Church Profile - 16 History of Majuli Church , Assam
Majuli is the largest river island in the world , which is located in the River Brahmaputra , Assam . There are totally 243 villages in Majuli . It has an area of 750 sq . kms . There are many small islands near Majuli . The only way of transportation to this island is by ferry boats . It takes an hour to reach the island from Jorhat .
The place where we are working is a small island located by the side of the Majuli . There are totally nine villages in this island . There is no medical facility this village . People have to cross the river by boat for an hour to go to the nearby town either for medical help or to buy medicines and for other purposes . Many times people die even if they have loose stools . The is no electricity either . As this place is surrounded by water , it is frequently affected by floods .
forward to sponsor a church building . In the year 2015 , the first church in this area was dedicated for the Glory of God . Now 30 families worship the Lord here .
By seeing the huge medical need in the village , we planned to conduct medical camps . Medivision helped us to conduct the first medical camp in which nearly 600 people were treated . In the year 2014 , we started an English Medium School in a small island starting from KG . 40 students are studying in this school . The parents are very much happy about our teaching . They also witnessed that their children are doing well and have improved in their studies . From January 2017 onwards , the school ministry has been handed over to ESAF ( Evangelical Social Action Forum ). Pray that this school should be a beacon to the children in this area .
Jesus commanded us to go into all the earth . Hence we go to the regions beyond . Jesus told his disciples that the world might hate them and that they might be persecuted . Nevertheless , they had to go . Even today the Good News of Christ is being preached to the region where Christ is not named . Amen !
“ This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations , and then the end will come .” Matthew 24:14
In the year 2012 , we started working in this village . God began to work and within 3 months , three families were receptive to the Gospel . After a period of six months the first baptism service was held . Praise God ! Later in the same year more were added to the congregation . As the church started to grow we built a small worship shed in the year 2013 . After two years as the congregation started to grow , we felt the need for a church building in this village . One of the believers came forward and donated his land . By the grace of God , Mr . Solomon Rajkumar from Tamil Nadu came
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