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Pastor Kishore with his family.

Kishore grew up in a Christian home, but he never cared about Jesus and he lived the way he wanted to live. Then when he was a teenager, he got in an accident and his parent’s gave him a Bible. He started to read and God spoke to him through the Word and he realized he needed Jesus.

After this he started attending church, and during a church service God spoke to him and called him to ministry. One day he traveled to Mallavaram village to do a wedding there. After the wedding, the people liked him and asked him to stay.

And so he planted a church in Mallavaram. They started meeting in a house and now they meet in a hut as there are 60 believers and they can not fit in the house. They meet on Sundays for worship and Wednesdays for prayer and Fridays for fasting prayer.

Please Pray: “I travel each month to different villages to share the Gospel. Please pray God would open doors for me to plant churches in these villages. Please pray also that we might build a church building in our village.”

Vision Nationals trains and resources national church planters like Pastor Kishore. Our goal is to see Ten Thousand Churches planted in Asia in the next twenty years. If you would like to sponsor a church planter for $50 a month, you can give online.

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]]> http://visionnationals.org/scripture-saves/feed/ 0 CTD: Prayer for a 17 Year Old Mom http://visionnationals.org/ctd-prayer-for-a-17-year-old-mom/ http://visionnationals.org/ctd-prayer-for-a-17-year-old-mom/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 17:14:06 +0000 Lauren http://visionnationals.org/?p=5097 Continue reading →]]> Vision Nationals partners with The Family Connection Foundation in Thailand to pursue our goals of planting churches, training nationals and caring for orphans and widows throughout Asia. The Family Connection Foundations runs a home for disadvantaged single mothers, and early in May a new mom joined that could use our prayers.

“On Friday, we welcomed a new mother and baby into our home. Unfortunately for our new Mom, the road she has traveled has been less than ideal. She is only 17 years old and has a 1 year old girl. She has just been released from juvenile detention for drugs charges and has a history of being involved in gangs notorious for drug trafficking, human trafficking, crime, and prostitution.

We ask you to pray for this family that they may settle into our home well, because we know that it will be a very tough time for them and they will want their freedom more than anything else. Also pray for safety and protection of this family and for God to work in Mom’s heart so that she will want to change her life and her child’s life forever. The grandmother is very sick and slowly dying of HIV AIDS, so our Mom has little to no support networks at all. Very sad life that we pray will be transformed by the loving kindness of our Lord.”

If you would like more information about the Home of the Swallow ministry, please contact our partners at the Family Connection Foundation.

There is a Cloth Diaper Drive currently going on for Home of the Swallow! Click on the link if you would like to donate new or lightly used cloth diapers to our home.

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]]> http://visionnationals.org/ctd-prayer-for-a-17-year-old-mom/feed/ 0 India in the News | 5.14.13 http://visionnationals.org/india-in-the-news-5-14-13/ http://visionnationals.org/india-in-the-news-5-14-13/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 00:17:37 +0000 Lauren http://visionnationals.org/?p=5091 Continue reading →]]> India in the News highlights interesting articles found around the web on Indian politics, culture, and current events.

Should India Provide Direct Military Aid To Afghanistan?
Over the past decade, India has invested heavily in Afghanistan’s reconstruction. Recognizing India’s significant economic and development contributions, the United States has called on New Delhi to play an important role in the new Silk Road initiative aimed at transforming Afghanistan into a regional trade hub.

India Agrees To Some Chinese Demands To End Himalaya Standoff
India has agreed to a Chinese demand to demolish bunkers near their de facto border in the Himalayas, Indian military officials said, as part of a deal to end a standoff that threatened to scupper slowly improving relations.

Bumpy Road for Trophy Cars
A new willingness to spend among the growing affluent class in India has lured high-end automakers to India. But driving supercars there can be a challenge.

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]]> http://visionnationals.org/india-in-the-news-5-14-13/feed/ 0 Caring For Mom http://visionnationals.org/caring-for-mom/ http://visionnationals.org/caring-for-mom/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 14:17:54 +0000 Lauren http://visionnationals.org/?p=5081 Continue reading →]]> With Mother’s Day around the corner, we’d like to introduce you to Satyavathi. One of the widows we support. In India, children are responsible for the care of their parents in their old age. When this responsibility is abandoned, as is the case with most our widows, the elderly parents are left with no support and no income. In essence, we take on the responsibility of a child to care for these women. You could say, these women are our mothers.

