We
are blessed and encouraged in the Lord to write you, to
keep you informed and updated of the ministerial
happenings over here in Kolar Gold Fields, India, and to
receive encouraging replies that keep us on the upbeat
in doing the work of the Lord.
Now that we have come to the 19th day of the
Early Morning Prayer Campaign, we had more than 1500
people attending prayer as early as 4:45 to 6:30 am. We
feel and we believe that God is going to do something in
our town, Kolar Gold Fields. Day by day the people
attending the prayer are increasing and I am able to see
many new faces each day.
The Lord is honoring our faith and we are hearing
testimonies of how God did things in people’s lives.
One of the highlights is 18 new souls were baptized in
water last Sunday. One young man, who is suffering from
bone cancer and was declared by the doctors that he will
not live for a few days, has been able to live six years
because of our continued prayers. He finally was
baptized last Sunday.
A fundamentalist by the name of Raghu, who was all out
for the Hindu outfit, mocking and threatening
Christians, got saved and was baptized last Sunday. His
spectacular testimony is the result of praying.
We have only two days left to conclude this Prayer
Campaign and have decided to have an Early Morning
Prayer meeting once a month on the first day of the
month. Apart from this, we are having daily devotions
everyday early morning 6:00 to 6:30 am.
Altogether on a consolidated total, we have fed 16,000
people so far and have hired 110 auto rickshaws (Tri
Wheelers) everyday to bring people to the church and to
take them back home. This prayer meeting has become the
talk of the town. We pray for leaders of the government
and for all basic social issues.
Almost 52 churches in this district have been
represented at this prayer meeting. Every day we
pray for you by name and we believe that God will bless
you through this prayer drive.
We are looking forward for a grand celebration as this
Prayer Campaign concludes on the 22nd of
February 2009. We expect to feed around 2000 poor
people with breakfast and we believe that this would be
a blessing for them and for us. We want to be as the
salt and light on this earth. We thank you for your
prayers on our behalf.
There are many needs in the ministry, kindly pray that
God meet all these needs.
Shall be reporting to you again. May God bless you
richly.
Sincerely in Christ Jesus, FRANK GODBERG.
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By
God’s immense grace and His merciful provisions, until now
we have been providing breakfast for all of them who attend
prayers and have provided transportation for those of them
who come from remote areas through Auto Rickshaws (Tri
Wheelers). Around 95 auto rickshaws ply every day to ferry
people to and from our church back home. 
The
2nd of February 2009, being the launch of the 21 Day Prayer
Campaign, God blessed the start by bringing in souls from all
the directions of our town. This is the first of its kind in Kolar Gold Fields, and hundreds of people came into the church
everyday as early as 4:45 am. For the first 30 minutes the
church is led to pray in the Spirit and tongues. The next half
hour the church is led in praise and worship and the last 30
minutes is divided into two parts - the first 10 minutes for the
exhortation of the Word and 20 minutes for prayer and
supplication.
Breakfast is being served everyday for all
those who come for the Prayer Meeting and we provide
transportation for every person. It is a blessing doing this
stretching work for me personally but still I rejoice in the
Lord to make this sacrifice for the Body of Christ to be refined
and to grow in the Lord. The people coming in for the morning
prayers are growing in numbers everyday and we thank God for
this development.
