June 4, 2011
Finishing up Family Camp at an extremely vibrant church in Southern Malaysia… What a super time with these on-fire Christians. They pull out the preacher in you!! God has his people all over the world. Heading back to India in a couple of days…. Made some life-long friendships among these beautiful Malaysian believers. They will…
Read MoreJune 2, 2011
Two young men, Matt and Johnny are bicycling from the West Coast to the East Coast starting this week to raise money for a GNI Dream Centre. Please pray for strength and endurance for them. 21 year old Matt has already built one dream Center for GNI and his goal is 7 Dream Centres….hallelujah… may…
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May 27, 2011
Just finished a full staff retreat with all directors and their wives/kids. I have a great bunch of guys who work against tough odds and daunting conditions to bring His Kingdom on earth. The power of the Lord was present… Pressing on to some more work before heading to Singapore/Malaysia next week. Then back to…
Read MoreMay 21, 2011
Four nights in India … total of 10 hours of sleep…. yet I feel energized… it’s the promise of Isa 40:31 – He renews our strength and makes us to rise up as eagles. Here, there is no conflict between faith and works…. you have to go full speed at both levels… but the thrill…
Read MoreMay 19, 2011
Just got to New Delhi… and delighted to be back in the fray of fighting the good fight.. rescuing children, expanding their dreams, bringing hope to lepers and their families, growing our staff and doing battle in the trenches… Hallelujah… what a joy to serve a Risen Savior.
Read MoreApril 20, 2011
One of my darling girls named Swapna, meaning dreams, age 11. Died yesterday. Cause: poverty & illiteracy: she went to her remote village for a wedding feast, got food poisoning and because the doctors were too far, her relatives gave her roots/herbs which shut her liver. I cannot stop my grief. This is why I…
Read MoreApril 19, 2011
This is resurrection week celebration. People ask me why I am a Christian? One word: Jesus… My heart is at peace in Him. Jesus is all the world to me. After 42 years of serving Him, I “find no fault in him.” What a Savior!
Read MoreApril 7, 2011
Waiting at Delhi airport for a flight to the beauty and comforts of Phoenix to family and friends. Yet I am so torn between the two worlds i live in. I am reviewing dozens of applications from very desperate tribal children deep in the forests where there are NO options to beg, steal or work.…
Read MoreApril 5, 2011
Spent the day with our Tihidi kids in South Orissa… these are my heroes…. they withstood a siege for 17 days against a mob of 200, two years ago during the big Orissa persecution. These 6 – 16 year old kids prayed heaven down. And they were willing to die for the Cross rather than…
Read MoreApril 4, 2011
Just got word that all our Lodha tribe kids – (a whole primitive culture of violent dacoits) have totally excelled at and now dominate their local School system. This is community transformation. Their world was destined to follow their parents until the Good News touched their lives. I spent several hours with them yesterday and…
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February 17, 2011
Heading to Toronto, Canada for the weekend. New doors, new challenges, new frontiers. I press on to link resources with hurting people. To win for the Lord, the rewards of His suffering. The stakes are very high. In the words of the old song: “Lest I forget Gethsemane, lest I forget thy agony, lest I…
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2011
Sitting at Delhi airport… been on the road already since 4:00 AM when I left my darling kiddos at Ganjam Dream Centre…. Train to major city, flight to Delhi and now the long hop on Continental to Newark then to Phx. 30 days… of sheer energy and roller coaster adventures. These interior tribal children… they…
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2011
Attending the World AG Conference in Chennai. Meeting a lot of Pastors from the past where we held Youth Conferences… they all said that nothing had come even close to the depth and scope of Youth Conventions such those put on by GNI. I will get back to doing Youth Conferences. Will look for preachers…
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2011
Had a ground breaking ceremony today for our new dream Center at Jharsuguda, Am sitting at a railway platform and it is 2:00 AM. delayed train! Pressing on with the King’s business. Going to look at some property/house on Thursday that a Christian man is donating to us in Kandhamal – area of persecution. Others…
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2011
I am back in the Bengal Dream Centres… getting our new School at the Leper City of Refuge organized. I gave out $4.00 watches to all the kids who are in Grade 9 and up… for holding on to their dream to get an education and break out of their cycle of poverty. O! What…
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2011
Bidding farewell to my USA team tonight…. 1800 kids, 1300 patients, dozens of teeth pulled, $30,000 worth of medicines/vitamins distributed to needy people; 9000 KM of travel; roads and motels that defy description; ending up at the grandeur of Jaipur, Rajasthan; the thrill and satisfaction is indescribable. I go back into the pits with a…
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2011
Dedication of our new School for children of lepers… now they won’t be ostracized at School. We had 800+ lepers and general population show up at our Leper colony Medical Camp (many with great physical needs) and we broke any hesitation the community may have had about a GNI leper colony in that area. I…
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