for between people groups. EHC workers are filled with the many responses EHC Zimbabwe has been excitement and anticipation to carry the Gospel message receiving from people wanting to know more about in two new targeted areas. Pray for their success in this Jesus. Pray for the EHC workers as they follow-up more than endeavour. 1 Corinthians 15 (Psalm 61-62) 22,000 people who responded to the outreach efforts in just BRAZIL - Pop 193,600,000 Map 216. EHC has a new evangelism booklet that proclaims real the last two months. 1 Corinthians 8 (Psalms 27-28) freedom is found in depending upon God. UKRAINE - Pop 44,500,00 Map 99.“Intelligent Design” Pray that many would come to know the Lord through gospel booklets have been specially written by this evangelism tool. Praise God that the “Ambulance Ukrainian scientists promoting topics where science Boat” has been completed for outreach to the Amazon reaches its limits and faith begins. Pray that many would come to know the Lord as these booklets reach into homes throughout Basin.1 Corinthians 16 (Psalms 65, 68) ARMENIA - Pop 3,100,000 Map 102. EHC has this nation. 1 Corinthians 9 (Psalms 29, 31) made the region of Lori a priority where a HONDURAS - . Pop 7,400,000 Map 180. Praise God significant number of villages are located far for the recent gathering of many pastors and friends from any evangelical church. Pray for EHC workers as they with EHC National Director Humberto Reanos who go door to door with the message of salvation as well as serve together in the Body of Christ. Pray that their renewed commitment of reaching Honduras with the Gospel of Jesus those who will be receiving gospel booklets.2 Corinthians 1 (Psalms 72,86) Christ would be realised. 1 Corinthians 10 (Psalms 35-36) ETHIOPIA - Pop 81,500,000 Map 29. The Herald Believers Fellowship Ministry in GHANA - Pop 22,700,000 Map 38. Pray for the ministry partnership with EHC Ethiopia shared 20,000 team as they witness to drug addicts and prostitutes in the Harlem area of Accra. Also pray for Eric, a recently gospel booklets in Addis Ababa. This ministry has a great appointed pastor whom EHC National Director Karl Menyah has vision to evangelise the cities. Pray for the government to discipled. Prase God for the 269,362 responses to the Gospel that grant permission to do evangelism, and an adequate supply have been received in this nation . 1 Corinthians 11 (Psalms 37-38) of booklets. 2 Corinthians 2 (Psalms 101,103)

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PHILIPPINES - Pop 89,800,000 Map 167. Pray for the national elections that are being held this month. May the Lord give wisdom as to who will be voted into the various political posts. Pray that the police and military will do their part to ensure peace before, during and after the election. 2 Corinthians 3 (Psalms 108-110) SIERRA LEONE -. Pop 5,700,000 Map 43.

Once Sierra Leone was a nation of great religious tolerance, but this is not the case today. Recently two churches and their members were violently attacked. Pray that God will guide and protect believers as well as EHC workers conducting open-air campaigns. 2 Corinthians 4 (Psalms 138-141)

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MYANMAR - Pop 49,600,000 Map 133.

Praise the Lord that a woman who suffered from an eye disease and a man suffering from tuberculosis were healed after accepting the Lord as their Saviour. Pray for EHC’s pioneer missionaries who began the Mobile Training Center work in Mon and Kayin that the Lord would bless their efforts. 2 Corinthians 11 (Proverbs15-20) SPAIN - Pop 44,400,000 Map 59. The young church planted in Alcala de Henares as a result of the impact of the EHC ministry is growing in an extraordinary way. Pray for the baptismal service for 20 new converts as well as the continuous growth of this congregation with a recent evangelistic THAILAND - Pop 66,300,000 Map 134. Pray campaign initiated by EHC. 2 Corinthians 12 that the Spirit of the Lord will move on the (Proverbs21-24) hearts and minds of Christian leaders to see that evangelism and church planting be carried to every TOGO - Pop 6,600,000 Map 37. Pray for village. Also pray that the Lord will provide the resources God’s touch on the Christ Group leader in necessary to send missionaries to the inner parts of the Douffouli. He is the son of a voodoo priest. country. 2 Corinthians 5 (Pslams 143-145) Pray that the Holy Spirit will strengthen him as he is SLOVAKIA - Pop 5,300,000 Map 79. On experiencing family persecutions. May God use him to average there was one response for every lead his father and other people in Douffouli to Jesus 100 gospel booklets shared in the past year. Christ. 2 Corinthians 13 (Proverbs 25-29) After the success of the last leaflet, a second Bible course is BULGARIA - Pop 7,500,000 Map 75. Praise now being completed. Pray that it too would be effective. the Lord for His protection over EHC workers To date, more than 2.6 million gospel booklets have been who have been sharing the Gospel in Muslim shared. 2 Corinthians 6 (Psalms 1 Kings 1-4) villages as well as other parts of Bulgaria. Pray that many

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BANGLADESH - Pop 153,300,000 Map 131. The goal for this year is to share home to home 1,200,000 gospel booklets in several districts. Pray for the several districts. Pray for the health and protection of EHC workers as they go door to door, and pray especially for open hearts and minds of those who will be receiving the message of salvation.2 Corinthians 7 (Proverbs 1-3) COTE D’IVOIRE - Pop 20,700,000 Map 40.

Pray that the Holy Spirit will instill great passion for those who don’t know the Lord in the hearts of believers so that they would partner with EHC in the mission of reaching every home in this nation. Pray that God will protect the seven new converts who were former Muslims in the district of Libreville. 2 Corinthians 8 (Proverbs 4-7)

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people will respond to the message of salvation and that many churches would become actively involved with EHC in this effort. Galatians 1 (Proverbs 30-31)

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CONGO - Pop 65,600,000 Map 20. Pray that there will be committed Christ Group leaders to help their congregations grow spiritully. May the Holy Spirit fill them with zeal. To date, 1,711 Christ Groups have been planted. Pray for God’s continued wisdom and direction over EHC’s efforts in this nation. Galatians 2 (Song of Solomon 1-8)

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MALI - Pop 13,000,000 Map 48. Praise God for His great love for Muslims in Mali. It is wonderful to see them read the Bible, coming to know and confess Jesus as the way, the truth and the life. Thank God for 12 new converts in Kita recently. Pray that God would continue to pour out His BELGIUM - Pop 10,500,000 Map 85. During the Spirit on Mali.. Galatians 3 (1 Kings 5-7) past year 504,070 gospel booklets were shared GERMANY- Pop 81,700,000 Map 81. In the home to home with 792 responses received. cities of Cologne and Dusseldorf outreach Praise the Lord! Pray for the Thousands of People who were campaigns are in full swing using the 2010 challenged to accept the claims of Jesus and accept His salvation calendars which has a Bible message for every month. and eternal Life with Him.2 Corinthians 9 (Proverbs 8-9) MOZAMBIQUE - Pop 22,700,000 Map 8. Pray More than 60,000 calendars have been given out across for the Mobile Training Center and evangelism the nation. Pray that this tool would effectively touch programs scheduled for the remainder of this hearts to receive Christ as Saviour. Galatians 4 (1 Kings 8 year. Pray that the Lord would clothe each activity in His glory - 11) and remove all the obstacles that would hinder people from coming to faith in Christ. 2 Corinthians 10 (Proverbs 10-14)

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