Pictures taken while on a Foreign Mission trip to India.
Album by Bruce and Leif. Photos by John R.. 1 - 51 of 51 Total. 1353 Visits.
1 Youth leaders in one congregation that came for special prayers and encouragement. They are so serious about there position. I will send them The Weekly Diner each week.
2 Tiny church!
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3 Roof top service. Text was Mark 2:1-12 It feels so wonderful that in India there always are some people that come that are not Christians yet. Even though they worship idols, they are asked to come and they do. Also, every sermon is broadcaset with very loud speakers for thousands to hear at their homes.
4 Dedication of a new ALC church in India. Thank you Lord for laying it on the hearts of the donors.
5 Collection time! They donate money and or rice. The rice is for the widows or poor pastors.
6 Another late night service.
7 The children of God are so beautiful in every country!
8 Brother and Sister in ALC Home
9 I found a Christian under the hay. We talked a while, then he put down the hay, asked for prayers and wanted to discuss.
10 All in the picture have Leprosy
11 Grinding coconut which was later put into our rice.
12 Pastors training. 150 or so in this 3 day session.
13 AH Clinic
14 This Hindu fellow could not ride by without listening a bit! Pray that he and the 10,000 or so others in his village that heard due to the very loud speakers... really heard!
15 Full church
16 In fact overfull! The ones on the right are outside!
17 These poor women saw a pastor beheaded from as they sat in this outdoor church only 5 years ago.
18 Traditional welcome in India. You can see the hard life on the face of these women. They are very poor. (from the same congregation as previous picture.)
19 Picture above is Nancy Helmes. Her grandaughter Bethany was welcomed here at the Alvar Helmes Mission Hospital.
20 A most common scene.
21 Typical landscape... rice and palms.
22 One of the more than one dozen wells drilled in the last year with money donated though the Foreign Mission by US Christians that wanted the poor Christians of India to have water free of persecution!
23 Bicyles donated to the poor pastors so they can reach more people and churches than by walking.
24 Up to 1250 or so at these late night services. 9-12 PM or so.
25 Bible Distribution. You can participate if you desire. Email foreignmission@comcast.net
26 Baptism of new converts.
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28 A leper saying thank you for donated groceries.
29 Women at the well on laundry day.
30 FM Admin had individual meetings with pastors supported by the FM.
31 Praying before breakfast.
32 Typical village scene.
33 Lunch time. Serving the pastors.
34 Our wonderful hosts, Pastor K and Ruth
35 Traditional Pastors shirts. From Left. Dennis Hilman, Pastor K, Phil Wilson, JR
36 This lady is the pillar of God's Peace Temple.
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38 God's Peace Temple. (church name cannot always be freely used)
39 This young man has been a faithful servant of the Lord at the ALC Home since the beginning about 15 years ago.
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41 A small pastors training in a mud church with a thatched roof. About 28 country pastors came.
42 This girl was offered to take home since she has no parents. I guess they do not know that laws. 2nd one offered on the same day.
43 Bible distribution. The girl's eye has been like that for 3 years. I hope she finds help. This was the day of her baptism also.
44 Leona, Lana, and Matthey teaching the children.
45 This women used to worship idols. Now she is a Christian, as is her husband.
46 The youth lead the singing at the convention! Great job!
47 A very intimate setting to preach in! A house church
48 Here is the house! It all started with one person, now they have outgrown the house and need a church!
49 The women on the right was the 1st believer in her village. The tiny church in the second picture is in this village.
50 This man had elephantitis. The sticks behind him were his canes. He desired prayers!
51 The lady in the doorway in the building next to the services was a Hindu. She was pretending to work so she could listen, but finally she just sat and listened. We pray the word touched her heart.
