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From the Executive Director’s Desk Dr. Rajesh Duthie
From The Executive Director’s Desk Dear Prayer Partners, Greetings in the name of the Most High who is our fortified tower! We praise God for His faithfulness in upholding all of us during this covid-19 lockdown time. Though the missionaries couldn’t go out to preach the gospel, it was a time to strengthen the believers. By the grace of God, during the onset of the pandemic itself we could sense the potential longevity of the lockdown and plan accordingly for alternate ministry means. We could identify House Church movement as the way forward for GEMS ministries at least for the next one year. We have given an emphasis “Make Every House an Active Church”. Every believer of the household are being equipped and empowered for this Church growth movement.
We asked every fulltime worker of GEMS to motivate the believers and elders to actively meet, fellowship and minister in the houses. We have systematically planned mentoring, monitoring and discipling, keeping intact the doctrinal foundations and shared leadership developments. As part of it, we are constantly having telephonic conference calls, zoom conference calls to motivate and train the believers. It is so amazing to see the new believers praying, joining as one or two families. Continue to pray that this will catch up like a wild fire and the believers will be able to reach the neighbors with the gospel.
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Prayer Points:
The pandemic is exponentially growing and the hospital facilities are limited especially in the areas
where our people are based. Pray for our missionaries and believers to be protected. Also pray that our nation will cope with the rapid growth of the virus.
Pray for the protection of the GEMS hospital staffs who work in two week shifts by taking high risk.
Pray for the services our staffs are rendering in various levels during this pandemic that it will benefit many.
Even during this lockdown time, people in desperate need of peace, hope and help are searching and approaching our missionaries. Pray that they will be touched by the love of Christ and their needs will be met.
Many migrant labourers have returned in our mission fields. Also many believers have lost their job and are looking for alternative ways of living. GEMS is working on ways to help them to get back their living by providing a little help to start small business-like vegetable selling cart, seeds for agriculture, cycle shop tools, small level poultry /goat farms etc. Pray that God will strengthen our hands to help the people who are standing without any hope to move forward.
Many mission organization’s struggle to meet the needs. Kindly pray for God’s provisions for all missions.
Praise Points:
By the grace of God, we could provide the monthly allowance for all our missionary staff.
By the grace of God, thousands of migrant laborers who were returning were helped by GEMS. Their stories are pathetic. They were provided with food, fruits and water.By the grace of God few hundreds of poor believers and their neighbours were provided with monthly provisions June 2020 like rice, wheat flour, pulses, oil, masala and snacks.
Continue to uphold us by your precious prayers. We
appreciate the concern you have for missionaries and the constant support you provide for them.
We do pray for you that God will protect you and your family members from all dangers especially during this pandemic time as well as strengthen your hands to be a blessing to many people.
