As you read this report, we are on our way to India to host a minister’s conference for all of the pastors, missionaries and evangelists working with our ministry.  It is going to be a very exciting time for all of these servants of God who travel great distances by trains and buses to get to the venue. The theme of our conference is “Times of Refreshing” and it will be held from Feb 6 – 13, 2010.  These ministers are constantly on the go; preaching the gospel, making disciples and planting local churches.  We are asking God for a great move among us to revive, refresh and refocus our vision.  After my trip to India, I will be travelling to Thailand to visit and encourage some of our close friends and ministry associates that are serving there.

INDIA has a population of 1.1 billion people. It is the largest democratically elected government on the face of the earth.  While the nation continues to grow and expand in science and technology, there are great challenges facing the people. They live in bondage of terrorism, natural disasters, lack of education, and poverty.  Millions of people suffer due to great hunger, lack of clean drinking water, simple medicines, and vaccines. Over 20 million children are malnourished and do not have enough food to eat.

Here are some sobering statistics:

·         In India over 35,000 children will die of malnutrition & preventable diseases today.

·    Each year, more than 12 million children under five years of age die in India.

·   130 million primary-school-aged children have no access to education in India.

Though India is a secular country and religious freedom is guaranteed by the constitution, in recent years there has been intense persecution of Christians. Thousands of pastors, missionaries and Christian workers are beaten, tortured, and killed.  Churches, schools, and orphanages are burnt to the ground due to violent protest by Hindu extremists.  In spite of these challenges, the work of God continues to make great impact in the nation. 

Harvest NOW has helped plant hundreds of Churches and raised up missionaries who are preaching the gospel with great power.  Signs, wonders and miracles are common and each day over 20,000 people are turning to Jesus Christ. This is the finest hour for the Church of Jesus Christ to shine in India.    

Orphans in Asia – Every day over 30,000 poor and orphan children die in Asia because of lack of food, shelter and a safe place to live. Many live under bridges, garbage dumps and in conditions that is unimaginable. Often they are sexually abused and exploited by small factories for cheap labor.

We remember visiting an orphanage in China where 320 orphan babies were kept. Millions of flies were trapped in an enclosed environment where the babies were housed. Living in 21^st century they do not have to go through these kinds of mental and physical tortures from such a young age.

Thousands of pieces of soiled clothes remained unwashed because the laundry machine broke. They had no money to fix it. Harvest NOW was able to buy two washing machines and three hot water heater for this orphanage. This Christmas, please remember the poor and orphans and help them.

China experiencing great revival - After our ministry in Thailand, we traveled to Shanghai. It is a city of twenty million people. There we had special ministry to the pastors and leaders of the city. We went to different churches, preaching and teaching the Word of God.  There was a prophetic flow in these meetings. Each day we spent several hours praying and ministering as hundreds came up for healing, prayer and personal ministry.  

Our team rode a night train for 18 hours to another city in the southern part of the country.  This city has a population of fifteen million people. I have been in this city before and it is wonderful to hear of great testimonies of all that God has done since our previous meetings. The last few days of ministry resulted in much fruit.   

Because of the sensitivity of our work in China, we always have to move carefully to avoid any one trying to hinder the work of God.  Every meeting is closely guarded by men outside to notify our hosts of any disruptions by the Chinese authority.

There is a great hunger for God in this region and because of the large number of Christians living there; there has been a significant effect on the economy. The Lord has prospered them with very successful businesses.  Please continue to pray so that doors will remain open and we can continue to preach the Word with boldness.

Thank you for your prayer and partnership in the gospel.