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November 2009

Photos of the November trip to India»

November 30, 2009
During our three week trip to India, the Oasis team saw over 10,748 decisions made for Christ.

We experienced unseasonably heavy rains during the second week and on the final day of the second festival we preached in the rain. Then the rain stopped. We saw 1,200 people make Jesus Christ their Lord and Savior that night!

Healings: At the Karimnagar festival God restored the hearing of Moses's wife Pushad. She had been totally deaf for five years. During the third night, Pastor Prakash confirmed that Devama had been healed of 30 years of total deafness.

Set free: A woman came to the third night of our Karimnagar festival. She had been demon-possessed for ten years. She testified that Jesus had appeared to her in a vision and touched her with His hand and said He would set her free. She wept openly as she described her deliverance. Afterwards Tom preached about the father who brought his demon-possessed son to Jesus.

Pastor's Schools: Three Ignite the Fire Training Seminars were held for pastors and Christian leaders during November 2009. At the Udayagiri seminar, Tom instructed the participants in the "One-Minute Witness" faith sharing tool and sent them out two-by-two. Over 130 teams of two hit the streets and returned with great joy! They loved the tool and how easy it had been for them to share their faith.

Churches dedication: Pastor Benjamin shared how his church began in 2000 with two people. There was resistance among one group of people who lived in the village. They told the pastor not to preach there. After some time had passed, the pastor befriended the group and now they play cricket together. Today the church has grown to 40 people, 35 of which have been baptized. Pastor Benjamin and the congregation are very grateful for the church building to worship at. No longer will they have to worship in a tiny home.

November 10, 2009
It was an awesome week of our first of three 5-day Gospel & Healing Festivals! We saw over 3,200 decision cards signed. All the local pastors were so thrilled to see such a wave of praise being offered to Jesus Christ!

There were many healings as well, including a 15-year-old girl who was born with a limp arm. After prayer her father confirmed that she could raise her arm over her head for the first time in her life.

Thanks again for your prayers. We continue to depend upon them. Pray especially for no rain in the next festival. It's been raining there for a week. prayer...

November 2, 2009
Tom Elie and Darrell Dobbelmann will be leading the Oasis team and conducting three major Gospel & Healing Festivals, three "Ignite the Fire" Training Seminars for Pastors and Christian leaders, dedicating four churches and seven fresh-water wells that have been drilled in villages with no nearby clean running water.

Please keep the Oasis team in prayer as the minister in India.

Stories from the Mission Field

September 2009: India»

June 2009: India»

February 2009: India»

January 2009: Liberia»

November 2008: India»

For a complete history of recent trips to India and Liberia, as well as, encouraging messages of evangelism, visit Tom's Blog...

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Come along with us to the GREAT harvest field of India. We are looking for pastors and lay people that have a heart to reach the
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On a Discovery Trip, you'll:
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Pray for the sick

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Build relationships with the gracious Christians of India

Experience thousands make decisions for Christ at our festivals