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www.bymonline.org | October 2018
D)CHURCH PLANTING
The church planting ministry of BYM is
concerned with planting churches in unreached places.
474 worshiping congregations are regularly
functioning. We could form 82 new congregations and
build nine new church buildings, eight new worship
sheds and one youth counselling centre for the glory of
God. 54,277 people heard the Gospel through
Christmas programmes conducted in 430 different
places in India.
a conference call prayer initiative through mobile
phones to pray for the Mission, Missionaries and
Ministry.
By His abundant grace the 200/400 Plan was
completed successfully and is being reflected in our
annual sponsorship remittances. The Bless Bharat team
is praying and planning for bigger and better
programmes in the days to come. During this period we
could increase the missionary kids allowance by 20%
on an average. We have also given one-month paid
leave for all the missionaries so that they can be
spiritually and physically enriched. We have also
granted a special leave for the missionaries when they
plan for their children's wedding along with a special
financial gift. A new guest house at Vellore has been
dedicated for the benefit of the missionaries by a partner
and another partner has dedicated a guest room for
missionaries in Chennai. Thank God for the renewed
concern among the partners towards the welfare of the
missionaries.
STAFF TRAINING
E)SOCIAL CONCERN
The Mission runs various hostels and Day Care
Centers to cater to the needs of the poor. The Feed
Odisha Project continues to minister to the poor people
in Odisha. Praise God for the first church that was
dedicated after 18 years of initiating the Feed Odisha
Project.
The Training Department functions effectively
with the goal of equipping and energizing the
missionaries of BYM to work for the Lord with zeal and
enthusiasm amidst odd situations. Here we give the
details of the training programmes organized during
this period:
1. Formal Orientation for Revival Staff (FORS), at
Sitteri Hills during 11th & 12th April 2017. 15
missionaries participated.
9,897 poor people benefited through different
social welfare schemes like Medical Camps, Dental
Camps, Poor Feeding, Health Centre, Tuition Centre
and Hostels.
NEW INITIATIVES & STAFF WELFARE
We recently gave emphasis to the Rural Youth
Ministry in the Mission fields. We could conduct youth
revival programmes for the youth in our Church
Planting fields. The Hope Infinity Shelter (HIS) was
dedicated for the glory of God in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
BYM Online Desk, BYM Media Wing and BYM IT
Team, all of which came into being in the recent years
are doing their respective jobs in terms of reaching the
next generation of youngsters and partners. Our
messages are regularly uploaded in our YouTube
channel, aired in Sathiyam TV and the recently
revamped website is being clicked by partners and first
time users all over the world. We have initiated MMM -
2. Church Elders Training Programme was
organized during August 2017, from 17th to 19th in
Shahgarh (Madhya Pradesh). 18 elders in Madhya
Pradesh participated.
3. Pre-Orientation Training (POT) for Native
Workers was organized in BCTC, Dhanpur from 21st to
25th August 2017. 10 native workers participated.
4. Staff Study Programme Level II was organized
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