Praise the Lord!

Beloved in Christ, its a joy to write to you again with our ministry updates. I hope this finds you well in the Lord. The summer vacation is over and the monsoon is supposed to have begun in India. But apart from the heavy 3 day shower that we received in June, there has been no rain except for light drizzles once a week. The crops are going to be a failure again this year.

The Lord has been good and faithful throughout the past months. The childcares and orphanage have reopened after the vacation break. We started with a new childcare in Sathenagar, Mumbai. Its a slum area with a big opportunity to reach out to the lost. We already have a church functioning in this place and God is blessing the work here. There are 30 children right now; we plan to expand later. 2 new children have been added to the orphanage. One, Uday, is fatherless and the other, Ankit, is an orphan, having lost his father in his childhood and mother just a month ago. We are glad to have the opportunity to look after them and care for them. Please continue to pray for the children’s education and our staffs.

Our rural pastors have started work in 3 new villages. New doors are opening, please pray for more workers in these rural interior areas. To meet this need we started a Bible school in Kerala, South India last year. This is our second year. 13 new students from the villages have joined the school this year and we have 8 from last year. I am thankful to the Lord for the good response this year and for giving these youths, a chance to study the Word freely. Please pray for the sponsorship, running and administration of the school.

Everything else is well by God’s grace. We need your continued prayers for the ministry and our pastors working in various areas, in village ministry and among the children and also our sisters working with the ladies. We are thankful for your prayers and support, you are individually in our prayers. I would love to hear from you all and am praying that the Lord will bless our friendship as we partner together to spread His Word to the nations and the unreached. May God bless you, your family, ministry and job, abundantly!

Yours in His servants,
Pastor Chacko Thomas
Lighthouse Ministries, The Church of Jesus Christ In India
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