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Odisha
Praise God that Christmas programmes were
organized in 222 Churches in which 19,724
received the message of the Gospel. 3295 were
non-believers.
Punjab
Telangana
Missionary JyothiRatnakarshared Christmas
message to 61 women.
Bro. John Sunand with two more Pastors and
Missionary RatnakaraRao visited a few villages.
They distributed Bibles and old clothes in
Asifabad and also shared the Word.
20 people attended the Christmas Programme
in Karimnagar in which 14 heard the Gospel for
the first time.
17 people participated in Neighbour Christmas
in missionary Raja's house.
20 Partners attended the Partners Christmas.
Bro. Sandeep shared the Christmas message.
30 non-believers attended the Apartment
Christmas in Karimnagar.
30 participated in a Christmas programme in
Ludhiana.
A special Christmas programme was conducted
for rickshaw pullers at Jalandhar. About 45
rickshaw pullers heard the Gospel.
Rajasthan
Christmas programmes were celebrated in 11
places in our fields. 5250 people participated in
which 3500 non-believers participated and were
blessed. 2500 Bibles were distributed.
Uttar Pradesh
Christmas programmes were celebrated in 8
villages in which people from 5 villages heard the
Gospel for the first time through bhajans and
pictures. 530 people participated and were
blessed. Though there were some disturbances by
the locals, the programmes went on well. Praise
God!
25 Non-Christian youth participated in the
Christmas program titled, “The Famous One.”
Our team presented a very innovative and
powerful Christmas skit. Pastor Aakash Deep
from Jaipur shared the Gospel.
25 retired officers heard the Gospel in detail for
the first time in Hope Infinity Shelter building.
About 3000 people were reached in the city and
2500 New Testaments were distributed during
this festive season. We have got some good
contacts and are prayerfully planning to follow
up.
Tamil Nadu
Sweets and tracts were distributed in slum area
during Christmas time.
Christmas Programmes were celebrated in 26
places in our fields. 707 believers and 2842 non-
believers participated and were blessed.
860 young people participated at a special
Christmas Musical Evening in Chennai out of
which 280 have expressed to know more about
Jesus.
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