Satyavathi came from a Hindu background. She lives in a Nagarampalem. Her husband, Apparao, passed away 10 years ago. They were not able to have children so they adopted one child, a boy. After the death of his father he left his mother and has not seen her since. In this culture, the only hope for the elderly is that their children would care for them since they can no longer work.

Living alone in a small hut, Satyavathi had no support. We became aware of her situation a few years ago and have been supporting her ever since. The Gospel was shared to her several times and in the years that we have cared for her she has become a strong believer in Christ and was baptized. She is a regular and active member of our Church. Despite the fact that she herself is poor, she is the first to help when someone in the Church is in need.

This Mother’s Day, pray for Satyavathi and the other mother’s we care for through our widow’s ministry. If you would like to sponsor a widow for $15 a month, you can give online.

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]]> http://visionnationals.org/caring-for-mom/feed/ 0 New Dorm Plans Have Arrived! http://visionnationals.org/new-dorm-plans-have-arrived/ http://visionnationals.org/new-dorm-plans-have-arrived/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 22:23:20 +0000 Lauren http://visionnationals.org/?p=5070 Continue reading →]]> One of Vision Nationals’ top priorities this year is to build a second dorm. You can read about how this new dorm will impact the children in Master’s Home here, and how it will affect our Master’s College students here. Recently we announced some changes to our original plans that were in the works. We are excited to reveal the new plans!

Dormitory Features:
- The Dormitory will have 4 floors.
- Each floor will have 16 rooms.
- This makes for 64 rooms for children and Master’s College students.
- In addition, each floor will have 2 rooms for our caretakers.
- Each floor will be 4,758 sq.ft. which makes the building 19,032 sq.ft. total.

We can build the new dormitory for only $22 per square foot! This brings the total cost of the new dormitory to approximately $420,000.

In order to break ground on the construction of the new dorm we need to raise $220,000 – which is half the total cost of the project. We already have $60,000 towards this project, and we ask you to pray for and give towards the completion of the new dorm.

Vision Nationals houses 140 children in Master’s Home and 100 students and faculty members of Master’s College on our campus in Vizag. If you would like to give towards the new dorm need you can give online.

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David Raj’s mother works as a daily laborer now to feed the family, but her wage is not enough. Because of the poverty the family is in, and complicated family problems we admitted David Raj into Master’s Home.

Master’s Home for Children becomes a great hope for families like these who do not have hope for their children to be educated. Most of the children with us would be child laborers if not for Master’s Home.

With your prayers and support, along with our guidance, we trust God will give David Raj a new life with a wonderful future.
In one generation, the cycle of poverty is broken!

If you would like to sponsor a child for $30 for a half sponsorship or $60 for a full sponsorship you can give online. David Raj does not yet have a sponsor. If you would like to sponsor him specifically, email Karla.

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]]> http://visionnationals.org/little-david-raj-is-in-school/feed/ 0 No Longer a Temple Elder http://visionnationals.org/no-longer-a-temple-elder/ http://visionnationals.org/no-longer-a-temple-elder/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 03:57:06 +0000 Lauren http://visionnationals.org/?p=5053 Continue reading →]]>

Pastor Daniel

Pastor Daniel was born into a Hindu family. He was a farmer and a Temple Elder in one of the most popular Hindu temples. Then one day he became sick with a disease, but no doctor could cure him. A pastor came to visit him and said that Jesus could heal him. So Daniel believed in Jesus and he was healed! This was twenty years ago.

Now Pastor Daniel goes from village to village sharing about Jesus’ greatness and love. Some people listen, some people don’t. But God has called him to the ministry and so he continues sharing. He started his first church in Komupdutuym village in 1999 and there are 20 members there now. He also has a second church in Bangarumetta with 10 believers there. He joined us in 2006 and is grateful for the fellowship and training he receives.

Please Pray: “There are 2,000 people in my village that need Jesus, please pray they may know him. Also please pray for a building for us with cement floors, as right now our floors turn to mud in the rainy season.”

