INDIA SUBCONTINENT
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Bill + Christie
Bill, a general surgeon, and his wife Christie, a pediatrician, are medical doctors who have been serving in a mission hospital for over 30 years. Their hospital serves tens of thousands of people each year. Christie also manages a scholarship program to fund higher education for promising young believers in their region. Their mission also runs a school for poor Christian students, a Camp for churches and Christian ministries, and a Bible Correspondence Institute that offers Bible courses by mail and through an on-line portal.
Anchor Verse of 2023
1 Peter 3:20 “to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved…”
PHUVEYI + AVE DOZO
The Dozos work to train national missionaries and evangelists to minister within India. Their school, the United College of Theology and Mission, also trains indigenous men and women to plant churches in Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. They also serve more than 600 children through their Great Commission Kids Academy.
PRAYER REQUESTS + FUTURE GOALS
The Dozo’s dream for their legacy is to build a modern technologically-equipped facility at the United College of Theology and Mission that will be a hub of theological discipleship. Through this school, they hope to share best practices on how to practically love, serve, and reach the considerable Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist populations in India and neighboring countries.
Anchor Verse of 2021
2 Timothy 4:2 “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction.”
Reap Ministries
Kaustov + Rojli Dutta
Kaustov and his wife, Rojli, lead an organization that reaches out to women and their children in the red-light district of Siliguri, India. They attempt to rescue children trapped in human trafficking and reunite them with safe and stable home communities. They also do medical outreaches with a medical vehicle that travels from village to village. In addition, they planted a church in their area to provide for the spiritual needs of Siliguri, and started a “Bread of Life” food distribution program during COVID to provide for the most at-risk populations in their city.
Anchor Verse of 2023
Psalm 82:3 “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
NEPAL
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Emi Maya
Emi Maya (not her real name) leads a ministry of prayer, discipleship, and outreach in Nepal. Because of COVID Emi had to return to the US in March of 2020. However, because of technology Emi continued her work in tangible ways. She was able to remotely coordinate COVID relief efforts; and with the help of national leaders, provided hundreds of families with food packages containing 1-2 months’ worth of food and supplies in the different parts of Nepal. This included daily wage laborers, cancer patients, the elderly, people in the villages, and those whose families, and homes were affected and damaged by the monsoon season. Emi’s national leaders in the country were also able to distribute blankets and warm clothes to those who were in need during the winter season. Emi’s on the ground team also organized an Annual Encounter Worship Gathering for the people in the area on zoom during a strict lockdown.
Anchor Verse of 2023
Psalm 42:11 “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”
