"Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15)

NEWSLETTER November/December 2005 VOLUME SIXTEEN
INDEPENDENT CHURCH IN INDIA PO BOX 238 FREDERICKSBURG, PA 17026
website: www.indchurch.org email:info@indchurch.org

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Feeding the Hungry

One day the Gospel team visited a very poor grandmother that has been trying to desperately provide for her two grandchildren. On a past visit the team had bought her some food because her family had not had any money to buy food. Both she and her grandchildren sometimes only eat once a day and the granddaughter is often sick. The mother of these children had committed suicide and the father does not provide for his children so this grandmother alone is providing for them. Because of the good works of ICII taking her food, everyone in her village knew about this act of kindness, and when they saw the team they warmly welcomed them and this opened the door to share the Gospel to them and many of them accepted the Lord!

The granddaughter is always crying and is often sick from lack of nutrition and other afflictions.

The team again bought her and her grandchildren some more rice, eggs, and vegetables. They were very happy to receive the food and to especially know that someone cares. The grandmother shared that no one ever comes to visit them, but that day their whole house was filled with people as the team shared the Gospel in her house.

One day Pastor Britto had a divine appointment with a leper in desperate need. As he was driving he felt led of the Lord to stop his vehicle. As he parked his vehicle in the city, a poor old homeless woman with leprosy came walking nearby him. Pastor Britto began talking with this woman whose name was Muthammal and began to encourage her to come to church.

The next week she came to church and heard the Gospel and accepted the Lord and he gave her food so she could fill her empty stomach. Her hands are so infected with open sores and the stench of infected rotting flesh was on her. A few weeks later Muthammal had a dream that Pastor Britto came to her and invited her to come to church. So that morning she came from a long distance to come to church.

Pastor Britto and US missionary
Kathy Smith praying over Muthammal.