February 2023  

Dear Friends in Mission,
We want to start the year by sending our sincere thanks to our supporting churches for your continued participation in this ministry!   Although we have not been present in India again this year, God’s work has continued to move forward. 

After giving you lots of updates on various aspects of the ministry in our November newsletter, we want to give you some recent pictures as promised.  To the right are pictures from the opening and dedication of the first church building for this growing congregation which used to meet in a simple tent-like structure.   Here is part of what our regional coordinator had to say, “The church people were very happy and we all rejoiced.  Thank you for all the help which came as a gift - a wonderful worship place for a church, and it is a great blessing for the ministry work we are all doing together.”

To the left is the pastoral leadership class, and below that the school classrooms that are nearing completion.

Please pray for us as we travel to India Feb. 28th to Mar. 14th along with five others from supporting churches.  Thank you once again for your support of the vision of our pastors and partners abroad!

Yours in the Lord’s service,

Rev. Dr. Shant and Ginny Manuel,
Executive Director and Ministry Administrator