North East India 11-17 Apr 2025

This brief but intense mission trip through the mountainous terrain of Sikkim and the remote interiors of Assam was marked by God’s faithfulness and grace. Despite a reduced team of three, including Pastor Matthias Prasanath (City Tabernacle Church, KL) joining us for the first time, the Lord’s purposes prevailed.

Key Objectives Achieved

  • Conducted a two-day Youth Conference in Rangpo, Sikkim, attended by 150 passionate young people.

  • Ministered during the Sunday service at PEC Gangtok and dedicated a new church building in East Sikkim—the 215th in our mission field.

  • Taught at PEC School of Ministry in Jaigaon to 19 eager students, and ministered in two local churches.

  • Visited two church planting works and a children’s program in Assam, covering challenging terrain and remote villages.

Notable Highlights

  • Youth in Sikkim displayed deep hunger for God—a sign of a rising generation for Christ.

  • The church dedication in Dhanukey was a powerful testimony of God’s provision and faithfulness.

  • Believers in Assam worship faithfully despite persecution and extreme conditions, gathering under tents and enduring heat and discomfort with unwavering devotion.

  • Children in Navinagar showed remarkable enthusiasm and joy in worship, revealing the fruit of intentional discipleship.

Key Observations & Needs

  • Ripe Harvest: The spiritual hunger in NE India is immense, but labourers are few.

  • Support Challenges: Church planters survive on minimal allowances (₹3000/month), limiting their ability to minister effectively.

  • Inadequate Facilities: Many churches lack basic amenities—fans, toilets, and chairs.

  • Need for Equipping: There’s a pressing demand for theological training; plans are underway to collaborate with Bible schools for B.Th. programs.

Conclusion

The mission reaffirmed the need for greater investment in this harvest field. We return encouraged, challenged, and full of gratitude for God’s sustaining grace. We thank our prayer partners, sponsors, and faithful co-labourers like Bishop Samuel Sharma. The work is far from over—your continued prayer, partnership, and support are vital as we press on to end gospel poverty in Northeast India.

Contact us if you’re led to partner in any way. Above all, please keep us in your prayers.


To God be the glory.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Remembering Sis Jenima Sharma - A tribute

Image
Sis Jenima went to be with the Lord on 14 Nov 2024, after battling with  Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) for some time.  This is our tribute to her. It was in 2008, when I first met Sis Jenima, the wife of our Bishop Samuel Sharma. It was during our first trip to NE India, Jaigaon in particular. We were there to conduct a pastors' conference at the bidding of Bishop Samuel who had attended the Haggai Leaders' Experience in Singapore a few months earlier. This was the beginning. She was demure, quiet, hardly spoke a word in English. But she was extremely hospitable and genuinely kind. At that time they lived in a very simple house, with hardly any furnishing, all because of the call of God upon her life to serve the Master.  But one thing was certain. She loved the Lord, her husband and her two young children. She always wanted them to serve the Lord all their lives. She was a remarkable woman whose life reflected the love and grace of God in every aspect.  He...
Read more

25th Wedding Annivesary - Silver Jubilee

Image
11-1-11 - 25th Wedding Anniversary. Today my wife and I celebrate our Silver Jubilee, 25 years of being married together. How time flies. I look out of the window, the weather reminiscent of the day we got married. It was raining the whole day and so is today. How appropriate. Praise God for His faithfulness in our lives and for the blessings He has given us. Lam 3:22-23 - Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. It has been a wonderful journey. Yes there were disagreements, quarrels, desperation and even "fights" but through it all, our love has grown stronger for the Lord , for the family, for the ministry and for one another. Jeya has been the magnet that holds our family together. Almost three months in a year I am out of country for ministry and kids busy in school. But she has always been the inventory holder that keeps reminding of the things that needs to be done an...
Read more

Devotion - Psalms 44: 6-7 - Its God who gives the victory

Image
Psalms 44:6-7 - I put no trust in my bow, my sword does not bring me victory; but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame. Any soldier will know that the basic weapon of warfare, in those days, were the bow and sword. Without which no soldier will not venture into the battle field. Even the famed Goliath was geared in full battle order when he faced David with the stones and the sling. Isn't it a paradox then that David, one of the finest soldiers Israel had ever produced, proclaims that its not the bow and the sword that gives the victory. Its is the Lord, Jehovah, that gives the victory. I don't think David is trying to say that we should not prepare ourselves for warfare. His concern is that we recognize that ultimately its the Lord that gives the victory. A few things we need to remember: Human efforts are necessary in the God-man partnership Human efforts alone does not guarantee God intended results Recognize that its God that always gives u...
Read more