At 1.4 billion people, India is one of the world’s most populous nations. And you are helping millions of them hear the full and everlasting gospel being faithfully proclaimed every day. The gifts of precious supporters like you make this vital work of Amazing Facts International possible.
Our frontline work in India is being conducted by a dedicated team whose members must remain anonymous to continue their work. India’s teeming population makes the opportunity to preach great, but religious prejudice against Christianity and open public evangelism requires special discretion, especially when reporting on the ministry’s day-to-day outreach efforts.
A careless step could create overwhelming disruptions for our workers at a crucial time, as it has done for other Christian ministries in the nation in recent years. However, despite an outright ban on open evangelism in many parts of India, you are advancing the gospel through Amazing Facts television messages broadcast on seven Christian channels across the nation—in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Through your continued support, plans are now underway to add a Bengali-language broadcast and to reach Muslim areas of India and neighboring Bangladesh. Also in the works is reaching those who speak Nepali. Moreover, our work in India will help us reach the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.
You have already helped bring about encouraging responses from across India: 320 Bible Study Guides have been mailed by our team, and the first lessons completed by seekers of Bible truth are now coming in. The 27 lessons in our Bible School course will also soon be converted into a digital format for use on mobile devices. At the same time, the Amazing Adventure Bible Guides, designed for children, have also been distributed with a positive reception.
Changing Lives
You will be blessed to hear the personal testimonies of those reached by our work together. During the first three months of 2020, we received 252 requests for free literature. One man from Punjab expressed gratitude for the Christian resources he received, saying that since the deaths of his wife and their only son during the past two years, he was cut off from his relatives and contemplated suicide. But with the new hope he received from our broadcasts, he felt God still had a plan for his life. This man is now distributing Amazing Facts literature to his neighbors.
A woman in her 70s is going to Christian pastors in her area and urging them to read Amazing Facts literature so that they, too, can understand and share the three angels’ messages with others. She considers this task her biggest goal in the remaining years of her life.
Thanks to you, the labor of a small, dedicated team of Amazing Facts International workers is bringing the good news of Jesus and His soon return to many vital centers in India and neighboring lands. But there is much more difficult work to be done. That’s why we are so grateful for your prayer support and gifts. Because of you, a co-laborer and part of our ministry family, we’re able to reach this crucial corner of the world!