In the summer of 2002, Lowell and Kathy Smith got an unexpected email from a young Indian pastor named Britto Joseph, humbly sharing in broken English about a ministry called Independent Church in India. Earlier that day, Pastor Britto had felt led of the Lord to go to a browsing center in a nearby city …
One of ICII’s indigenous pastors in India shares this amazing testimony: [photo] “Fifteen years ago in the early morning at four o’clock, I was praying in my house when God spoke to me very clearly that I should knock on a certain family’s door and talk to them. When I knocked, the woman was surprised …
One of our pastors from India shared this: “One day my wife and I travelled by jeep to a tribal area. The people live basically on roots and vegetables most of the time. They live in the jungle and collect honey and eatables and they come back to the village. That day all of the …
Tribe turns from worshipping trees to worshipping Jesus! Read More »
ICII Has Been Broadcasting For Over 3 Years! Over the past three years since Independent Church in India began to broadcast their word for word Bible videos of John, Mark, Romans, and their video Gospel Tracts in the cable networks in different areas of Tamil Nadu, tens of thousands have watched, heard and called with …
Religious Priest Accepts Christ! Missionary Lakshamana Naick told this exciting story: “Sathiyavelu was a [religious sect] priest who had gone to a [religious sect] seminary for his education. One day I gave him a New Testament Bible. When I saw him again he told me that he has been reading the Bible and he shared …
“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11). Pastor Richard is writing scripture in Tamil language on the iron boards. These signs will …
“…the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.” Psalms 10:14b Of all the tragic and heartbreaking stories we see and hear while working among the poorest and neediest of this world, the ones that impact us most are those which involve children. Our hearts always go out to kids who …
Book of Life Bible College Ministry Training and Testimonies Summer Evangelism Project In April, the first year of the Bible school ended, but each student had an assignment for May, during their summer vacation when they returned to their homes. Each student had to find 25 remote villages in which to preach the gospel at least …
Unreached Paliyar Tribes In India Accept Christ! Through the love and support of Independent Church in India (ICII) supporters, we were able to provide one of ICII’s missionary teams with a Gospel/medical van to reach distant and unreached tribal areas. On our trip to India during the month of March, Kathy and I spent a …
Sometimes it’s fun to look back at the past and see how God has changed lives for the better. Featured are three of the girls who were rescued from a life of poverty eight years ago and the awesome ways that their lives have transformed since coming to live at the Home of Compassion Orphanage. …
