Above: Pastors in a volatile area of India. There's 1 more who's not in this photo. Thank GOD for smiling faces! This photo was taken just a few days ago.
Dear RHM Friends,
Praise the Lord! Two or 3 times a year, Brother Wesley and/or I (and sometimes another brother) travel to another state of India to do ministry, but also to pass on the support of sponsors and donors. The pastors above (plus one more, but minus the brother standing on right) were previously receiving monthly support from a large ministry in the USA. After 2018 that support has stopped. I always feel compassion for them when I see them, perceiving them to be good and humble men of GOD. They are simple men, not very educated, working mostly among tribal people who are able to give very little in the way of offerings.
Whenever we go to that area of India, we try to take some amount with us for these pastors. In 2018 they were receiving between $35 and $40 a month through a sponsor. Doesn't sound like much to the American mind, but for some of them that may have been about half of their livelihood. For the others, it was a lower % of what was needed to help their families and ministry, but certainly a blessing for their lives.
In February we were given $500 for pastors, which we mostly used for these pastors. Each pastor (10 total) received about $46 each. In May we were able to give them about $68 each. So thus far, in the first 7 months of 2019 they have received $114 each, about $16 per month. Praise GOD, better than nothing! Brother Wesley is scheduled to go by himself to this area later this month. Our hope in the Lord is that He will again touch hearts so that we will have something to give to them. All of them are married and have children, most of their kids still in school or college. Pray that we will have a nice offering to send with Bro. Wesley for these brothers who are working in very poor villages.
Thanks always for your love, prayers and support!
Dan, RHM
"Whatever you do, do all things to the glory of GOD." 1 Corinthians 10:31
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