Vision Nationals trains and resources national church planters like Pastor Daniel. Our goal is to see Ten Thousand Churches planted in Asia in the next twenty years. If you would like to sponsor a church planter for $50 a month, you can give online.

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]]> http://visionnationals.org/no-longer-a-temple-elder/feed/ 0 Q&A: Can I Go To India? http://visionnationals.org/qa-can-i-go-to-india/ http://visionnationals.org/qa-can-i-go-to-india/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:05:42 +0000 Lauren http://visionnationals.org/?p=5043 Continue reading →]]> Vision Nationals plants churches, trains nationals and cares for orphans and widows throughout Asia. Often we are asked if we are open to visitors coming to see our ministries in India.

The answer is yes. We love it when people visit us and get to see first hand the work we are doing in India!

Every year we have a few teams that travel from the US to our campus in Vizag. If you are an individual wanting to visit our ministries, the best way to do that would be to join one of the teams already going. Most years we have teams in March, July and November. Some years we have teams during other months as well.

We also have a great husband/wife duo that leads medical teams periodically to our campus. They are always on the look out for medical professionals with a heart to serve on a short term missions team.

If you are interested in joining a short term missions team, please email Lauren to get connected with the best team for you. If you would like to travel to India in some other capacity, you can also email Lauren to see if we can accommodate your travels.

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]]> http://visionnationals.org/qa-can-i-go-to-india/feed/ 0 CTD | New Campus Dedication in Nepal http://visionnationals.org/ctd-new-campus-dedication-in-nepal/ http://visionnationals.org/ctd-new-campus-dedication-in-nepal/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:57:09 +0000 Lauren http://visionnationals.org/?p=5030 Continue reading →]]> Our “Connect The Dots” series regularly posts about Vision Nationals’ work outside of India. In each location one thing is sure, we are planting churches, training nationals and caring for orphans and widows.

The dedication ceremony in the open play area.

Recently, we mentioned the need for a new dormitory on our campus in India. Likewise, our ministries in Nepal have been working to build a new space for the children in Mercy Home. They recently dedicated this new campus!

“This past Tuesday we celebrated the dedication of our new campus. There are still some things to finish and the boys have not moved in yet, but it is 90% completed. We had the dedication ceremony on the covered play area.

One man’s wife recently died and in her memory, he gave all of our children a track suit just before the ceremony. The younger boys and girls performed songs wearing their new suits, and the older girls performed a Nepali dance in beautiful costume. The widows in our widow’s home also performed a song. It was a beautiful ceremony.”

The older girls performing their dance.

Please continue to pray for our ministries in Nepal, especially the completion of this new campus and for the boys as they move into the new campus and adjust to life there.

Vision Nationals’ plants churches, trains nationals and cares for orphans and widows everywhere we work. In Nepal, our ministries are led by Joel and Sue Garrison. If you would like more information about our work in Nepal you can email the Garrisons.

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]]> http://visionnationals.org/ctd-new-campus-dedication-in-nepal/feed/ 0 How My Wife’s Cancer Saved Me http://visionnationals.org/how-my-wifes-cancer-saved-me/ http://visionnationals.org/how-my-wifes-cancer-saved-me/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:58:30 +0000 Lauren http://visionnationals.org/?p=5023 Continue reading →]]> Simon was born into a Christian home, but he never gave his life to Christ. Then his wife, who was a true believer, got blood cancer.

God healed her of the cancer, and when Simon saw this, and the difference that had always been in her life, he dedicated his life to Christ.

Three years later, he had a dream that a pastor came to him asked him to do ministry. After that dream he dedicated his life to ministry. That was 16 years ago.

He planted a church in Gudikayalanda, and there are now 35 members there. They meet Saturday mornings for fasting prayer and Sunday morning for worship. Four years ago he planted his second church in Yelamaripalem. There are 30 members there and they meet Saturday evening for fasting prayer and Sunday afternoon for worship.

Pastor Simon asks you to pray: “In Gudikayalanka there isn’t a Christian cemetery. According to Hinduism, Hindus and Christians cannot be buried together. This is causing much trouble for me with the local leaders. Please pray we can resolve this and also many people will meet Jesus.”

Vision Nationals plants churches and trains nationals in India through our church planting initiative – Ten Thousand Churches. If you would like to support a church planter like Pastor Simon for $50 a month, you can give online.

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